It seems that my browser of choice is no longer working with Outlook Web Access for Exchange 2013. Google has made changes to the latest version of their browser and removed the API ( showModalDialog ) which has serious consequences for managing a major parts of Exchange. In my test I have noticed management options that I am […]
Month: October 2014
If you are running Apache, as I do you may want to take steps to secure your system but making a slight adjustment to your configuration. By adding the simply line: SSLProtocol All -SSLv2 -SSLv3 The file location: /etc/apache2 The file name: apache2.conf Remember to always backup a configuration file before making changes. Once completed restart apache: […]
After a few weeks of playing with the Galaxy S5 its time to box it up and send it back, but not before factory resetting this bad boy. How To Factory Reset the Galaxy S5? To perform a factory reset of the Samsung Galaxy S5, go to Settings > User and backup > Backup and […]
First thing that came to my mind when reading about POODLE was how can I test, followed by what to do to patch/fix this. So the first thing is to test for the vulnerability. And from all I have read so far is that you are vulnerable if your servers support SSLv3. I am confident that […]
On Tuesday, October 14, 2014, Google researchers announced the discovery of a vulnerability that affects systems with SSL 3.0 enabled. This vulnerability has been named POODLE (Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption). Details are available at https://www.openssl.org/~bodo/ssl-poodle.pdf. It has been strongly encouraged to discontinue the use of SSL 3.0. Info Sources http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2014/10/this-poodle-bites-exploiting-ssl-30.html
Poking around in Microsoft SQL Server looking for a way to give me some statistics on memory usage, primarily consumed memory. My first attempt was using ‘dbcc memorystatus’. This gives me a good snapshot of the current memory status of the SQL Server. It will take me sometime to fully understand and parse the output. So […]