So, as if healthcare practitioners didn’t already have enough to focus on with Obamacare, HITECH and the Flu epidemic, the Obama administration through the Department of Health and Human Services, has released a massive pile of new regulations in a [...]
It has been suggested that this update does not end the problems for Java. In fact, some experts on Java are recommending that Java not be used unless necessary. If you require Java, here are two suggestions: Turn Java on [...]
With the incredible proliferation of mobile devices that allow anyone with network credentials to gain nearly unlimited access to internal network resources, we have opened the proverbial Pandora’s Box. The ironic thing in this fast growing story is those with [...]
There is no word on the cause of yet another outage at Amazon Web Services. I am not sure what is causing the reliability issues with some of the largest cloud service providers like AWS, Salesforce.com, Tumblr, GoDaddy, Google, Microsoft Office [...]
I just love it when stuff like this happens. I was reading a white paper on cloud computing security by Hewlett Packard. The document is titled Securing Your Business in the Cloud; HP Converged Cloud Security. The document (Click [...]
We had another successful day at Auto Club Speedway for our second annual client appreciation day at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. In attendance were 40 drivers getting driving instruction and taking fast laps around the road course.
This article is interesting not because the hacker is convicted, but because of the reader comments at the end. The first post defends the hacker and blames AT&T for their system not being secure enough and allowing a breach. The next poster says that is akin to blaming a bank if they are robbed because their doors are not secure enough. Another poster points out that both are to blame.
I’ve noticed a lot of gratuitous talk by our legislators about being all for small business and protecting the individual. They bandy about rhetoric about the Constitution and consistently are finding rights that are not spelled out or even vaguely contained in its language. Then they blatantly violate a key provision that is in fact clearly spelled out.
Be careful when posting photos on-line. Almost all new smart phones record where and when you took a photo. Many of the new high-end dedicated cameras do the same thing. Beyond the photo that you see and innocently post is a wealth of data you may not want to publish. That data is called EXIF, for Exchangeable Image Format.
I read about a new product today from a company I never heard about. They are called CitizenHawk. (http://www.citizenhawk.com/brand-protection.aspx) I have never used or tested their product so this blog is not any sort of endorsement. I am writing about them as they have some interesting promises that they make.
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