Just because its been out for a long time, and has Secure in the name, doesn’t mean its totally safe, whoops… In this advisory the following vulnerability in SCP is described, SCP clients from multiple vendors are susceptible to a malicious scp server performing unauthorized changes to target directory and/or client output manipulation. Many scp clients fail to verify if the objects returned by the scp server match those it… Read More »
To call attention to some upcoming events in Louisiana. The 38th Annual Hammond Hamfest, on the coming Saturday, January 19, 2019 of the Southeast Louisiana Amateur Radio Club in Hammond, LA (SELARC). If you are in the area, come by and attend the Hamfest! Or at least consider sending a (suggested: $15) donation. Click here to scroll down straight to the Hamfest details According to their website, they will kindly… Read More »
By discovering a vulnerability found in some of Epic Games’ sub-domains, an XSS attack was permissible with the user merely needing to click on a link sent to them by the attacker. Once clicked, with no need even for them to enter any login credentials, their Fortnite username and password could immediately be captured the attacker.
In this video, Steve Lehto discusses a story in the New York Times; a fellow named Robert Freeze who in New Hampshire received a traffic citation he disagreed with. So he went online to the comments page of a newspaper and wrote his opinion: that “the cop who gave the ticket was a ‘dirty cop’, and that the police chief was a coward”
It turns out that in New Hampshire; there is a criminal law against libel, and “half the states in America have laws that make libel a crime, and prosecutions still happen “, such that if someone writes things about you that you don’t like, there is a potential to have the person arrested. So if you are a police officer, and you feel someone’s libeled or slandered you: you can just arrest the person, since they’ve broken the law, according to you.
According to this article, so far: more than 80 US government websites’ certificates are reported to have expired without being renewed. NASA, the US Department of Justice, and the Court of Appeals are just some of the US government agencies currently impacted, according to Netcraft. Editorial Remarks: Here’s a showing of a need for websites implementing automatic certificate renewals to reduce such requirements for manual intervention by humans to keep… Read More »
Microsoft means well, and updates are good, but I want to be in control of when my computer reboots, dammit. Not in the middle of a VoIP call, or me watching a movie. Steps to put a stop to this forced reboot countdown craziness: 1. Press Control + Escape 2. Type “cmd” 3. Right click “cmd.exe” icon 4. Click the run as Administrator choice at the… Read More »
In an article from The Atlantic; Miles Kimbal and Noah Smith expound on the subject of basic math skills. (and the myth of inborn math ability): Basic ability in the subject isn’t the product of good genes, but hard work. Quartz: “There’s one key difference between those who excel at math and those who don’t” The authors discuss that the idea that math ability is mostly genetic is a single… Read More »
In a USA Today article, we learn that on Friday: the Illinois Supreme Court has thrown out a law which taxes certain internet sales. According to the court: the “Amazon tax” violated the federal ban against unequal taxes on digital transactions. The first time a court has overturned an ‘Amazon’ internet sales tax law. The Illinois department of revenue is considering taking the matter to the U.S. Supreme court.… Read More »
In a discussion some time ago, I had, the question was raised “In a small business setup one server, lets say Server 2008 and anywhere from 4-12 client computers.”; How many computers before you really need to fork over the cash, for a dedicated firewall appliance? It seems to be commonly assumed that a dedicated firewall only provides enough benefits for a large network, and that it is difficult… Read More »
Gray, Louisiana An 15 year old young man has been arrested for using a smartphone app called the real strike app to “shoot” classmates at H. L. Bourgeois High School. The app places a virtual gun and user interface over a real background seen through the phone’s camera: in the style of a first person shooter game. A student tested out this application, and then regretably posted a video of it… Read More »