Archive for author: sbwordpressadmin

Don’t just switch it off and back on again! Windows wifi/network ip address issues – simple fix

Network/Internet I have had a few instances of clients being unable to connect to their wired/wireless network recently; and I know that Microsoft have had issues with wireless of late (which they are addressing); but I ...

Netgear routers at risk

It turns out that a couple of recent leading Netgear routers are at risk of being exploited due to a severe security flaw. Technical details here: https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582384 The netgear models known to be aff...

Are you a TalkTalk internet customer? You should change your wifi password as soon as possible.

As a result of the router hack attack targeting TalkTalk customers using certain routers and some PostOffice internet users too, it seems that a follow-up attack may have divulged your home wifi network name and password...

What a drag….if you live in Jersey and want to surf the internet.

It’s often called the World Wide Web or internet, but in order to connect us all together the vast array of cables that carry our internet traffic has to go undersea to reach between islands and continents. And som...

Mirai internet scourge finds more victims…

In our post a few days ago we touched upon an internet outage at Deutsche Telecom (https://test.siliconbullet.com/another-day-another-security-risk-is-growing-is-your-router-at-risk/); well, now Talk-Talk and Post Office...

Do you have an Android phone – are you at risk of the Gooligan hack?

Dear Android phone user, hopefully you have played it safe and keep your phone up to date with updates, and installed apps from the curated Google App Store – “Play Store” – which should mean that...

Having odd problems with your iPhone battery? Maybe it’s “Draingate”

Even iPhone 7 devices are said to be affected iPhone owners frustrated by random shut downs and battery status drops: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2478753/draingate-causes-iphone-battery-woes-with-ios-1011-likely-cause...

Another day, another security risk is growing. Is your router at risk?

Unfortunately many consumer oriented home user routers are designed and manufactured to a low price and that also means low margins, which means that often these cheap devices are not terribly well designed with security...

WSUS clean up stuck

Keeping WSUS working well can be a bit be more involved than Microsoft would have you think. If you are finding you are getting “timeout” issues on your WSUS cleanup wizard, then you may need to resort to som...

Locky ransomware being spread via Facebook Messenger

Another day, another security flaw; we all have to be vigilant and suspicious. http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/2478088/locky-ransomware-being-spread-via-facebook-messenger