Date: Tuesday, June 7th, 7:30 p.m. Location: Danbury Hospital Robilotti Conference Center Presenter: Rick Van Akin By Bert Goff DACS is pleased to have Rick Van Akin, Owner of Computer Troubleshooters of Greater Danbury in Brookfield, CT introduce us to many of the technical challenges … [Read more...]
Major sites hit by ‘ransomware’ malvertising
Who would think that reading the news on the NY Times or BBC websites could get your computer encrypted with ransomeware? The weak link is advertising that comes from third parties.This may be the best argument in favor of using an ad-blocker in your browser. I use Ad Blocker Plus in Firefox. … [Read more...]
DACS Linux Workshop for March
At this March 16th meeting, the upcoming LibrePlanet 2016 conference at MIT on March 19th and 20th that I will be attending will be described. No other specific talks have been planned for this meeting, but there is still much to talk about: using the scanner features of all-in-one printers when … [Read more...]
Top iPhone Hackers Ask Court to Protect Apple From the FBI
Top iPhone Hackers Ask Court to Protect Apple From the FBI … [Read more...]
Pentagon Launches the Feds’ First ‘Bug Bounty’ for Hackers
Of course you must break several parts of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to find these bugs, but what the h377 - it's only the Pentagon! Pentagon Launches the Feds’ First ‘Bug Bounty’ for Hackers … [Read more...]
Free ‘DCEPT’ Tool Entraps Attackers Stealing Admin Credentials
This is incredibly cool as it uses the attacker's own actions as the trap. Free 'DCEPT' Tool Entraps Attackers Stealing Admin Credentials … [Read more...]
Don’t Set Your iPhone Back to 1970, No Matter What
Don’t Set Your iPhone Back to 1970, No Matter What … [Read more...]
January 2016: Wi-Fi Security – John Adams
By William Callahan Computer Security awareness is imperative to any end user; WiFi security is no exception. John Adams, the speaker for the DACS General Meeting in January, presented an excellent set of information which was invaluable to understanding wireless devices and securing them from … [Read more...]