by Ophtek, LLC | Feb 5, 2014 | Security, Software
Windows 8 users need to be aware that Bing will record system commands inputted locally. This is a big problem for businesses (and even individuals) if the commands are unique and track-able, as the commands are publicly displayed for anyone using the Bing via...
by Ophtek, LLC | Jan 22, 2014 | Security, Software
Chrome is Number One, and For Good Reasons. The debate about which internet browser is the best has essentially ended. Personal preferences aside, the consensus among most casual users as well as developers is that Chrome, the Google-backed browser, is number...
by Ophtek, LLC | Jan 18, 2014 | Repairs and Upgrades, Security, Software
Microsoft Extends Antimalware Updates for Windows XP Until July 2015. Windows XP, despite its age in the software ecosystem, still controls nearly 30% of worldwide operating system share distribution. Microsoft announced several months back that it will cease...
by Ophtek, LLC | Jan 14, 2014 | Security
Target estimates 1 in 5 Americans may be affected by recent security breach. In mid-December Target disclosed that hackers broke into the company’s computer system and stole several millions of its members’ personal information. A month later and Target has...
by Ophtek, LLC | Jan 13, 2014 | Internet, Security
A number of Linksys and Netgear DSL modems have been found to be exploitable via a simple hole in the components’ firmware. How Was This Discovered? Eloi Vanderbeken recently took up the task of reverse engineering his Linksys WAG200G wireless DSL gateway’s firmware. ...
by Ophtek, LLC | Jan 5, 2014 | Security, Software, Uncategorized
Office 365 Users: Hack Vulnerability. Noam Liran, the chief software architect at Adallom, recently detected a flaw in Microsoft Office 365 which can easily expose account credentials through Word Documents that are hosted on a webserver which is currently invisible...
