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This Malware can delete and replace your entire chrome browser with a lookalike

Turnbull given ok to use Slack, Wickr

Turnbull given ok to use Slack, Wickr Advice from national security chief revealed. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was advised there is no national security risk raised by his use of messaging applications like Slack and Wickr for official government communications, a document tabled in parliament last night reveals. The PM made headlines in the pastContinue reading “Turnbull given ok to use Slack, Wickr”

Facebook will now notify you if the NSA is spying on you.

Facebook just launched a new notification feature that will alert you if the social network strongly suspects that your account is being hijacked or targeted by hackers working in the interest of a nation-state.

The VMRC console has disconnected…attempting to reconnect

“The VMRC console has disconnected…attempting to reconnect” warning on my VMware esxi5.5 environment at work annoyed me no end for a few hours as I was baffling over what it meant. There are two resolutions that I could find; Restart the client machine, log back into the vsphere client and all should be well. IfContinue reading “The VMRC console has disconnected…attempting to reconnect”

Dial-a-data centre

Isaac Council’s pre-fab facility and its 1000km journey on the back of a truck.

New OWA attack steals Outlook passwords

New OWA attack steals Outlook passwords Businesses beware. Security firm Cybereason researchers recently discovered a backdoor in Microsoft’s Outlook Web Application (OWA) that steals passwords. Dan Godin of Ars Technica reported this morning: Researchers have uncovered advanced malware that can steal virtually all of a large organization’s e-mail passwords by infecting its Outlook Web Application (OWA)Continue reading “New OWA attack steals Outlook passwords”

Researchers claim to have solved NSA crypto-breaking mystery

Researchers believe they have worked out how the United States National Security Agency (NSA) is able to break digital encryption used on the internet and intercept potentially trillions of connections.

What is the actual signal strength on my iPhone?

What is the actual signal strength on my iPhone? Well it probably has no useful link to the bars that you can see in the corner of your handset. Follow the below steps to change to a dB signal strength indicator. Dial *3001#12345#* on your iPhone then press Call. You’ll notice a signal strength indicatorContinue reading “What is the actual signal strength on my iPhone?”

Accessing WiFi password history – Mac

In order to see the passwords used by your Mac, navigate to the applications folder and open other and then Keychain Access. Once open, select System inside the Keychain box and look for your network, double click the chosen network and tick the show password box. A dialogue box will then pop up and ask you to confirm youContinue reading “Accessing WiFi password history – Mac”

Vi, commands at a glance – basic

Vi can often be daunting, so here is my Vi commands at a glace list. Inserting: r Replace character under cursor with next typed character. R Replace characters under cursor until esc is pressed. i Insert before cursor. a Continue reading “Vi, commands at a glance – basic”