Kaspersky is taking the data they receive from endpoints running their protection and mapping it out in real-time to provide a visualization of attack activity by country. The detection vectors are color coordinated between on-access scans, on-demand scans, web antivirus, mail antivirus, intrusion detection scan, and vulnerability scan. Along with the real-time data, you can … [Read more...]
New tools for 404 Tech Support
I have added a new Tools entry to the navigation menu on 404 Tech Support. These pages offer easy access to new convenient tools. Check them out and see if they'll be useful for you. IP address Ever need to check what IP address you are pulling? Perhaps you're using a VPN or troubleshooting a NAT problem. Just visit www.404TechSupport.com/IP and it will tell you your external … [Read more...]
April Fools’ Day 2014 around the web
Every April 1st, the web turns into a questionable collection of humor and annoyance. Why should 2014 be any different? Google As usual, Google leads the charge in April Fools' Day gags. Google+ photos auto-awesome to include a photobombing David Hasselhoff. YouTube announces viral videos for the rest of 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YUbYohGMOg Google announces … [Read more...]
The Secure Domain Foundation launches
Yesterday, The Secure Domain Foundation sprung to life. I have been following them on Twitter since first catching wind of their intent a while back and yesterday things started happening. SDF launched at ICANN's 49th public meeting, which was held in Singapore. The Secure Domain Foundation is founded by security research Chris Davis, famous for helping take down the Mariposa … [Read more...]
Amazon announce Prime membership increases to $99/year
Amazon Prime provides subscribers with free 2 day shipping, Prime Instant video, and the Kindle Owners' Lending Library. For the past 9 years, the annual subscription has stayed steady at $79 a year. For current members whose membership renews before April 17th, they will get another year at $79. Those that renew afterwards will be charged the increased price of $99 a year. … [Read more...]