My favorite app to play podcasts is Google Podcasts. I wish some app would keep a list of SUBJECTS you are interested in and then provide a constant stream of audio (like a radio station) with no user clicking/interaction required. Unless you want to hit ThumbsUp / ThumbsDown to get a certain podcast more/less frequently. …
Gatner Reports makes it simple to compare security products head-to-head. For example Forticlient vs Symantec end-point protection. Gartner does charge for some of their quadrant reviews but this comparison is at least free. GSMArena allows side-by-side comparison of cell phones
Sudo is a Linux executable that changes security context. It was found to have a bug in it that lets a malicious process or user elevate their privilege, but only if the setup is non-standard. If you use Linux see the writeup here
Raspberry Pi is ideal hardware for a Honey Pot; inexpensive, capable and well supported. Found this list of HoneyPot software OpenCanary looks interesting as they an open and a paid version which usually means it’s popular and has decent support and longevity.
A stalker has used high quality selfies to stalk and learn the home address of an internet celebrity by looking at the reflections in her eyes and using Google maps to search for locations. Do we now need a an algorithm to blur any reflective surfaces in social media posted pictures? Another reminder to be …
Windows Defender is proving to be an excellent Anti-Virius despite it being free from Microsoft. It was announced that it will be the only AV able to be run in a sandbox. AV needs God privileges to do its job so if any nefarious process takes control of it or it’s security context it will …
Avoid Alexa it has had a lot of problems including evil laughing etc Be warry of Google home Investigate IFTTT (if this then that) Level Home is releasing a smart lock that fits in the existing dead-bolt hole. Beware of Hub-less or Wifi smart lightswitches / plugs / devices. They are built cheap and there …
97% of climate scientists agree that climate change is a real thing and caused by humans. source NASA
A client runs some old versions of Office 2010 and rarely update for fear of breaking something. A familiar song. Using this procedure to test which versions and patch levels are vulnerable. And which AV products strip macros. Windows 10 Defender; deletes doc when opening! (excessive) Symantec; no warning, no block, no delete LibreOffice 6.3; …
Sage application requires dot net 3.5 but new workstations are Windows 10. WSUS may be blocking the install of DotNet 3.5 Found a few articles on how to make this work here Error codes 0x800F0906 and 0x800F081F. Also a problem on Windows 8 but nobody uses that. Microsoft recommends decompressing some files from the install …