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For those that came in late…

Posted on December 22, 2017 By Michael Kavka No Comments on For those that came in late…

As we near the end of the year, I felt I would give a little background on this blog, and myself. All you OSINT fans get your paper and scorecards ready. I’ve been working in the IT field professionally for 20+ years now. I started programming computers back on an Atari 400, so I’ve been…

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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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