Saturday, October 22, 2016

Access comes from within...

For years we have been telling you that "ALL" software can be hacked, but people believe what they want to believe...
 
Apple users thought for the longest time that they were secure and that only Microsoft computers were vulnerable of getting viruses, :-D when in fact they were getting hit more than Windows...
 
The thing of it was they didn't know they were getting attacked because plain and simply put they didn't want them to know and was better letting them think they were safe to keep the lines open...
 
Steve Jobs knew this but instead kept people in the dark because even he knew that he couldn't afford failure when your reputation is on the line...
 
The sad part is that Apple users of yesterday still believe today that they don't need malware protection and that their system is impenetrable, but truth be known that these people are most likely the zombie systems that are being used as gateways...
 
In order to be anonymous one needs to hide behind walls and curtains while pipelines are being laid all around them...
 
Misdirection is the key to anonymity so keep them following what they can see, this way the work gets done for them as they sit quietly sipping tea...
 
In the News:
 
"The attackers used hundreds of thousands of internet-connected devices that had previously been infected with a malicious code that allowed them to cause outages that began in the Eastern United States and then spread to other parts of the country and Europe"
 
A serious vulnerability that has been present for nine years in virtually all versions of the Linux operating system...
 
Samuel L. Jackson was right when he said, "Shit doesn't happen, shit takes time, shit takes effort"
 
Access comes from within, just like it takes an inside person to help pull off the perfect crime...
 
The fact that we know this is due to the wording they used to describe the incident, 9 years...

sidenote: Data is the name, getting to it is the game...
 
The backbone of the internet is "Linux" which is the inside access they needed, now all they need is their cover, that's the cloud, so all that's left is the means, and that's you...and that's a fact!

Thursday, October 20, 2016

VeraCrypt Update...

VeraCrypt has issued a statement regarding vulnerabilities found in it's software and are requiring you to update...
 
An audit of open source file and disk encryption package VeraCrypt turned up a number of critical vulnerabilities that have been patched in the month since the assessment was wrapped up...
 
Just download the latest stable release (v.1.19) from their website and install their latest version which will give you the option to upgrade once the install starts...

You will be required to restart so it would be best to run CCleaner before you install, that way you'll have a clean restart...

Another thing to think about is how the Justice System is gaining access to devices now and that it's easier for them because retinal and fingerprint security doesn't fall under the 5th amendment...

So, thinking "inside" the box here ;-) by encrypting your data with VeraCrypt ensures you that you won't have to give access to them regardless if they gain access to your device or not...

VeraCrypt is secured by a "Password" so give them access to your device, but if your data is protected with VeraCrypt and password protected you're protected by the 5th amendment...

It's time to take data security to the next level and that's encryption and VeraCrypt is very easy to use and is very secure, but more importantly your US Constitutional right to protect you from self-incrimination...

Monday, October 17, 2016

How to remove (844) 763-5838...

**DO NOT CALL THE NUMBER**
 
Typically they call this program a "Drive By" program, in other words, you clicked on something you shouldn't have and it downloaded a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program)...
 
Typically it masks itself with a program that says, "Your Drivers are out of Date" click here to update, or "Your System is infected" click here for a free scan...
 
It's completely innocent sometimes when people click on these windows, either thinking that if they click the "X" it will close, but instead installs or thinking that they're system is infected...
 
There is no close on a program like that, it's always open and install :-D...
 
First of all you need to see how badly you are infected so first check for two things:
 
1. Press Windows + E
    1a. Now type %appdata% and let it search...if you find "event monitor" delete it.
2. Now Press Windows + R
    2a. Now type Regedit and go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER_Wow6432Node and look for "Event Monitor...delete it...
 
Now if you have event monitor as deep as the registry we recommend reinstalling because it's too late at this point.
 
If you had a good malware program it would have stopped it from getting this far and the only program you would have needed is the Junkware Removal Tool from Malwarebytes...
 
It's free and easy to use, just download to desktop, run, hit enter and let it do its thing.
 
We now recommend using your CCleaner and doing a Cleaner and a Registry cleaner after Junkware finishes...
 
Kaspersky stopped this program from going too far into the computer so it was a real easy clean up for us...
 
We have told this user that we don't like being a reactive user anymore and that it's best to be a proactive user, that way you prevent silly things like this from happening...
 
We do recommend changing your passwords whenever your system gets compromised, NO EXCEPTIONS!!!
 
Make sure you aren't using the same password on all your sites...
 
Make sure you have a good Malware program on your system and at this point Kaspersky is still #1...
 
Webroot has clicked up a notch in Q2 results, but we aren't completely impressed with that and are starting to wonder what is going on over there...
 
Happy Computing...

Sunday, October 16, 2016

5hVnz Song of the Month...

Bob Dylan - Political World...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg29g6D0sPs

Bob Dylan receives Nobel Prize for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition"...
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bob-dylan-awarded-nobel-prize-in-literature-w444709

Sunday, October 9, 2016

We knew something was wrong...

...and Linus Torvalds confirmed it...
 
It's true we are tired of x86 because it tethers us to the PC and the history thereof which prevents us from moving forward...
 
There's an old saying, "Respect your Elders" and we do, because what x86 has done for PC/Server is made an affordable highly scalable secure solution...
 
When AMD bought Intel's 64 bit technology we were skeptical because Intel is no dummy, but we did jump on the Bandwagon for it's affordability and it's ability to move computers in a non-moving environment, but in the end Intel was right and AMD failed...
 
