The dark side of Internet search
The Internet search engine Shodan has made a splash by getting a spotlight on multiple blogs and sites like CNN this month. There is a lot of sniffing and crawling that happens on the internet; Shodan’s niche is the darker side … Continue reading
A month after the upgrade to Windows 8
A little over a month ago, my notebook crashed with a corrupted hard drive after an improper shutdown. I decided to take the plunge and go to Windows 8 instead of re-installing Windows 7 and all of my programs, because … Continue reading
Do you have an old file server?
During the economic downturn, many of our clients deferred server upgrades for longer than is wise or recommended. Now that the worst of the recession seems over, many companies are replacing aged file servers. In addition to the usual Windows … Continue reading
Securing your WordPress site against hacks
Ensuring that your website is protected against hackers is no longer a difficult task. With the fast growth of WordPress sites, protecting yourself from outside intrusion is very important, and is as simple as clicking the update button. WordPress is … Continue reading
We ask “why” – not what.
One of our main philosophies at SpireTech is to ask “why” – not what. Our motivation is to understand what you want to accomplish so we can find the best way to support your goal, rather than throwing money and equipment … Continue reading
SmartWatch
Your smartphone just got passé. It started with Pebble, a smartwatch, that recently started shipping the fruits of a very successful kickstarter campaign. They were able to raise over 100 times their $100,000 goal last year. Now, Apple, Google, LG, and Samsung … Continue reading
Password Cracking
Password Cracking I came across an article that has been making the rounds this past month that you can read here. It’s the story of one editor’s (Nate Anderson of Ars Technica) foray into password cracking and it can be … Continue reading
Secure Cloud collaboration and backup
SpireTech had been searching for a cost-effective solution for Cloud server connectivity for our clients for several years. Everything we looked at was either too expensive, did not provide security and control over where the data resides, or did not … Continue reading
Cellphone Unlocking to Become Legal Again
At the end of January it became illegal to unlock your smartphone for use on a different provider network. The expiration of exemption to part of the Digital Media Copyright Act (DMCA) by the Librarian of Congress meant people who … Continue reading
Java vulnerabilities and patches continue
We continue to note that Java vulnerabilities and patches continue to be discovered and issued at an alarming rate. Note that Java is different from Javascript. Javascript is very common and runs in your browser and is not subject to these advisories, … Continue reading