Sometimes LinkedIn pesters you to do things. I wrote a recommendation to a great guy I knew from my old Timeplex days, Thaddeus B. Here’s a good story that shows Thad’s character. I had moved to Clearwater, FL from D.C. and in 1991, needed access to S/W Engineering’s system to download PAL code. I sent […]
WordPress and the Hacks Thereof
On Thursday, 2/23/2017 a client’s WordPress got hacked. It wasn’t even noticed until a significant amount of spam was observed to be spewing forth from the server at the end of March. Suffice to say, that one little hack resulted in another, then another, until there was the corruption of a whole lot of data. […]
Email Security: Trim Those Distribution Lists
It is very important these days to keep a small attack surface, both personally and professionally. When you get a “User unknown” message back, delete that person from your Email distribution lists. Too many companies keep names in their lists forever. That is a really bad idea. When a domain name expires, it is very […]
Spectrum Networks: Regulate as a Carrier?
Recently, I replied to a LinkedIn fellow’s post regarding SD-WAN (Software Defined Wide Area Network) versus MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching). In cable transmission parlance, MPLS is sometimes referred to as “Metropolitan Ethernet” or “Metro-E”. This is defined in the DOCSIS 3.0 (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) standard. I replied with the comic up […]
Meaningful Use vs. Actual Use
This is a Healthcare graphic I created 2-1/2 years ago. It might be old, but it’s still good. Share this with your favorite doc.
Edward Snowden: The Fool
Introduction There’s not much good I can say of Edward Snowden except that to his credit, his document releases served as a wake-up call to all manufacturers, service providers, and the average American. So, the NSA is performing wide-scale surveillance; is that really something new? Does anybody remember ECHELON, from back in the early 2000s? […]
Network Monitoring for Dummies
LinkedIn and SolarWinds suggested this book just for me. Imagine that! I added comment #5: “Yes, I’m stupid. Please send me the book.”
Debunking WikiLeaks: What you need to know!
Why the WikiLeaks CIA dump was the most damaging one yet Stop the presses! The sky is falling! I’m getting tired of correcting people regarding the latest WikiLeaks dumps regarding IoT (Internet of Things): I really doubt the credibility of the latest WikiLeaks dumps Let’s start with the obvious, a Cover Sheet marked “Secret” with paragraphs […]
Jared’s 3-Tiers of Tech Support
I created this easy-to-use system several years ago. I don’t want to alienate, like, most of my friends here; but you know I don’t hold anything back. Enjoy! Level 1: Numbnut ———————- The poor Indian souls that take a beating all day long. Level 2: Dingleberry ———————- Usually American. Similar to Level 1, only quicker. […]
BOLO: Microsoft Word Infections Without Macros?
This got beamed into my head through a LinkedIn post a couple of weeks ago. The poster had wanted a more authoritative response to the question, “Can opening Microsoft Word documents cause an infection without Macros?”. Yes, you can get infected without having Macros. Apple, Microsoft, and Linux have all been dealing with image exploitations […]