security

Work has quite a number of SonicWall firewalls: some serious, some small.  These are without exception great devices.  They do not let us down.
Their service, however…..
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I noticed weird things were starting to happen involving the firewalls.  When I’d go to download an application, I’d get an error, stating that SonicWall blocked my download because it [...]

VIRUS/MALWARE KIT
You can’t be a serious geek and not need a serious antivirus, anti-malware toolkit.  Go out and buy a usb memory card reader for a few bucks.  Then buy an SD card - great deals are all around on small to large ones.  Make sure you get a locking one.  Put the card in [...]

Courtesy of Citizens for Legitimate Government:
The NSA is doing continuous intercepts of phone calls and personal email of all Americans, not to mention foreigners.  In a manner that hasn’t been stated, someone momentarily roused Congress from its slumbers and it became irritated because it discovered the NSA’s spying is much worse than they initially disclosed.
Are [...]

I just got home from work.  The wife and I are discussing our days (actually she’s discussing, I’m listening) when her cell phone rings.
Right now I don’t have the words to tell you how much I hate that cell phone.  Ever since we changed our landline service, most of my wife’s calls come in on [...]

Why was there a very large plane flying low through New York with a fighter escort?
On the surface it’s “Jeepers, we’re sorry, that was stupid!  We were just setting up a photo-op.”
The president is pissed, claiming he didn’t know.  He was not on board the plane, which is known as Air Force One only when [...]

According to a report, Firefox gained 46.4% of the browser share, while different versions of IE dropped different amounts in February.
I don’t know about you, but I think the folks at Mozilla have a lot to be proud of. I think the concept of browser plugins is sheer genius.  While I prefer the speed of [...]

Texas State Senator Dan Patrick is sounding the alarm.  Apparently things are getting bad on the Texas/Mexico border:

100’s of PRO-DRUG CARTEL Mexicans were blocking the entrance to the United States, yesterday and today, banging cars, shouting and holding signs. 10 people were killed Wed. and 12 more yesterday at the border (5 of which were [...]

Ok, there are people reading this (or skipping it) who are making tin foil hat references at about this moment.  If they have skipped it, good.  If they are still reading, why bother?
I read a lot.  Information is good.  I don’t necessarily believe everything I read but it’s good to gather information.  I’ve always been [...]

Today I’m going to do something different.  Yes, I’m also going to do something different on the blog.  I’d like to welcome my cohort in linux, Art Alexion.  He had a very interesting experience recently and I insisted on having him write it down.  It starts when he used Google to find out how to [...]

Top NSA Scribe Takes Us Inside The Shadow Factory
See?  I’m not making this shit up!
Maryland Police Put Activists’ Names On Terror List
What a super idea!
Homeland Security’s Space-Based Spying Goes Live
They see you when you’re sleeping…
NSA Whistleblowers Reveal Extent of Eavesdropping
Hint: it was kind of unnecessary and widespread.
UK Government Says More Spying Needed
Well, you have to [...]