by Ophtek, LLC | Jan 18, 2014 | Repairs and Upgrades, Security, Software
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 supporting Windows XP as of April 8, 2014. For consumers, especially those...
by Ophtek, LLC | Jan 14, 2014 | Security
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 just tripled the number of people that might be affected by the security breach....
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
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 to existing anti-virus software. What...
by Ophtek, LLC | Nov 4, 2013 | Security, Software
In our previous article on Microsoft ending support and updates for Windows XP, we described what made Windows XP so commonly used and the dangers of continuing to run it after April of 2014. Microsoft has put another nail in the coffin for users who want to continue...
by Ophtek, LLC | Nov 3, 2013 | Internet, Security
Your website is crucial in helping the rest of the world to find your service or to learn more about you. As more websites are built on WordPress allowing you to easily manage your site pages, blog and online stores, it has become a target of criminals. In...
