Pentagon Warns Against Using Lenovo Equipment
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http://www.centrelawgroup.com/pentagon-issues-internal-warning-against-lenovo-equipment
On September 26, the Pentagon’s Directorate for Intelligence, J-2, reportedly issued an internal report warning against the use of equipment made by computer manufacturer Lenovo because of concerns regarding potential cyber spying against defense networks. J-2 supports the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, and Unified Commands, and it is the national focal point for crisis intelligence support to military operations, indications, and warning intelligence in DoD as well as Unified Command intelligence requirements.
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Only two years after the industry was already warning people about using Lenovo gear. Two year lag on security at the Pentagon, seems normal.
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LOL I'm amazed they did it at all.
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Deploy the ROFL copter!
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There are still 4 million active users of AIM? huh
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@Dashrender said in Pentagon Warns Against Using Lenovo Equipment:
There are still 4 million active users of AIM? huh
Probably just all logged in and idle
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Someone p.m. me telling me that their entire business with standardized on AIM.
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@Dashrender said in Pentagon Warns Against Using Lenovo Equipment:
Someone p.m. me telling me that their entire business with standardized on AIM.
When I worked for the US Senate, that was what they were using.
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@scottalanmiller said in Pentagon Warns Against Using Lenovo Equipment:
@Dashrender said in Pentagon Warns Against Using Lenovo Equipment:
Someone p.m. me telling me that their entire business with standardized on AIM.
When I worked for the US Senate, that was what they were using.
When was that though?
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@Dashrender said in Pentagon Warns Against Using Lenovo Equipment:
@scottalanmiller said in Pentagon Warns Against Using Lenovo Equipment:
@Dashrender said in Pentagon Warns Against Using Lenovo Equipment:
Someone p.m. me telling me that their entire business with standardized on AIM.
When I worked for the US Senate, that was what they were using.
When was that though?
Been a while, very early 2000s.
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I see Lenovo adds ALL over the place on spiceworks. No idea why.
Just me?
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@Tim_G said in Pentagon Warns Against Using Lenovo Equipment:
I see Lenovo adds ALL over the place on spiceworks. No idea why.
Just me?
If you install uBlock Origin, ads will all go away. If you still see ads, just right-click and choose "block element", and that ad will go away as well.
The answer to your question, however, is MONEY. Money is why you still see Lenovo ads on SW. They will advertise anything they get paid to advertise.
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@RojoLoco said in Pentagon Warns Against Using Lenovo Equipment:
The answer to your question, however, is MONEY. Money is why you still see Lenovo ads on SW. They will advertise anything they get paid to advertise.
yep, no social responsibility what so ever.
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@RojoLoco said in Pentagon Warns Against Using Lenovo Equipment:
@Tim_G said in Pentagon Warns Against Using Lenovo Equipment:
I see Lenovo adds ALL over the place on spiceworks. No idea why.
Just me?
If you install uBlock Origin, ads will all go away. If you still see ads, just right-click and choose "block element", and that ad will go away as well.
The answer to your question, however, is MONEY. Money is why you still see Lenovo ads on SW. They will advertise anything they get paid to advertise.
I did have adblock plus installed in Edge... "did"... I have no idea what happened to it! I did not uninstall it, and I don't see it in the menu anymore.
...nice one Microsoft!
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Seems like somethings disappear after updates.
When I install 1607 on a machine with .Net 3.0 installed, after the first reboot, it prompts me to reinstall it.
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@Tim_G said in Pentagon Warns Against Using Lenovo Equipment:
@RojoLoco said in Pentagon Warns Against Using Lenovo Equipment:
@Tim_G said in Pentagon Warns Against Using Lenovo Equipment:
I see Lenovo adds ALL over the place on spiceworks. No idea why.
Just me?
If you install uBlock Origin, ads will all go away. If you still see ads, just right-click and choose "block element", and that ad will go away as well.
The answer to your question, however, is MONEY. Money is why you still see Lenovo ads on SW. They will advertise anything they get paid to advertise.
I did have adblock plus installed in Edge... "did"... I have no idea what happened to it! I did not uninstall it, and I don't see it in the menu anymore.
...nice one Microsoft!
Adblock plus lost my support when they started taking money from advertisers to classify some ads as "acceptable"... to me, there is no such thing as an acceptable ad. But, ABP remains the only blocker for IE, and presumably for Edge. My recommendation is to use something like Opera (or chrome, or firefox, etc.) with uBlock installed.
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@RojoLoco said in Pentagon Warns Against Using Lenovo Equipment:
... to me, there is no such thing as an acceptable ad.
I don't mind ads on sites...with the one exception that they are like they are here: visible and out of the way.
Most of the links I see these days (especially on my phone!) all have some kind of thing to interrupt me while I'm reading -- a popup asking for my email, or an add that I have to "scroll away"... I quit looking at a site as soon as it starts that crap.
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@dafyre said in Pentagon Warns Against Using Lenovo Equipment:
@RojoLoco said in Pentagon Warns Against Using Lenovo Equipment:
... to me, there is no such thing as an acceptable ad.
I don't mind ads on sites...with the one exception that they are like they are here: visible and out of the way.
Most of the links I see these days (especially on my phone!) all have some kind of thing to interrupt me while I'm reading -- a popup asking for my email, or an add that I have to "scroll away"... I quit looking at a site as soon as it starts that crap.
Exactly, side or bottom ads are fine. i want sites to get revenue so they can continue being free to viewing public, but the inturruptus maximus has got to stop!
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@Tim_G said in Pentagon Warns Against Using Lenovo Equipment:
I see Lenovo adds ALL over the place on spiceworks. No idea why.
Just me?
Lenovo is one of a select few companies that spend lots and lots of money on advertising with Spiceworks. They seem to get special treatment from that. Also makes me question weather I can continue to trust anything Spiceworks related
