Computer Tips -Tech Info

I’ve added yet another category for “data leaks”. This is where I’ll put news along the lines of X company leaked data on yyyyy customers. It’s unfortunate that this is something that likely happens daily. There is no way that I can keep up with EVERYTHING, but I’ll try to post the bigger events in […]

Verizon Wireless accidentally attached the wrong file to an email and wound up broadcasting an Excel spreadsheet with the details of some 5210 customers to about 1800 people. Apparently, they were sending out a promotional email to some of their customers and instead of the electronic order form they intended to send. The promotional email […]

A couple weeks back, there was a pretty important security update for the Intel Proset Wireless driver. The big problem is that the update was a memory hog and caused porblems. Sans has info on the update to the update, also George Ou is encouraging everyone to make sure they’ve got things updated. It’s possible […]

Memory utilization update. Previous update was security update. Release notes. download.    Send article as PDF   

I NEVER knew you could use screen for this…. Let multiple users connect to the same Console (command shell/bash shell) session simultaneously. I’ve looked at screen before. It’s a great *nix utility that’s available for most linux distributions. The primary use I’ve seen for it is to be able to have a shell open, and […]

A bit over a week ago Dell had a massive recall announced for potentially hazardous laptop computer battery issues. (Flaming laptops.) Now, it’s Apple’s turn. It seems as though Sony is the common supplier for both issues. The BBC has an overview here. Here’s a link at Apple’s site giving more information on getting a […]

Various vulnerabilities (details) Download link    Send article as PDF   

There used to be a tool called ethereal and then it changed it’s name to wireshark. Today a number of security vulnerabilities were disclosed. A new version is available and workarounds. Please upgrade if at all possible.    Send article as PDF   

They’re doing what they can at Microsoft to put to rest the notion that IE7 won’t make drastic strides in CSS compliance. One of the fronts they’re pushing is this detailed listing of CSS fixes that will be found in Internet Explorer 7 when it is released.    Send article as PDF   

Sarc is still in their month of security tips per day and todays is another good one. Todays tip is about monitoring machines, particularly those that “defend” your network. (Mail antivirus scanners/ proxy fitlers/scanners/etc.) The core of the advice is to not just ping – that only tells you if the system exists and is […]