Reading Time: 3 minutes Windows Error – Event ID 10016 – Distributed COM Error Windows Event ID 10016 “Distributed COM Error” has been one of the more common Event ID errors that system administrators see when reviewing logs in recent years. Included below are some examples of possible messages one may see when running […]
Meltdown and Spectre – What They Are And How They Impact You
Reading Time: 5 minutes Widely Known CPU Vulnerabilities Meltdown and Sprectre affecting Intel, AMD and ARM Are Creating Issues, Discussions and Hype. What Are They And How Do They Impact You? If you have been following the Information Technology News at all this week, I am sure that you have at least heard of […]
Kernel Vulnerability Within Intel Processors
Reading Time: 2 minutes Patch To Be Released That Will Address Massive Flaws In Nearly Every Electronic Device Which Could Cause Negative Impact To Performance While many of us were taking in the New Year, or resting from New Years Eve, a blog post was made that started off 2018 in a furry. […]
Facebook Releases Facial Recognition Notifications
Reading Time: 3 minutes In a recent update – Facebook has announced that they will notify users if a photo of them has been uploaded using a newly developed Facial Recognition System Facebook has recently announced they will be utilizing a new, optional, tool that include face recognition technology which is designed to […]
Rogue Administrators Escalating Accounts In Microsoft Azure AD
Reading Time: 3 minutes Recently a permissions flaw was identified by Preempt Security that could potentially allow rogue administrators to escalate account privileges and gain unlimited access to a companies Microsoft Azure AD instance. Microsoft has not yet released a patch to fix this bug, but rather has made a PowerShell script available […]
Top 10 Data Breaches Of 2017
Reading Time: 7 minutes 2017 Came with success and failure for multiple organizations – At Your Digital Mind we have compiled the largest failures of data breaches for 2017 When it comes to cyber-security attacks, 2017 has definitely seen its’ fair share of breaches. Many of these only recently came to our attention after […]
Teamviewer Hurriedly Releases Hotfix For Permissions Bug
Reading Time: 3 minutes Remote Support/Access company TeamViewer quickly releases a hotfix to address a recently learned bug that grants access without permission For anyone who has initiated or been on the receiving end of a remote support call, ensuring that you are protected and only allowing access to an authorized party is paramount. […]
Windows Warning – Event ID 1058 Security-SPP – Installation of the proof of purchase from the ACPI table failed
Reading Time: < 1 minute Warning Event ID 1058 – Security-SPP – Installation of the proof of purchase from the ACPI table failed This is an event error that I have been seeing pop up more and more often even though this warning has been around for years. While the official Dell response has been […]
Amazon Echo Dot 2nd Generation Review
Reading Time: 5 minutes Pros: Smaller in size, voice commands picked up easier, able to connect to existing audio setup and about half the price of the 1st Generation Cons: Unable to sync audio across multiple devices across multiple rooms, music playback dynamic range somewhat limited, updates can sometimes take a while to process […]
How To Exclude User From Group Policy Object
Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you have a domain user that you do not want to have a GPO applied to? Easy – we have the guide for you! This is one of those random requests that seems to come up from time to time – You have a Group Policy Object ( GPO […]