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Diplomatic Security Special Agent Indicted for Possession and Receipt of Child Pornography

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Disable Java Browser Plugin to Improve Browser Security

The Java runtime environment has become one of the most exploited of each operating system. Even the Department of Homeland Security United States warns users to disable Java unless
they have a good reason to use it. For most of the days of the Web sites that require Java applets has long since passed. However, there are still a number of desktop applications in Java in a simple uninstall is not practical. Instead, a good way to minimize risk is to disable Java browser plugin. This is the main attack vector, or as Java is exploited, in most cases, and closing the door that will significantly improve the security of your device.

The plugin can be disabled in most modern browsers. Below are the instructions for how to disable the Java plugin for the popular Internet browsers.

Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer and click on the gear icon on the far right side of the window.
2. Select Manage Add-ons.
3. While the Toolbars and Extensions section is selected, change the Show box to All add-ons.
4. Scroll down through the add-on list until you get to the Oracle America, Inc. section.
5. Right click on each Oracle add-on and select Disable.
6. Click close when you are finished and then close and restart Internet Explorer.

It is important to understand that this will disable applications from running in the browser but be very careful of any applications that launch as a download since those bypass IE completely.

Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome and navigate to chrome://plugins/
2. Locate the Java plug-in and click Disable.
3. Restart Chrome.

Firefox

1. Open Firefox and hit Ctrl + Shift + A to bring up the Add-ons Manager.
2. Select the Plugins category.
3. Locate all java related plugins and click the Disable Button.
4. Restart Firefox.

Devastating Tsunami Hits Peter Van Buren Security Clearance and Diplomatic PPT Swept Away in Foggy Waters

The diplomat of 23 years experience now has to use the Visitors Entrance of the U.S. State Department?  Well, thats what it looks like.  Some folks are quite happy with that - to see Mr. Van Burens work bag inspected and Mr. Van Buren wanded every time he goes into the Big House.  I suspect that the somebodies rather that he does not show up, but so far, they have not yet figure out how to fire him. Theyre pouring over the FAM on what regs to cite for that. I hate to think how much manhour-cost the taxpayers are expending just for this very important task.

The good news is, anonymous officials of the State Department can now tell their media contacts that Mr. Van Buren is officially under investigation. But dont worry, the official spokesman will continue to say that this is an internal, personnel matter that he/she is unable to discuss publicly for privacy reasons. 

I cant say for sure who in the Big House reads our blog. But somebody took our advice not to order a tsunami on the book launch of Peter Van Burens We Meant Well last September 27. It would have looked, you know, bad and vindictive. Well, they followed that advice until today.

On October 18, the ordered tsunami finally hit the cubicle of FSO Peter Van Buren. He was stripped of his security clearance. Well, stripped might be too strong a word. His Top Secret security clearance was officially "suspended" pending the outcome of an ongoing investigation. The suspension of security clearance is, of course, not formal revocation, nor does it indicate that a revocation is in the works.  It is an ongoing investigation, you see.

They also took away his diplomatic passport. Perhaps, they were afraid, he would run away and fly back to Iraq using his black passport. That must be it.

I cant find anywhere in the FAM the regs governing the confiscation of a diplomatic passport. Regs must be behind the firewall.  The Bureau of Consular Affairs has a special issuance unit that does just the issuance of diplomatic and official passports. But it sounds like the "somebodies" at the State Department can also demand the surrender of the black passport at any time; need not even have to be officials of the Consular Bureau.

Well, anytime, they dont want you to run away to Iraq. Its for your own protection. 

So after 23 years, the veteran diplomats ability to handle protected information is now in question. 

It has nothing to do, of course, with writing a critical book about our reconstruction boondoggle in Iraq.

Yo guys, that sounds suspiciously lame, you realized that? 

.....You dont care?

Well, tigers must eat meat ....

Disable Security Center notification in Windows 10

If you like customizing Win10 just like me, the first thing you did was disable the Security center service, like this.

Then you noticed an annoying notification poping up each time you start Windows (I don�t have an image showing it). And when I say annoying, I mean it. So, let�s disable it.

Download this little .reg file and double click it. What this file does is gives you like a �super user� privilege on the files you choose. Now, what to do?

Go to C:WindowsSystem32, find these two file:

ActionCenter.dll

ActionCenterCPL.dll

Use the �Take Ownership� on each of those, and modify the name.

I never recommend deleting the files or changing the name to something hard to remember. Just add an �.old� at the end, or do like me and add a �--� at the beginning.

And that�s it, restart you pc.