FBI: Kindly Reboot Your Router Now, Please

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning that a new malware threat has rapidly infected more than a half-million consumer devices. To help arrest the spread of the malware, the FBI and security firms are urging home Internet users to r… Continue reading FBI: Kindly Reboot Your Router Now, Please

Simplify QNAP, FreeNAS, & Synology Access Management

Many IT organizations have Network Attached Storage (NAS) platforms. These systems are often leverage the SMB/CIFS networking protocol and can be classified as Samba file servers. QNAP, FreeNAS, and Synology…
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Connect Synology NAS to Cloud Identity Management

Synology NAS (network attached storage) appliances are one of the most popular NAS solutions on the market. They are cost-effective, reliable, and easy to integrate into the IT environment. But…
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This is Why People Fear the ‘Internet of Things’

Imagine buying an internet-enabled surveillance camera, network attached storage device, or home automation gizmo, only to find that it secretly and constantly phones home to a vast peer-to-peer (P2P) network run by the Chinese manufacturer of the hardware. Now imagine that the geek gear you bought doesn’t actually let you block this P2P communication without some serious networking expertise or hardware surgery that few users would attempt. Continue reading This is Why People Fear the ‘Internet of Things’