Since Windows 7 Service Pack 1 was released last week, there have been limited reports of troubles, but like all updates, not every computer is going to behave after it installs. Service Packs are no different.
DetailsThere has been a recent increase in an attack known as “Boy in the Browser”, or BitB. It is a bit like the classic “Man in the Middle”, or MitM attack, but much simpler and easier to execute. These attacks are often targeted and can be very stealthy.
DetailsGoogle has released a FREE iPhone and Android app called Google Translator that allows you to communicate on-the-go with people who don’t speak your language. It even provides the option of a lifelike automated voice (some languages)! Very cool!
DetailsDoes your company have a messy closet full of cables, servers, and other technology. Are you certain that you’re using all of that technology to it’s full potential? Do you have appliances using power, or not being used anymore, but still taking up space?
DetailsFor quite some time, we at Nerds On Site have been proclaiming how important it is for a hosting company to share it’s availability statistics. Well, we’ve taken another step forward in this front, and have recently launched our new trust.nerdsisp.com site! Fully redesigned, our site now offers live statistics. Previously, our site only displayed…
DetailsHundreds of millions of people rely on web-based services like Hotmail, Yahoo, and Gmail for their email needs. So far this year, both Hotmail and GMail have experienced problems that resulted in lost email and settings being reset. Both companies apologized for the “glitches”, but that doesn’t negate the fact that hundreds of thousands of people lost their email.
Details[this post from Nerd Dennis Houseknecht] 1. Think that putting a password on a hard drive protects it from unauthorized access? Well, think again. 2. Have sensitive data? An SSD drive is not the best place for it. Securely erasing data from SSD drives is much more difficult and much less reliable than erasing it…
DetailsFor those of you new to Joomla, one issue you may encounter when trying to enter in pure HTML code in articles or Custom HTML Modules, is that < p > tags may cause issues, especially with script functions. To resolve this simply go into your Plugin Manager, then click on the (Editor – TinyMCE)…
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Details[This post is from Nerd Dennis Houseknecht] The important point here is not “who”, but “how”. This is an example of spear phishing at its best (worst?). The best firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and data loss prevention in the world cannot stop phishing attacks – only education and understanding will foil these attacks. The weakest…
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