Posts by Simple Si 49 publicly visible posts • joined 17 Sep 2009
Hopefully they are not requiring macros to be enabled in this spreadsheet - NCSC advice is that macros are disabled, if that is not possible, consider code signing for approved files or limit execution to only those that need it. Windows ASR and AMSI also worth looking at - vba is a big attack vector.
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/macro-security-for-microsoft-office
MotionEyeOS is a great pi based cctv solution. I've been running it for over a couple of years - cheap pi w in a dummy cctv camera case (£7 ebay) and pi 4b (again wit motioneye is installed) as the central storage detection and email alerting server which does more CPU intensive processing - you can add more pi w's cameras to the setup it if needed too.
Not on par with ring doorbells in terms of image quality and functionality but a fun project and no cloud subscription fee. Potentially you can tinker with AI and get object detection/recognition feature.
Tax working from home... Says bank with investments in offices that now lie vacant...
No, it should be the opposite, tax breaks to reduce unnecessary travel that would lead to an increase in congestion and pollution.
Home workers have not stopped spending money, they have changed what they are buying.
GMail's 'plus addressing' feature can save you time creating multiple email accounts. Just add '+ServiceName' to the username portion of the email address e.g. Jo. Bloggs+acme@gmail.com when you sign up with an organisation and you can work out which organisation has leaked/shared your address or create a rule to filter those off. A dot also works in the same way and harder for scammers stumbling on leaked email addressees to clean up. Granted, it does not address privacy concerns if you don't trust Google but it's a useful feature.
"But how can you absolutely prevent a messed-up kid from raiding the gun save [safe]?"
Perhaps by not having one - along with the gun that goes inside.
I'm truly sorry to hear this has happened again, but history will repeat itself again unless something changes, either the law on availability or further restrictions to firearm capability which might help reduce the death toll in future shootings.
The UK, in particular London, have had problems with high knife crime - banning knives would not be practical but guns are a different beast.
I just checked the Equifax UK site and came across this text about the incident:-
Although Equifax’s UK business was not breached, the attack regrettably compromised the personal information of a range of UK customers. This was due to a process failure, corrected in 2016, which led to a limited amount of UK data being stored in the US between 2011 and 2016.
https://www.equifax.co.uk/incident.html
Nice use it for the term "process failure" - suppose it sounds better than "management fuck up". Hey I know, let's blame the process rather than those that implemented it. Some may say criiminal negligence absolved in the same way as a bank robber claiming a process failure in their method of withdrawing money.
It would be great if this story could be turned from 'boo technology assisted crime' to 'you - technology catches theives' if these recent thefts were reported back to Strava - surely a little bit of cross referencing details of accounts that have viewed rides of similar users in the area who have had thefts could potentially pinpoint some culprits for these crimes.
I guess it's just a theory though - the dirty theives could have simply just followed the cyclist home and observed the bikes storage & security measures whilst being put away.
My daughters were given one of these Innotabs to share as a Christmas present last year. To be honest, I was disappointed that I wasn't consulted in the choice of present as a basic android tablet like the Huddle would have provided more value and more functionality. Anyway, the device was registered, used a couple of times and been tucked away in the cupboard. The kids didn't seem to like it (perhaps picking up on my reaction) and much prefered playing with other toys. I downloaded the odd app for my Nexus tablet instead and let the kids play that on very rare occasions.
It doesn't surprise me that the data was leaked. Been tempted to see if the device can be rooted to run cyanogenmod and a quick google on XDA Dev appears to indicate that it can. Might install that to protect the kids data and let them get more out of it but recall the specs of the device is a bit pants...
I can't stand them either for the exact same reason although depending on the url shortening service, there is usually a method to preview the url - E.g bitly url's can have a plus sign suffix to reveal the url before visiting the page (full(!) link: http://support.bitly.com/customer/portal/articles/1765767-can-i-preview-a-bitlink-before-clicking-on-it-?b_id=5611)- still a pain when clicking as you have to copy the url (sometimes made harder when the hyperlink on the page points to the current website's link tracking/checking service) and make a quick url change. Perhaps an idea for a a browser plug-in would be to convert those url's and make them visible when hovering - suspect that might exist already...
The default touch response on some devices doesn't seem to help either - I was in the cinema earlier this week and just before the film started most of the audience were on their mobiles. It was easy to spot the pin number in use by the guy in front unlocking his phone due to the numbers flashing when they were touched. Wondered if that happened to be the same pin for his bank card... I think the elevated, shoulder surfing position in the cinema makes it an easy place for your pin to be compromised.
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"If your phones can only do 100Mbps Ethernet and your users whinge that this isn't fast enough, tell them to get lost. Generally it is fine unless they are doing stuff like throwing high-res graphics and video around. If your phones can do Gigabit, you will have no problem."
Or, just add another gigabit network cable to the user's PC...
I have to say, Veeam Backup and Replication V7 (and now v8) is some awesome software for virtual machines. Used Vertitas/Symantec Backup Exec in the past and finding Veeam a lot better.
They also have a free Beta Endpoint backup out at the moment that's worth checking out if you need to backup individual machines, sadly not centrally managed, but still worthwhile:-
http://go.veeam.com/endpoint
I agree with John, plus addressing certainly helps, but sadly there are a lot of websites that sadly prevent the + character being added in your email address when signing up due to poor input validation despite it being an acceptable character under email standards.
Certainly helps determine who MAY have leaked/shared your email address.
