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Net Neutrality Neutered?

Posted on December 15, 2017 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Net Neutrality Neutered?

So the big deal this week is the FCC repealing the 2 year old Net Neutrality rules. There are things to be wary of, and thing to not be wary of from this move. First though, lets ask a question, what has/has not happened in the last 2 years under the Title II move? Truth…

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Contradictions

Posted on December 5, 2017 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Contradictions

It really does amaze me how we hurt ourselves. Think about it, we want people to use Multi-Factor Authentication, but do not use SMS. Oh, use Google authenticator or Duo’s product. Better yet use a Yubikey or some other hardware MFA solution. All good ideas but let us get realistic. With MFA you need to…

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Another bug disclosed

Posted on November 30, 2017 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Another bug disclosed

By now we all know about the bug for MacOS that has been so cleverly referred to as #IamRoot on Twitter. So there are some thoughts I had about it. First and foremost, this did not affect just root. If you actually read a breakdown of the bug like this one, you will see why….

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