Archive for August 2019

Fortinet Problems with SSL VPN which was fixed in May. Use IPSec VPN and set firewall and other security devices to auto-update. More info here

Just the Facts: Ecosia makes their money from advertising sales, the same as every other search engine but 80% of their profits goes to planting trees. Does not seem to…

I have been working on a private school project, I haven’t finalized any solutions yet but i hope my notes will guide others in similar predicaments. Server: A Synology NAS…

WPAD is an old method Windows uses to automatically configure a proxy server in a corporate environment. Recently it has been exploited to spy on traffic in-flight, it can bypass…

Empty recycle bin, after backup of course Verify De-duplication stats; PowerShell as AdminGet-DedupStatus c: | flpay attention to LastOptimizationTime : 5/13/2020 12:45:07 PM Manually run the Deduplication garbage collection in…

NewEgg has Protectli hardware $250ca, fanless, 4x Gig eth ports, 0 Ram, 0 HDD. USB Wifi is an option. May have a free m.2 socket onboard. https://www.newegg.ca/p/2DS-001U-00002?Description=2%20nics&cm_re=2_nics–9SIA6XD5UV1629–Product Pfsense does sell…

Just a reminder that Windows 7 extended support ends January 2020. Micro$oft will not make software updates after that date. It will quickly accumulate security holes and every bad guy…

Armis has discovered 11 security vulnerabilities in VxWorks real-time operating system TCP stack. VxWorks powers many IoT devices as it requires minimal hardware but it also is the base for…