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Retailers haven't learned from TJX - still running WEP
Without the knowledge to know otherwiseDo you think they are still using WEP for some of them anyway simply because the POS they use cant support WPA? Again I have not worked with POS so I am ignorant as to their capabilities. Also I wonder how many of the admins...
Tags: Wi-Fi, Network security, SECURITY, wayoutinva, WEP, WPA, point-of-sale, network, wireless
Discussion threads 2007-05-10
New attack cracks WEP in record time
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070404-new-attack-cracks-wep-in-record-time.htmlLooks like WPA gets another nod as being much safer for wifi networks..With a nod to our resident expert George Ou
Tags: Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, Network security, SECURITY, wayoutinva, WEP
Discussion threads 2007-04-04
Browser question
Does anybody know what setting could cause certain browsers not to show text on certain sites. For instance when I come here in Avant Browser or Slimbrowser I am unable to see either the forum posts or the article posts. But if I use IE6, Firefox or Opera they show...
Tags: SlimBrowser, Web browser, wayoutinva
Discussion threads 2007-02-25
German court bars stealth PC searches -Wonder When This Will Happen Here!!!
German court bars stealth PC searches Posted by xper on 05 Feb 2007 - 22:34 CET | Police cannot secretly search suspects' computer hard drives over the Internet, a German court ruled Monday. The decision of the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe bars police from using...
Tags: wayoutinva, German Court, security, off-topic, PC, desktop search
Discussion threads 2007-02-09
Renaming the Administrator account in Windows XP
Rename the administrator accountWhile I have heard for a few years that renaming the administrator account will help foil hackers, I have also heard that it does not matter since since windows assigns a particular sid number range to accounts that have admin rights, thus rendering the re-naming scheme totally...
Tags: Admin Account, administrator, Administrator Account, hacker, hardware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, password, security, wayoutinva, windows
Discussion threads 2006-09-27
Use of Virtual Machines in a Business Setting
I have a couple of questions for those of you who currently use some virtualization in your workplace.1. Is the virtual machine effectively an "island" inregards to the underlying OS. i.e. if the Virtual machine became infected would the virus/trojan etc. be able to get to the underlying OS to...
Tags: operating system, VM 764 MB RAM, windows, security, virtual, wayoutinva, networking, virtual machine
Discussion threads 2006-07-26

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Unraveled: Elaborate malware scheme scams users into parting with cash
Elaborate malware scheme scams users into parting with cashDo you think MonaRonaDona is but the first of a new wave of "for-profit" malware?RE: Unraveled: Elaborate malware scheme scams users into parting with cashI dealt with 3 different variations of this last week and it took 3 different methods to remove...
Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Viruses and worms, SECURITY, malware, Microsoft Windows Vista
Discussion threads 2008-03-04
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