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Introduction

Introduction to the Articles and other Writings...

Authored: Jan 15 3000
Modified: Dec 23 2025

Why a VPN connection won't protect your computer from a phone home attack if it can control your systems connectivity the way Microsoft can

IN PROGRESS. Why a VPN connection won't protect your computer from a phone home...

Authored: Dec 31 2023
Modified: Dec 31 2023

People will ask why I've chosen to reverse-engineer Microsoft Windows technology and architecture best I can tell?

IN PROGRESS. People will ask why I've chosen to reverse-engineer Microsoft Windows technology...

Authored: Dec 31 2023
Modified: Dec 31 2023

How do you prove that a data security tool works? Typically the only way you know your system has been compromised is your bank account has been drained

IN PROGRESS. How do you prove that a data security tool works? Typically the only...

Authored: Dec 27 2023
Modified: Dec 27 2023

What would be one of the greatest things in the world? An opensource version of something compatible with Windows(Linux doesn't count)

IN PROGRESS. What would be one of the greatest things in the world? An opensource...

Authored: Dec 1 2023
Modified: Dec 1 2023

What if you have malware "attaching" to certain programs or binaries on your computer?

IN PROGRESS. What if you have malware "attaching" to certain programs or binaries...

Authored: Sep 12 2023
Modified: Dec 23 2025

Observations of the corporate espionage of IBM's Tivoli Management Framework 2001+ version by a co-worker

IN PROGRESS. Observations of the corporate espionage of IBM's Tivoli Management...

Authored: Sep 10 2023
Modified: Dec 23 2025

Why IPv6 on a computer at home or roaming public WiFi is useless and a security risk

IN PROGRESS. Why IPv6 on a computer at home or roaming public WiFi is useless...

Authored: Sep 10 2023
Modified: Sep 10 2023

Microsoft has moved to Asynchronous Downloads, which don't require you to give permission for an update to occur

IN PROGRESS. Microsoft has moved to Asynchronous Downloads, which don't...

Authored: Sep 8 2023
Modified: Sep 8 2023

A summary of "My Location" results since my whistle-blowing in 2015/2017

IN PROGRESS. A summary of "My Location" results since my whistle-blower...

Authored: Aug 27 2023
Modified: Dec 23 2025

Did you know changing a network adapters options doesn't always change everything needed?

IN PROGRESS. Did you know changing a network adapters options doesn't...

Authored: Dec 17 2022
Modified: Dec 17 2022

Did you know, in Windows 10 Home, that Remote Access, Remote Assistance, and Terminal Service are installed and available?

IN PROGRESS. Did you know, in Windows 10 Home, that Remote Access, Remote...

Authored: Dec 16 2022
Modified: Dec 16 2022

How developer tools installed on your computer can be used against you easily

IN PROGRESS. How developer tools installed on your computer can be used...

Authored: Nov 20 2022
Modified: Nov 20 2022

An analysis of why firewalls need a simple export/edit/import process

IN PROGRESS. An analysis of why firewalls need a simple...

Authored: Apr 19 2022
Modified: Apr 19 2022

Why the default Windows config is so dangerous on "free" public WiFi

IN PROGRESS. Why the default Windows config is so dangerous...

Authored: Feb 18 2022
Modified: Feb 18 2022

Did you notice this, too, about Government data collection?

IN PROGRESS. Did you notice this, too, about Government data...

Authored: Feb 16 2022
Modified: Feb 16 2022

The fallacy that when your "old" Windows computer slows down, you "need" to buy a new one

IN PROGRESS. The fallacy that when your "old" Windows computer...

Authored: Feb 8 2022
Modified: Feb 8 2022

Why faster 5g cellular and Internet speeds are a bad thing for data security

IN PROGRESS. Why faster 5g cellular and Internet speeds are...

Authored: Feb 6 2022
Modified: Feb 6 2022

What if Microsoft has put VPN or VNC code into the Windows kernel?

IN PROGRESS. What if Microsoft has put VPN or VNC code...

Authored: Dec 15 2020
Modified: Dec 15 2020

How phone-home malware seems to work, and why changing your IP address doesn't help

IN PROGRESS. How phone-home malware seems to work, and why ...

