Net Neutrality comes down to two basic sides. One side believes governments need to get involved to regulate and prevent artificial controls believed to be put on the Internet by telecoms either by limiting access through their pipelines or by blocking content. The other side believes that government interference aka regulations will damage Internet access…
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A fake FedEx email is making the rounds and because the link to get the shipping information is cleverly hidden in an image you might be tempted to click before evaluating the legitimacy of this email. We’ll take this email apart step by step so you can get an understanding of just how fake it…
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There’s no such thing as a free lunch is as true today as when it was first written in the 1930s, as well as it’s likely origin in the once common practice of saloons in America offering a “free” lunch to any patron who purchased at least one drink. Today, you can take that adage and…
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On the heels of the ShellShock aka Bash disclosure that Mac OS X is included in the list of vulnerable operating systems comes word that hackers are using Reddit to connect Macs to a Botnet. First let’s start with what is a Botnet? A botnet is a collection of programs interconnected via the Internet communicating…
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You’ve likely been hearing a lot about ShellShock aka Bash, but what exactly is it and should you be worried? First if you are running a Microsoft environment, then you likely have nothing to worry about. The Bash code injection vulnerability is found primarily on UNIX, LINUX and Mac OS X. Now on to what…
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