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Amazing!
Zack is amazing! I have gone to him with computer issues for the past few years now and he always finds a way to fix… Read more “Amazing!”
Professional, smart & sensitive
Cannot say enough good things about Zack Rahhal and his team. Professional, smart, sensitive to small biz budgets and a helluva good guy. Could not… Read more “Professional, smart & sensitive”
AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL STAFF
stars indeed. So reliable and helpful and kind and smart. We call Al and he is “on it” immediately and such a FABULOUS teacher, patient… Read more “AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL STAFF”
Whatever my need, unfailingly helpful
I’ve been a customer of the staff at Advantage for many years now. They have never let me down! Whatever my need, however big or… Read more “Whatever my need, unfailingly helpful”
Best Kept Secret
I’ve known the Advantage Team for years. They are the absolute best techs in the field, bar none. I couldn’t tell you how many tens… Read more “Best Kept Secret”
Excellent Experience
I had an excellent experience with Advantage. Aside from being extremely professional and pleasant generally, Zack was incredibly responsive and helpful, even before and after… Read more “Excellent Experience”
Simply The Best!
Simply The Best! Our company has been working with Advantage Computer Solutions for a few years, Zack and his Team are AWESOME! They are super… Read more “Simply The Best!”
Awesome
The engineering team at Advantage Computers is the best in the business. They are nothing short of technical… Read more “Awesome”
It’s like having a cousin in the business.
Al, Nasser and Zack have been keeping our operations going for over a decade, taking care of our regular upgrades and our emergency system problems.… Read more “It’s like having a cousin in the business.”
Exceptional People
In many cases, exceptional people do not receive recognition for their hard work and superior customer service. We do not want this to be one of those… Read more “Exceptional People”
Highly Recommended
I became a customer about 6-7 months and I can say nothing but great things about this business. Zack takes care of me. I am… Read more “Highly Recommended”
Life Savers
THANK GOD for this local computer repair business who saved me hundreds, my hard drive was messed up, i called the company with warranty they… Read more “Life Savers”
I don’t have enough words to express my appreciation
I don’t have enough words to express my appreciation for Nassar and Paul, and the other members of Advantage Computer Solutions. I live in Bergen… Read more “I don’t have enough words to express my appreciation”
Minuteman Press Newark
Advantage Computer Solutions is absolutely great. They show up, do what they say they are going to, complete the job without issues (my other computer… Read more “Minuteman Press Newark”
Knowledgeable, Reliable, Reasonable
Knowledgeable, Reliable, Reasonable Working with Advantage Computers since 1997 for both personal and business tech support has been a rewarding and enjoyable experience. Rewarding, in… Read more “Knowledgeable, Reliable, Reasonable”
Excellent service!
Excellent service! I am the administrator for a busy medical office which relies heavily on our computer system. We have used Advantage Computer Solutions for… Read more “Excellent service!”
Great Advice and Service
Advantage offers great advice and service I bought parts for my gaming pc online and they put it together in a day for a great… Read more “Great Advice and Service”
Great Service, Support and Sales
Our company has been using the services of Advantage Computers since 2006. It was important to find a reliable company to provide us with the technical… Read more “Great Service, Support and Sales”
Extremely Professional and Passionate
Our company has been working with Advantage since the 1990’s and have been a loyal client ever since. Advantage does not make it very difficult… Read more “Extremely Professional and Passionate”
Handles all our Office IT
Advantage Computer Solutions has handled all of our computer and IT needs for the past 2 years. The staff is always professional and the service… Read more “Handles all our Office IT”
Passaic Housing Authority
Since 1996 the Housing Authority of the City of Passaic has been a client of Advantage Computer Solutions. Our Agency has utilized their outstanding services… Read more “Passaic Housing Authority”
They made sure EVERYTHING was working
“When the computer I use to run my photography business started acting erratically and kept shutting down, I was in a panic. I depend on… Read more “They made sure EVERYTHING was working”
5 reasons why GDPR was a milestone for data protection
The landmark regulation changed everyone’s mindset on how companies worldwide collect and use the personal data of EU citizens
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Common NFT scams and how to avoid them
As NFTs exploded in popularity, scammers also jumped on the hype. Watch out for counterfeit NFTs, rug pulls, pump-and-dumps and other common scams plaguing the industry.
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Cryptocurrency: secure or not? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
When you hear the term ‘cryptocurrency’, does ‘secure’ also spring to mind? Here are some implications of the lack of sound security practices in the world of crypto.
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Sandworm uses a new version of ArguePatch to attack targets in Ukraine
ESET researchers spot an updated version of the malware loader used in the Industroyer2 and CaddyWiper attacks
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The flip side of the coin: Why crypto is catnip for criminals
Cybercriminals continue to mine for opportunities in the crypto space – here’s what you should know about coin-mining hacks and crypto theft
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Privileged pod escalations in Kubernetes and GKE
Posted by GKE and Anthos Platform Security Teams
At the KubeCon EU 2022 conference in Valencia, security researchers from Palo Alto Networks presented research findings on “trampoline pods”—pods with an elevated set of privileges required to do their job, but that could conceivably be used as a jumping off point to gain escalated privileges.
The research mentions GKE, including how developers should look at the privileged pod problem today, what the GKE team is doing to minimize the use of privileged pods, and actions GKE users can take to protect their clusters.
While privileged pods can pose a security issue, it’s important to look at them within the overall context of GKE security. To use a privileged pod as a “trampoline” in GKE, there is a major prerequisite – the attacker has to first execute a successful application compromise and container breakout attack.
Because the use of privileged pods in an attack requires a first step such as a container breakout to be effective, let’s look at two areas:
There are a number of features in GKE along with some best practices that you can use to reduce the likelihood of a container breakout:
More information can be found in the GKE Hardening Guide.
While it’s not uncommon for customers to install privileged pods into their clusters, GKE works to minimize the privilege levels held by our system components, especially those that are enabled by default. However, there are limits as to how many privileges can be removed from certain features. For example, Anthos Config Management requires permissions to modify most Kubernetes objects to be able to create and manage those objects.
Some other privileges are baked into the system, such as those held by Kubelet. Previously, we worked with the Kubernetes community to build the Node Restriction and Node Authorizer features to limit Kubelet’s access to highly sensitive objects, such as secrets, adding protection against an attacker with access to the Kubelet credentials.
More recently, we have taken steps to reduce the number of privileged pods across GKE and have added additional documentation on privileges used in system pods as well as information on how to improve pod isolation. Below are the steps we’ve taken:
In addition to the measures above, we recommend users take advantage of tools that can scan RBAC settings to detect overprivileged pods used in their applications. As part of their presentation, the Palo Alto researchers announced an open source tool, called rbac-police, that can be used for the task. So, while it only takes a single overprivileged workload to trampoline to the cluster, there are a number of actions you can take to minimize the likelihood of the prerequisite container breakout and the number of privileges used by a pod.
Fake news – why do people believe it?
In the age of the perpetual news cycle and digital media, the risks that stem from the fake news problem are all too real
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The downside of ‘debugging’ ransomware
The decision to release a ransomware decryptor involves a delicate balancing act between helping victims recover their data and alerting criminals to errors in their code
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How to spot and avoid a phishing attack – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Can you spot the tell-tale signs of a phishing attempt and check if an email that has landed in your inbox is legit?
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10 reasons why we fall for scams
The ‘it won’t happen to me’ mindset leaves you unprepared – here are some common factors that put any of us at risk of online fraud
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