Authored: Nov 12 2020
Modified: Nov 12 2020

Opensource and derivative software, Good and Bad

IN PROGRESS. Opensource and derivative software, Good and Bad...

Authored: Sep 8 2020
Modified: Sep 8 2020

Wireshark capture of protocol packets for services that have been disabled could be a sign of a MITM attack on your WiFi or hotspot

IN PROGRESS. Wireshark capture of protocol packets for...

Authored: Jun 1 2020
Modified: Jun 1 2020

Have you ever wondered about the Windows "optional" updates?

IN PROGRESS. Have you ever wondered about the Windows "optional"...

Authored: May 19 2020
Modified: May 19 2020

The lack of harddrive activity lights is a data security issue

IN PROGRESS. The lack of harddrive activity lights is a data security issue...

Authored: May 7 2020
Modified: May 7 2020

How Hotspot overloading occurs

IN PROGRESS. How Hotspot overloading occurs...

Authored: Apr 29 2020
Modified: Apr 29 2020

More characteristics of your cell hotspot being compromised

IN PROGRESS. Another characteristic of your cell hotspot being compromised. If your...

Authored: Oct 20 2019
Modified: Oct 20 2019

Signs your email account has been compromised

IN PROGRESS. Signs your email account has been compromised. Have you ever gone a...

Authored: Oct 15 2019
Modified: Oct 15 2019

Why WiFi Data Usage should be disabled when not in use

IN PROGRESS. Why you should turn off your "Data Usage" button when away from your...

Authored: Mar 1 2019
Modified: Mar 1 2019

Has your cellphone been locked onto?

IN PROGRESS. How can you tell if your cellphone hotspot has been "locked onto" by...

Authored: Feb 26 2019
Modified: Feb 26 2019

VPNs only secure your network connection, not your system data

IN PROGRESS. Some people say a VPN can help "secure" your cellphone...

Authored: Feb 16 2019
Modified: Feb 16 2019

Characteristics of a compromised hotspot

IN PROGRESS. Characteristics of a compromised hotspot. Descriptions of various...

Authored: Jan 24 2019
Modified: Jan 24 2019

Shoulder surfing partial solution

IN PROGRESS. Shoulder surfing partial solution. There's a security assault type...

Authored: Jan 23 2019
Modified: Jan 23 2019

Keep your important data on an external drive

IN PROGRESS. For your data storage, use an external drive case with SSD(no associated...

Authored: Jan 7 2019
Modified: Dec 23 2025

Drawbacks to using always online cloud services

IN PROGRESS. Drawbacks to using cloud services for "available everywhere" data...

Authored: Dec 26 2018
Modified: Dec 26 2018

Defensive hotspot strategies

IN PROGRESS. Defensive hotspot strategies...

Authored: Dec 6 2018
Modified: Dec 6 2018

Problems with the Windows Push Update Service

IN PROGRESS. Problems with the Windows Push Update Service...

Authored: Dec 4 2018
Modified: Dec 4 2018

WiFi Offensive Defense

IN PROGRESS. WiFi Offensive Defense. Just what it says, attack your...

Authored: Dec 1 2018
Modified: Dec 1 2018

Review of major OS WiFi connect features

IN PROGRESS. An analysis of the WiFi connect features compared between all...

Authored: Nov 26 2018
Modified: Nov 26 2018

An Approach to naming your hotspot(s) for defensive measures

IN PROGRESS. An Approach to naming your hotspot(s) for defensive measures...

Authored: Nov 25 2018
Modified: Nov 25 2018

Backup strategies for your system drive

IN PROGRESS. Backup strategies for your system drive.

Authored: Nov 16 2018
Modified: Nov 16 2018

Other signs of man in the middle attacks

IN PROGRESS. Another characteristic of having been MITM attacked successfully...

Authored: Oct 19 2018
Modified: Oct 19 2018

Other signs the man in the middle attack has been used against you successfully

IN PROGRESS. Other signs the man in the middle attack has been used against...

Authored: Oct 18 2018
Modified: Oct 18 2018

How Man in the Middle Attack works

IN PROGRESS. How Man in the Middle Attacks work. Attacker makes their hotspot look like...

Authored: Oct 17 2018
Modified: Dec 23 2025