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What’s Wrong with Using Public Wi-Fi?

Posted on June 7, 2016 by paradox

Most of us put a lot of effort into finding free Wi-Fi, but public Wi-Fi networks have their own share of problems—particularly that it’s very insecure. Even if a Wi-Fi network has a password, other people on the network could … Continue reading →

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What do Viruses, Trojans, and Other Malware Actually Do?

Posted on June 7, 2016 by paradox

Everyone knows viruses and trojans are bad, but a lot of people don’t know how exactly they work. Viruses, for example, are programs that copy themselves and infect a computer, spreading from one to another—just like, well, a real life … Continue reading →

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How Do I Keep My Laptop’s Battery In Good Health?

Posted on June 7, 2016 by paradox

You’ve probably heard some people say you should drain your battery completely before charging it, or that you should keep it between 40% and 80% all the time to make it last longer. Most of these rules are outdated, applying … Continue reading →

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Tweak Windows 10 for Speed!

Posted on June 7, 2016 by paradox

Windows 10 much like other Microsoft operating systems has been over-inflated with to many services and features. This guide has some tips, tricks, and tweaks to increase performance on Window 10. Maximizing the amount of physical RAM makes a dramatic … Continue reading →

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Hylafax-IAXModem-Elastix-Avantfax Slow reloading fix

Posted on August 19, 2015 by paradox

This is one that plagued me for a while. Unfortunately the fix was not found anywhere that I could locate. We run eFax servers that utilize Elastix (Build on top of FreePBX), Hylafax, IAXModem, and Avantfax for a front end. … Continue reading →

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USB Rubber Ducky | USB Rubber Ducky

Posted on August 19, 2015 by paradox

I want one of these 🙂

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Netstat – Examples used for finding DDOS

Posted on August 10, 2015 by paradox

netstat -na This display all active Internet connections to the server and only established connections are included. netstat -an | grep :80 | sort Show only active Internet connections to the server on port 80, this is the http port … Continue reading →

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Hak5 – Building a high performance home router

Posted on July 17, 2015 by paradox

This was a pretty cool setup.

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Apple Releases Security Updates for QuickTime, Safari, Mac EFI, OS X Yosemite, and iOS

Posted on July 17, 2015 by paradox

Apple has released security updates for QuickTime, Safari, Mac Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI), OS X Yosemite, and iOS. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to obtain elevated privileges or crash applications. Available updates include: QuickTime 7.7.7 … Continue reading →

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ISC Releases Security Updates for BIND

Posted on July 17, 2015 by paradox

The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released security updates to address a vulnerability in BIND. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition. Updates available include: BIND 9-version 9.9.7-P1 BIND 9-version 9.10.2-P2 … Continue reading →

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