KRACK Wi-Fi Router vulnerability – Your wireless router may be open to nearby snoops

A new vulnerability has been found in off the shelf routers including  such as Netgear and Linksys. The bug is present in WPA2’s cryptographic code and can be utilized to trick a connected party into reinstalling a key which is already in use. While the code is meant to prevent replay attacks, in this case, attackers are then given the opportunity to replay, decrypt, or forge packets.

In general, Windows and newer versions of iOS are unaffected, but the bug can have a serious impact on Android 6.0 Marshmallow and newer.

The attack could also be troublesome for IoT devices, as vendors often fail to implement acceptable security standards or update systems in the supply chain, which has already led to millions of vulnerable and unpatched IoT devices being exposed for use by botnets and hackers.

The vulnerability does not mean the world of WPA2 is completely useless, but it is up to vendors to mitigate the issues this may cause.

The would be perpetrator would need to be within WI-FI range of your network to gain access. It is not something as of yet whcich can be accessed via the internet from half-way around the world.

 

RECOMMENDATION – Patch / Update your routers.

The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update steps up on mixed reality

Microsoft’s next major Windows 10 release for 2017, the Fall Creators Update, doesn’t make any great noticable change. But you might have gathered that from its name alone. In many ways, it’s a continuation of what the company started with this spring’s Creators Update, which added Paint 3D, game mode and a slew of improvements focused on making things, be it art or a simple spreadsheet. (I’ve heard the word “creation” so many times this year from Microsoft reps, it’s beginning to sound like a cultish chant.)

With its latest OS, available today, Microsoft is preparing for the arrival of virtual-reality headsets. At the same time, it’s delivering some genuinely useful quality-of-life improvements for Windows 10 users.

Here are some of the new features:

  • The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update includes new features for developers and security upgrades.
  • Support for Microsoft-certified virtual-reality headsets.
  • Windows 10 can now relay Android phone notifications to your PC.
  • The Fall Creators Update utilizes Microsoft’s first use of its new design theme.
  • Windows 10 works better — and has new features for — stylus users.
  • Windows 10 is following in Snapchat’s and Facebook’s footsteps, adding augmented-reality stickers.
  • You can now pin contact information for your favorite people to the task bar.
  • A new feature frees up space by allowing you to store seldom-used files in Microsoft’s cloud.
  • Remix the new Photos app can now automatically create video slideshows from photo albums.
  • The update adds some handy browser updates, including the ability to pin websites to the task bar.
  •  OneDrive on-demand

Setting up OneDrive syncing on Windows has always been a hassle and somewhat confusing. With the new Files On-demand feature, though, those worries are may be a thing of the past. OneDrive now lets you see all of the files and folders in your OneDrive without having to manually synchronize them. They simply show up in Windows Explorer. When you need a file, you just have to double-click to download it. Sure, it could lead to some confusion if you work offline a lot, but for many always-connected users, it could end up saving some valuable hard-drive space. Just be sure to still perform regular backups. OneDrive is not a substitute for data backups.

The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update steps up on mixed reality

Microsoft’s next major Windows 10 release for 2017, the Fall Creators Update, doesn’t make any great noticable change. But you might have gathered that from its name alone. In many ways, it’s a continuation of what the company started with this spring’s Creators Update, which added Paint 3D, game mode and a slew of improvements focused on making things, be it art or a simple spreadsheet. (I’ve heard the word “creation” so many times this year from Microsoft reps, it’s beginning to sound like a cultish chant.)

With its latest OS, available today, Microsoft is preparing for the arrival of virtual-reality headsets. At the same time, it’s delivering some genuinely useful quality-of-life improvements for Windows 10 users.

Here are some of the new features:

  • The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update includes new features for developers and security upgrades.
  • Support for Microsoft-certified virtual-reality headsets.
  • Windows 10 can now relay Android phone notifications to your PC.
  • The Fall Creators Update utilizes Microsoft’s first use of its new design theme.
  • Windows 10 works better — and has new features for — stylus users.
  • Windows 10 is following in Snapchat’s and Facebook’s footsteps, adding augmented-reality stickers.
  • You can now pin contact information for your favorite people to the task bar.
  • A new feature frees up space by allowing you to store seldom-used files in Microsoft’s cloud.
  • Remix the new Photos app can now automatically create video slideshows from photo albums.
  • The update adds some handy browser updates, including the ability to pin websites to the task bar.
  •  OneDrive on-demand

Setting up OneDrive syncing on Windows has always been a hassle and somewhat confusing. With the new Files On-demand feature, though, those worries are may be a thing of the past. OneDrive now lets you see all of the files and folders in your OneDrive without having to manually synchronize them. They simply show up in Windows Explorer. When you need a file, you just have to double-click to download it. Sure, it could lead to some confusion if you work offline a lot, but for many always-connected users, it could end up saving some valuable hard-drive space. Just be sure to still perform regular backups. OneDrive is not a substitute for data backups.

