WyzGuys Tech Talk

This article was written by guest blogger Richard Thompson.  Richard Thompson works for MilesTek which has been providing complete connectivity solutions since 1981. His goal is to provide relevant information to tech conversations across the Internet.  Richard discusses some common vulnerabilities in network switches that can be exploited by cyber-attackers.

Network switches are the hardworking hardware devices we rely on to connect computer networking devices. With so much emphasis put on developing software to combat attacks (such as ARP Spoofing), ...

If you have been following this blog for a while, you may find yourself thinking that the time has definitely come to do “something” about cybersecurity in your business.  As a busy and successful entrepreneur, business owner or senior manager you may have no idea where to begin, or where you will find the time to create and implement a plan.  The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has created a 41 page roadmap for businesses to use in ...

One of my favorite reads is Computerworld Daily Shark.  These are stories from the field, provided by IT professionals for the amusement and education of other IT professionals. Most of these stories are real head-slappers, on the order of how-can-they-be-so-dumb.  Basically this is a form of group therapy for those of us in the business; we get to read about situations that are worse than the ones that are driving us crazy in our own professional lives.

The story ...

Ok, if you are not a Saturday Night Live fan, you won’t know what this stuff is, but just in time for SNL’s 40th Anniversary, SNL has teamed up with candy store chain ItSugar to provide a host of SNL products from made famous on the comedy show’s skits.

I can remember when I was in college, I basically quit going out on Saturday nights just so I ...

More good news (NOT) from the hacker frontier.  In a talk that is scheduled twin cybersecurity conferences BlackHat (August 2-7. Mandalay Bay Hotel) and DefCon in Las Vegas (Aug 7-10 Rio Hotel and Casino), cybersecurity researcher Logan Lamb will present a demonstration on how home and business security systems are vulnerable to hacking.

The problem lies with the newer wireless security systems.  Wireless window, door, and motion sensors are largely unencrypted, and can be intercepted and spoofed ...

Hey – short answer – yes very probably.  But how can you find out if your personal data or credit card information has been compromised somewhere you shop, patronize, or frequent, either online or in person?

I originally intended to put together a list of the larger breaches, but seriously, there were too many of them.  In 2013 and 2014, there have been 835 breaches that exposed 265.5 million records.  Totally frightening statistics.  So where did I find this information.  I ...