It’s Friday, the day after Independence day here in the States. We received an emergency email from a client who is unable to utilize their point of sale system for processing credit cards.
Windstream, Your Techs Are Bad and You Should Feel Bad
Category: Networking
Why Connecting to a VPS via Remote Desktop Violates the PCI DSS
If you connect to a “cloud” VPS using Remote Desktop without TLS or SSL and you swipe (or type) credit card numbers from your computer ‘up’ to software running on your VPS, your business is in violation of the PCI DSS [PDF].
Over 80 Million Routers Vulnerable to UPNP Security Flaw
Universal Plug and Play or UPNP, is a feature that is supposed to make connecting networked devices easier for end-users. According to security experts, over 80 million unique devices responded to their public internet request.