Now we are again at an Impasse with Intel behind the 8 ball on Mobile Technology and Qualcrap leading the pack, but we knew something was wrong...
 
It's true that Intel had some serious management problems coming into 2010, but we think it was more of a replacing of the guards and removing old ways of thinking and relying on the little blue blanket of comfort...
 
sidenote: Steve Ballmer with Microsoft is another example of old school with new school type technology and Microsoft has shown that they can share the desktop...
 
Now Linus has confirmed what we saw but couldn't articulate in the world of CPU's/Mobility/PC and Server...
 
The ARM processor is another example of what we showed you before that Hardware is Weakening and Software is Strengthening...

sidenote: Cisco warns of critical vulnerabilities in CISCO Nexus switches...Cisco has released a "software update" and "workaround" to address the flaw and mitigate the risk of exposure...
 
However, there is a double meaning here that you may not have picked up on and that is software is a false positive...
 
The software written today is written by people that have no life skills and no experience on how computers work, all they are able to do is read and write code...
 
We are in a very vulnerable state of being right now with the Millennials not respecting their elders and X Gen and Baby Boomers not getting their point across...
 
One thing that we never understood about the people that work in Computers is there lack of ability to connect with one another considering that's all computers are, just connecting one to the other to share what they have and so on and so forth...
 
Technology has come a long way and has taken a long time to get here, so there are no shortcuts to get us to the next level and I think Linus Torvalds has eloquently pointed this out in his latest Op-ed...
 
“I’ve been personally pretty disappointed with ARM as a hardware platform, not as an instruction set, though I’ve had my issues there, too,” Torvalds said. “As a hardware platform, it is still not very pleasant to deal with.”

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Is Fitbit...Fit...

When you start working out...again :-D your mind is going to play tricks on you...

Whenever you pass by a mirror you flex or suck in and say I really need to keep working out, but when it's time to work out your mind will think of all kinds of things to do instead...

It's the craziest thing because in your heart you want to be fitter, thinner, but when it's time to work out your emotions will cause a depression to come over you...

You'll start the process, but find yourself just sitting there doing nothing just staring at the TV or just staring into space breathing over and over again...

A loneliness will come over you that reminds you that you could be watching TV or you could be taking a nap just to make the lonely time pass faster...

You'll look at yourself and at the progress you've made so far with your workout and in a way it scares you to take the next step...

It's that transition period your body is going through that scares you in a way, but also upsets you because even with the results you can see you won't think it's where you should be...

So you take a day off from working out, you start eating a little more while you continue to look at yourself, but now the changes are going the other way, back to the way they were before, so you workout one day...

This makes you feel really good again and you see the results in just one workout that you saw before you stopped and this makes you feel really good...then you see them...

It's the other person that's already peaked and has the body you only dream of which gives pause to your ambition once again and the depression starts to kick in again...

The same can be said about Apple and how well they are doing right now, and here is little Fitbit just trying to make something better of themselves and were looking really good just the other day, but then Apple shows up...

Fitbit Stock drops, people begin to talk negative about you, and you begin to go back in a shell that you worked so hard to get out of...

This is when you have to tell yourself that Apple may not be what you are striving for, that body they have isn't what you want because it may be a little too much...

You also start thinking that maybe they are over compensating for something else...

You have to remember that Apple caters to a lot of markets and because of that they have to supply a lot of services to keep their investors happy, but what Apple doesn't have is Substance...

Apple is Fadware, what's trending today gone tomorrow type technology that appeases the multi-plex of markets that are out there, but Fitbit isn't Fadware...

Health and Fitness has survived the ages and ages to come, so being focused is what this world needs right now...

We have spoken about this before, this Focus aspect that our World needs so much more of today in order for us to survive...

So what if Apple gave their watch away to a bunch of employees at an Insurance company and in our opinion it shows the lack of creativity in their marketing department that they did this...

What it does show us is that it proves what we just said, Apple is striving to attract any and all markets to wear their watch...

What will people say, "Hey, is that an Apple Watch" Yes, OH...

It's the same reaction you get when you buy a really expensive car, "Hey, that's a nice Car"...

You just paid $$$ for someone to come up and say, "Hey, that's a nice Car"...

Sure you'll get an interested party once in awhile that will go spec for spec with you on yours and their knowledge, but when one person gets the better of the other, the conversation stops...

Why...lack of substance...

Fitbit, your market is the Health and Fitness world, so think creatively...

You have every right to give your watch away also, but hit your target markets, like the Health Field, or the Olympics, or maybe offer incentives at Fitness centers across America for joining up...

Get people talking about Fitbit and what it can do for your day to day work out and get the conversation going about how you can improve upon your product with people that are focused on Health and Fitness...

Remember, you can please some of the people all the time, all the people some of the time, but you'll never please all the people all the time...and that's a fact! So Focus...

**UPDATE**

What if you could track other sporting needs other than just heart rates and steps...

What if you could analyze a Swing, like a batter's swing a Golf Swing or maybe a Tennis Players serve...

What is you could analyze a pitchers throwing arm that would provide them data on the arc of their throw, the follow through and release to help improve speed, style and accuracy...

It just seems like tracking heart rates and steps is just skimming the surface of what this product can do...
 
**UPDATE**
 
Good News Good News, Apple Deletes users Apple Health data (activity, sleep and nutrition records)
 
No Offense Apple, but it is good news for Fitbit ;-)