The Certifiable Technologist...

Musings - Geek speak elucidations

Seen the spammer, and he is us

2008-04-10 21:10

Ever wonder where that spam comes from? It could be coming from you… Many computers that become compromised with malicious software (also called malware: viruses, worms, spyware, etc.) are not being infected in a way that most people would think. Their hard drives remain intact, they aren’t...

Invasion of Privacy?

2008-04-07 12:53

Invasion of Privacy? Google Inc. is apparently being sued over their semi-new “Street View” feature of Google maps (click here for source article on Forbes.com). For those of you that aren’t up to the second with Google’s features, they are having people drive all over the place with digital...

Bandwidth Hoggin'

2008-04-04 13:25

Two of the most often overlooked aspects of network security are those of reliability and availability... Do you know how much usable bandwidth you have to the internet? Bandwidth is the amount of data you can upload or download through your internet connection. USABLE bandwidth is the...

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Rants - Tech savvey explications

IE 0 Day Exploit

2008-12-12 19:27

Microsoft reported a new "zero-day exploit" that affects most versions of the Internet Explorer browser. A zero-day exploit is a security vulnerability that is being exploited before the software vendor or public know that the issue exists. This particular exploit attacks flaws within Internet...

Spoofed NDR issues

2008-04-14 13:05

We've seen a rash of NDR (non-Delivery Response) floods happening to our clients. In all cases, it appears that the spam being NDRed is spoofed, but we are receiving reports from these users that they are being black listed on spam filters. Is anyone else seeing this problem? Thanks, -J-