Miles Associates LLC » Network World http://www.miles-assoc.com Jim Miles - Information Technology & IT Security Consultant Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:08:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 iPad 2 vs. business class tablets http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/ipad-2-vs-business-class-tablets/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/ipad-2-vs-business-class-tablets/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:32:00 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=536 iPad2 is the gold standard, but Fujitsu Stylistic and GammaTech Durabook are strong contenders Tech lovers have been flocking to the iPad 2 and other tablets in order to watch movies, read books, surf the Web and make video calls … Continue reading →
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]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/ipad-2-vs-business-class-tablets/feed/ 0 What’s new in iOS 5 http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/whats-new-in-ios-5/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/whats-new-in-ios-5/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:27:21 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=527 Since I am an iPhone user, articles like this are of great interest to me.  I would love to see comments from anyone who has done the upgrade… Start here to learn the most useful new features and enhancements for … Continue reading →
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]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/whats-new-in-ios-5/feed/ 0 Microsoft falsely labels Chrome as malware http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/microsoft-falsely-labels-chrome-as-malware/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/microsoft-falsely-labels-chrome-as-malware/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:24:32 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=523 “Wow, that’s certainly one way to win the browser war,” said Andrew Storms, director of security operations at nCircle Security, over on Network World. Google has released a new version of Chrome after Microsofts antivirus software flagged the browser as … Continue reading →
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]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/microsoft-falsely-labels-chrome-as-malware/feed/ 0 Romance scams plague UK: 200,000 victims http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/romance-scams-plague-uk-200000-victims/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/romance-scams-plague-uk-200000-victims/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:35:38 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=521 Research out of the UK today says that perhaps as many as 200,00 people in that country have been victims of online romance scams and the same study says over 1 million people personally know someone who has been scammed … Continue reading →
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]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/out-of-band-patch-ms-warns-of-hack-attempt-on-major-sites/feed/ 0 RIM urges BlackBerry users to turn off JavaScript http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/rim-urges-blackberry-users-to-turn-off-javascript/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/rim-urges-blackberry-users-to-turn-off-javascript/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 01:28:10 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=484 Research in Motion is recommending that IT departments and users disable JavaScript on their BlackBerry devices, citing a vulnerability unearthed at this year’s Pwn2Own hacker challenge. According to RIM, the vulnerability could allow a hacker to access a device’s user … Continue reading →
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]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/microsoft-warns-of-new-windows-zero-day-bug/feed/ 0 Fake GSM base station trick targets iPhones http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/fake-gsm-base-station-trick-targets-iphones/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/fake-gsm-base-station-trick-targets-iphones/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 02:14:30 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=453 Fake GSM base station trick targets iPhones Weinmann [added] that it is possible to “have complete control of the phone”.  Part of the reason these fake GSM network attacks are possible is because the code base used in smartphones such … Continue reading →
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]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/fake-gsm-base-station-trick-targets-iphones/feed/ 0 MS confirms critical IE bug, works on fix http://www.miles-assoc.com/2010/ms-confirms-critical-ie-bug-works-on-fix/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2010/ms-confirms-critical-ie-bug-works-on-fix/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:27:05 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=430 Suggests using blocking tool, but does not plan to issue emergency patch Microsoft late Wednesday confirmed that all versions of Internet Explorer (IE) contain a critical vulnerability that attackers can exploit by persuading users to visit a rigged Web site. … Continue reading →
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