Real 3D-Printing has Arrived

Real 3D-Printing has Arrived

Real 3D-Printing has Arrived

How it works

Traditional 3D printing requires a number of mechanical steps, repeated over and over again in a layer-by-layer approach. CLIP is a chemical process that carefully balances light and oxygen to eliminate the mechanical steps and the layers.

It works by projecting light through an oxygen-permeable window into a reservoir of UV curable resin. The build platform lifts continuously as the object is grown. The heart of the CLIP process is a special window that is transparent to light and permeable to oxygen, much like a contact lens. By controlling the oxygen flux through the window, CLIP creates a “dead zone” — a thin layer of uncured resin between the window and the object.

This makes it possible to grow without stopping. As a continuous sequence of UV images are projected, the object is drawn from the resin bath. Sophisticated software manages the entire process by controlling the variables

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How it works

AMAZING – REAL TIME Video!
Traditional 3D printing requires a number of mechanical steps, repeated over and over again in a layer-by-layer approach. CLIP is a chemical process that carefully balances light and oxygen to eliminate the mechanical steps and the layers.

It works by projecting light through an oxygen-permeable window into a reservoir of UV curable resin. The build platform lifts continuously as the object is grown. The heart of the CLIP process is a special window that is transparent to light and permeable to oxygen, much like a contact lens. By controlling the oxygen flux through the window, CLIP creates a “dead zone” — a thin layer of uncured resin between the window and the object.

This makes it possible to grow without stopping. As a continuous sequence of UV images are projected, the object is drawn from the resin bath. Sophisticated software manages the entire process by controlling the variables

Real 3D-Printing has Arrived

John Costa

John Costa

Principal Consultant

New “Talking” – SPYWARE and RANSOMWARE

A new strain of “talking” ransom-ware is beginning to appear.We’ve seen it on both Windows10 and Windows. In addition, apparently it being sold as service to hackers so practically anyone can use it. No coding experience is required. Ransom-ware is software which is dropped on a computer and runs through the network encrypting data files, rendering them un-openable without a “key” which the hackers attempt to sell to the victim so they can once again access their files.

The software verbally startles the victim and instructs them to pay the ransom.

NEVER pay a ransom, as there is no guarantee that they may easily become re-encrypted at a later date. In addition, there are remnants spread around the network which could reinfect.

Infected networks must be cleaned and secured. The best way to turn a would be catastrophe into a mere inconvenience is with  “proper systems backup and disaster preparation“.

While there are plenty of “backup” tools available. We always recommend the “3-1” rule. (3) three copies of up to date data, with one (1) copy off-site.

HP Slice Personal and Meeting Room Bang & Olfusen

HP Slice Personal and Meeting Room Bang & Olfusen

HP ELITE SLICE DESKTOP

The desktop reinvented
The soul of a powerful PC inside a beautiful modular body, HP Elite Slice is like no desktop you’ve ever seen.HP Elite Slice Desktop rear view to show ports

Modernize your meeting room
Simple one-touch integrated conferencing designed for the office of the future and offering the security, manageability, and power of a PC.

Bang & Olfusen Sound

 

Amazing views

Deliver eye-popping and immersive experiences in huddle rooms and conference rooms with the optional HP 55-inch Large Format Display6 with 178 degree viewing angles and the incredible sound production from the HP Audio Module.

One-touch conferencing
Streamline your conferencing experience. HP Elite Slice for Meeting Rooms makes collaboration fast and easy with one-touch control of Skype for Business™ 6 and wireless sharing with Intel® Unite™.

Elite security and protection
Protect, detect, and recover from malicious BIOS attacks using HP Sure Start with Dynamic Protection – the industry’s first self-healing BIOS that monitors and corrects BIOS corruption in real-time. Secure this modular system using the optional HP Master Keyed Cable Lock 10mm that locks the entire system together.

MALWARE ALERT! – Digitalprivacyalert.org pop-ups

This Digitalprivacyalert.org redirect is caused by adware installed on your computer. Such adware programs are bundled with other free software that you download off of the Internet. It also appears when visiting infected websites. Unfortunately, some free downloads do not adequately disclose that other software will also be installed and you may find that you have installed adware without your knowledge.

Once this malicious program is installed, whenever you will browse the Internet, an ad from Digitalprivacyalert.org will randomly pop-up.
These ads are aimed to promote the installation of additional questionable content including web browser toolbars, optimization utilities and other products, all so the adware publisher can generate pay-per-click revenue.

When infected with this adware program, other common symptoms include:

  • Advertising banners are injected with the web pages that you are visiting.
  • Random web page text is turned into hyperlinks.
  • Browser popups appear which recommend fake updates or other software.
  • Other unwanted adware programs might get installed without the user’s knowledge.

 

RECOMMENDATION DO NOT FOLLOW THE PROMPTS OR INSTALL THIS PROGRAM. RATHER CLICK the “X” in UPPER RIGHT CORNER. THEN RUN YOUR Anti-Virus / Anti-Malware Program.