Awesome, thanks for the update on Dropbox being available - that makes Windows Phone so much better for me now, especially when linking to KeePass for my passwords using the open source Windows Phone 8.1 app, WinKee (hahaha awesome name!) (http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/winkee/e827d5bc-dbc1-4a4d-9b57-7beb693e3487
I had posted numerous requests on the Dropbox forum asking for support on Windows phone - assumed I would get an update when it was released but must have missed that. I knew I should have checked before saying it wasn't available. I had seen CloudSix, but was never keen on unofficial apps (using WinKee as open source and listed on KeePass website). Thanks for the update.
For me it seems like Windows Phone will finally play a little nicer with my Android tablet.
I have to agree with you on that one. I have a Lumia 1020 - procured it for free and would not have even considered purchasing one as I tend to prefer Android. The camera is top quality (why I am still using it), and the recent updates to catch up with android/IOS (pull down menu, cortanna etc) makes the device much easier to use.
Works well with infrastructure in an Microsoft orientated organisation, but the range/quality of apps available is deffinetly the bigget obstacle for the platform. There is still no official Dropbox app :(
Great game! I remember playing the demo for ages and saving up for the release and hoping I wouldn't get asked for ID when I purchased from WH Smith back in the day (Electronics Boutique/Game had turned me away earlier - bastards).
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They put a lot of effort into that soundtrack with the various radio stations corresponding to tracks on the CD and it certainly paid off. You could also put your own audio CD in too if I recall.
Did the researchers also consider the theory that women are attracted to men that have good genes (less prone to cancer)? Therefore, perhaps those with good genes are likely to sleep with more women?
Interestingly, there is some conflicting research below in addition saying that masturbation increases risk of prostate cancer (in younger males), but the reverse for older gents.
http://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/news/20090127/masturbation-and-prostate-cancer-risk
(I'll get my coat because I'm off to to buy some fancy jeans)
Had similar problems being forced from migrating from Be there's Pro serivce with mutliple IP's and being told officially at two weeks notice that the new Sky Pro service will only have one static IP. There was a Sky email to say that bridge mode will work under a new configuration on the old Be there modem, but sadly there support staff have not provided all the necessary steps to complete this set up.
I plan to move away once I source an alternative provider that can provide multiple static IP's.
"Our source added that he had used a private VPN connection to sign up to the ISP, but noted that many ordinary folk will fill in the form, safe in the knowledge that an outfit owned by BT would surely have its security credentials in order."
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Hang on - did the source connect into plusnet's private VPN to eliminate a public network to the plusnet web server in order to complete the online form securely? Even if you are connected to a VPN, data will still be sent un-encrypted over HTTP (not HTTPS) from your VPN's gateway.....
What do these guys do when they need a pee? Seriously? Do they pop in store to use the staff toilets and when they do, do the laws of queuing result in them having to re-join the queue at the back?
Maybe they have piss-bags to keep them warm at night or worse go in bottles - but what about number 2's?
I'll stick to ordering on-line.
Black helicopter 'coz it looks like pee hitting the floor - something the local council would want to think about..
If they find that shocking, wait until these kids accidentally stumble upon Kanamara Matsuri (Japanese Festival of the Steel Phallus):-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanamara_Matsuri
Giant penis costumes and penis themed floats parading down the street. A perfect festival for all the family.
Paris? - Do you really need to ask why?
You can turn of the auto-complete/instant suggestions here:-
http://www.google.com/preferences
...but, then again, you may not want Google tracking your search history and could be blocking use of cookies or do not have a Google profile to log into.
But I agree, I'm not a fan of installing browser toolbars either!
Great idea, although the government would then have to regulate the bell marketplace. Perhaps offering licenses to organisations that produce bells of particular frequencies. The costs will have to cover the policing of the black-market for those unlicensed fake town crier bells produced in eastern markets. More jobs, lots of back slapping politicians, surely this plan can't fail - hazzah!
Paris? 'Coz she loves bell ringing.
I noticed two versions on the market for me with my HTC Desire HD. To get the non-US version installed I had to uninstall the updates for voice search using the market, restart then install the new international version and restart again after a force close error message. After that, all seemed fine. I can now get my phone to send texts, get navigation instructions using voice command - hazzah!
...because a network MAC address filtering system is not secure -yes, it can help but at the end of the day is not secure as MAC addresses can be spoofed.
Also access to company networks on personal mobile devices can be carried out from outside of the company network - e.g web email such as outlook web access and usually there is only comapny policy rather than a secure system in place telling users that they can't use personal devices on company systems.
I think a lot of corporate networks will have QOS anyway so critical services such as VoIP or VPN can be prioritised over web streaming anyway but I guess it will still affect web browsing.
If you are lucky enough like me to have access to the firewall configuration, you could look to set your connection to have highest priority for 'research purposes' during this fine sporting event.
Started reading more about this and I managed to update my T-Mobile HTC Hero phone using the update issued from the HTC website just following the instructions on their site. Accepted my serial number ok and let me download the firmware.
I purchased my handset from an online company that is well advertised on this site :D. The handset was unbranded so it had no T-Mobile logos on.
My firmware version was previously build 1.76.405.6
Ran the update forgetting to back up my photos and Footprints but luckily they were stored on the card and were still there after the update - phew!
I am now running a snappier interface - Not sure if all those valuable mili-seconds I have saved have been worth going through the update but I can now sleep better.
I bought this phone on a T-mobile contract - subscribed to the HTC's Hero update support RSS feed which doesnt actually display the new update yet :(
@ Patrick - I'm probably going to wait for T-Mobile to release their varient of the patch as have been happy with the phone so far & can live with a small delay - very cool phone though!
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