Author Archives: nb1302

TA14-317A: Apple iOS “Masque Attack” Technique

Posted on November 13, 2014 by nb1302

National Cyber Awareness System: TA14-317A: Apple iOS “Masque Attack” Technique 11/13/2014 09:17 AM EST Original release date: November 13, 2014 Systems Affected iOS devices running iOS 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1, and 8.1.1 beta. Overview A technique labeled “Masque Attack” allows … Continue reading →

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Support For Windows 2003 Server draws to an end

Posted on November 10, 2014 by nb1302

In a release from United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team it was announced that Microsoft would be ending its support for Windows 2003 Server from July 14th 2015. If you haven’t already done so I would suggest  now is the … Continue reading →

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Ever Thought why would I change to a Unix/Linux based system ?

Posted on November 9, 2014 by nb1302

The Article below is from 9 to 5 mac and written by Joe Rossignoli, I think it makes interesting reading Mac is often considered to expensive. However it is the only non windows based operating system that runs supported Microsoft Office … Continue reading →

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Met Office gets £97m supercomputer

Posted on October 28, 2014 by nb1302

The Following is an excerpt was written by Colin Barker from zdnet , it is interesting that this beast will be running Linux all be it Crays version of it which I think speaks Volumes. Why not call us for a … Continue reading →

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US-CERT Alert TA14-300A: Phishing Campaign Linked with “Dyre” Banking Malware

Posted on October 28, 2014 by nb1302

Systems Affected Microsoft Windows Overview Since mid-October 2014, a phishing campaign has targeted a wide variety of recipients while employing the Dyre/Dyreza banking malware. Elements of this phishing campaign vary from target to target including senders, attachments, exploits, themes, and … Continue reading →

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US-CERT TA14-268A: GNU Bourne Again Shell (Bash) ‘Shellshock’ Vulnerability (CVE-2014-6271,CVE-2014-7169)

Posted on September 25, 2014 by nb1302

The following is an alert from the US-Cert alert system to test if your system is vulnerable try cut and pasting the following line in the command line prompt on your Unix or Linux System env x='() { :;}; echo … Continue reading →

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Apple finds some iPhone 5 units have battery problems, opens replacement program

Posted on August 23, 2014 by nb1302

This Friday afternoon, Apple has opened up an iPhone 5 battery replacement program after discovering that a “very small percentage” of units “may suddenly experience shorter battery life or need to be charged more frequently.” The iPhone 5 was originally … Continue reading →

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National Cyber Awareness System (POS Alert)

Posted on August 18, 2014 by nb1302

National Cyber Awareness System: TA14-212A: Backoff Point-of-Sale Malware 07/31/2014 07:30 AM EDT Original release date: July 31, 2014 | Last revised: August 18, 2014 Systems Affected Point-of-Sale Systems   Overview This advisory was prepared in collaboration with the National Cybersecurity … Continue reading →

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Still Worried About switching to Linux ?

Posted on August 16, 2014 by nb1302

Turin’s local authorities have decided to switch to open source and entirely ditch all the Microsoft products, saving alot of money to the local government. The mission of this move is to get rid of proprietary software, make Turin one … Continue reading →

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Linux Nears Total Domination of the Top500 Supercomputers

Posted on August 4, 2014 by nb1302

It’s always been fun watching Linux claim a bit more of the Top500 with each successive ranking of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, but with this week’s release of the Top500 list’s 43rd edition, it’s beginning to look like the free and open source … Continue reading →

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