This article is largely reposted from other blog on WyzGuys.com.
This alert was added after the originally article posted – there does seem to be a small group of people have problems with the upgrade, and it seems to be affecting Asus branded computers and computers with solid state drives or SSD (flash) hard drives. If you fall in those groups, you might want to wait a bit.
Like many in my profession, I have been
EMV or “chip and PIN” cards have a much higher level of security built right into the card, and have been in common use in Europe for over a decade. For some reason (too expensive to implement? Really?) the United States has continued to use the horribly insecure magnetic stripe credit card, which is why exploits like the Target Christmas card breach are even possible.
On October 1st, the United States will FINALLY ...
Continue Reading →Are you an over-sharer? Giving away too much personal information? Well, here’s something else to think about. From Pinterest
On Monday we looked at the origins of TOR, and on Wednesday we looked at how TOR works. Today we tackle some of the vulnerabilities that have been discovered about TOR.
So just how did the FBI beat the anonymity of TOR? The story is a complicated one, and has not been fully revealed by the FBI. Although in the ...
Continue Reading →This is the second of a three-part series of articles about TOR. On Monday we took a look at the surprising origins of the TOR network. Today we will be taking a look at how TOR works.
To use TOR, a person just needs to go to The TOR Project , and download an install the TOR web browser. Then it makes sense to read the TOR warning document. The rules include:
This post is a shameless plug for for me and the my fellow computer support professionals. Also, this post is completely plagiarized from The System Administrator Day website.
Continue Reading →“Your network is secure, your computer is up and running, and your printer is jam-free. Why? Because you’ve got an awesome sysadmin (or maybe a whole IT department) keeping your business up and running. So say IT loud; say IT proud …
Happy SysAdmin Day!
Wait… what exactly is SysAdmin Day? Oh, it’s only ...
TOR or The Onion Router is one of the greatest anonymizer services available on the Internet, and allows anyone to use the Internet without revealing their source IP address, and through that, their location. Yet as recently as last November, when the FBI took down the Silk Road server and arrested its operator , and Interpol followed up with the seizure of 400 Dark Web marketplace sites and the arrest ...
