macOS Monterey 12.3 is now available
By Andrew Preece at March 15, 2022 | 1:24 pm | 0 Comment
The latest release of macOS Monterey is now available for download. Release notes can be found here: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/macos-release-notes/macos-12_3-release-notes
Categotries : General
macOS Catalina is Coming
By Andrew Preece at October 1, 2019 | 9:17 pm | 1 Comments
While there is still no official release date for Catalina, macOS 10.15 is coming soon. There are plenty of new features and enhancements included in Catalina; for more information, check out Apple page: https://www.apple.com/macos/catalina/features/ However, there are also some significant changes coming, including the end of 32-bit applications, and support for 32-bit applications. This has
Firewall Deployments for Small Business
By Andrew Preece at June 24, 2018 | 2:30 pm | 0 Comment
Over the past year, we have been working with a number of small businesses around Tasmania rolling out improved internet security solutions using Fortinet’s FortiGate next-generation firewall appliances (NGFW). The FortiGate suite of hardware firewall solutions utilises purpose-built security processors and threat intelligence security services from FortiGuard labs to deliver top-rated protection and high performance including
Categotries : Featured Work
LaCie 2Big Network 2 Data Recovery – An Update
By Andrew Preece at April 18, 2018 | 7:02 pm | 0 Comment
So, after working on the LaCie recovery nearly 4 years, I quickly jotted up some notes in case anyone else ran into the same troubles I did. Well… I am happy (or sad) to say they did… an anonymous web tech nerd emailed me over the weekend, thanking me for the original article and offering
Removing Adobe AIR properly from macOS
By Andrew Preece at February 15, 2018 | 9:10 pm | 0 Comment
I have been doing a bunch of FortiGate deployments and finally decided to enroll my instance of FortiClient on my daily driver to my firewall at home. Upon doing so, I did a vulnerability scan just out of interest. The only issue identified was Adobe AIR. Now, like most people, I haven’t been using Adobe
Categotries : Mac OS X
IKEv2 VPN on macOS and iOS
By Andrew Preece at September 4, 2017 | 7:10 pm | 1 Comments
I have been working on an improved and more stable VPN option for macOS users since the demise of PPtP. My personal preference is for an improved firewall experience using UTM appliances like FortiGate and then leveraging SSLVPN, as it seems to work from a large majority of locations and internet connection types. However, the
MacRansom: ransomware as a service
By Andrew Preece at June 15, 2017 | 5:45 pm | 0 Comment
From Fortinet’s recent blog post: Many Mac OS users might assume that their computer is exempt from things like ransomware attacks and think that their system is somehow essentially “secure.” It is true that it’s less likely for a Mac OS user to be attacked or infected by malware than a Windows user, but this has nothing to
Deployment of WiFi at a Residential College
By Andrew Preece at November 17, 2015 | 6:29 pm | 0 Comment
AANDCP IT Solutions was engaged by a local residential college to assist them in developing a set of requirements for a campus-wide deployment of WiFi to upgrade the IT experience for more than 200 residents and staff living and working on campus. We scoped the requirements, worked with the local IT industry to solicit responses, helped
Categotries : Featured Work
WordPress Brute Force Amplification Attacks Against XMLRPC
By Andrew Preece at October 10, 2015 | 10:09 am | 0 Comment
Brute Force attacks are one of the oldest and most common types of attacks that we still see on the Internet today. If you have a server online, it’s most likely being hit right now. It could be via protocols like SSH or FTP, and if it’s a web server, via web-based brute force attempts
Categotries : Web
Google is changing… mobile-friendly sites
By Andrew Preece at April 18, 2015 | 11:30 pm | 0 Comment
Mobility is king… and Google is changing along with the way we use the web. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/17/google-search-update_n_7085642.html It’s probably the most significant change that Google Inc. has ever made to its mobile search rankings, according to Matt McGee, editor-in-chief for Search Engine Land, a trade publication that follows every tweak that the company makes to its
Categotries : Web
Synology DSM 5.1 Update 3 is now available
By Andrew Preece at February 27, 2015 | 12:00 am | 0 Comment
The latest version of DSM, Synology’s amazing web-based NAS OS is now available for download using automatic update (if you have enabled) or from their site. The security update notes can be found here:Â https://www.synology.com/en-us/support/security/SAMBA This update includes the fix for the recently discovered SAMBA vulnerability, as well as previous fixes for GHOST, and number of
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MikroTik Certifications
By Andrew Preece at July 25, 2014 | 4:33 pm | 0 Comment
I have just completed a week long course with Tridigital and DuxTel on MikroTik routers, and have now completed the MTCNA and MTCRE certifications. #1407NA348 #1407RE077
LaCie 2Big Network 2 Data Recovery
By Andrew Preece at June 28, 2014 | 8:31 pm | 0 Comment
While working on-site with a customer, I was attempting to upgrade the firmware in the LaCie 2Big Network 2 NAS. These units have a bit of a reputation for issues after upgrading the firmware, and this one was no exception. After applying the update, the web interface displayed a messages along the lines of “completion
WordPress Hosting Providers still vulnerable to HeartBleed
By Andrew Preece at April 17, 2014 | 9:29 am | 0 Comment
From the Wordfence Blog: One week after HeartBleed, 1% of WordPress sites we tested running SSL are still vulnerable http://www.wordfence.com/blog/2014/04/one-week-after-heartbleed-1-of-wordpress-sites-running-ssl-are-still-vulnerable/
WordPress 3.9 Is Out
By Andrew Preece at April 17, 2014 | 9:25 am | 0 Comment
The latest build of the awesome CMS WordPress is now available. If you have a modern hosting solution and are running one of the newer builds of WordPress, the update should be automatic for your site. Make sure you check all of your plugins for compatibility and ensure that they are also up-to-date. More information
