The odd-musings of Jared, the Director of Network Security for IAPS Security Services.

Folks, my blood really boiled today. I’ve rarely been as pissed off as I was today over a story I read on another website. The story I read was entitled “Subpoena seeks names — and lots more — of Web posters” and clearly shows how far the U.S. Government will go to suppress free speech and anonymous comment posting.

Never in my life have I seen such a malicious act such as this. These were common every day people posting their thoughts and opinions. But to have the U.S. Government go in there and serve them with a blanket subpoena demanding all their comment posters information including home address, phone numbers, email addresses, and dates of birth? Just for simply commenting and voicing their opinions? Excuse the fuck out of us Mr. Government! We are The People you have sworn to protect and we have have voices that will be heard!

You cannot silence us Mr. Obama. We shall be heard and the rights of the people shall be exercised! We are no longer sheep to be lead to the slaughter house. We are not part of your global plan for world domination! We have no interest in foreign wars, we have no interest in you deflating the value of our currency, we have no interest in your propaganda. We The People demand our respect and you will give it to us!

Folks, its absolutely important to maintain internet encryption at all times in this day and age. I can guarantee you that governments around the world are tapping your internet records and everything you do. Why? Because they feel the need for absolute control. If they fear you, they arrest you. Simple as that. However, you can fight back. If they are going to tap your lines, make them work for it. Use as much encryption as possible. I personally recommend Secure Shell (SSH) because of the high levels of encryption that it provides and IAPS has multiple countries in which we offer this service.

Folks, the fight for your privacy is in your hands. The biggest question that comes to my mind is this: How far are you willing to let your government push you around and take all your Constitutional rights?

Folks, I’ve tested the new Windows 7 Beta (version 7100) and can confirm full compatibility with all IAPS Security Store services. This includes full compatibility with SSH & VPN services. There’s not much of a real difference between Vista and the new Windows 7 except for graphical design and the placement of certain files. If you are a seasoned veteran of Windows Vista, you’ll notice these changes almost immediately.

For those of you that have decided to stick with Windows XP, you can decide for yourself if upgrading is the right thing for you. I have personally seen a stable operating system with Windows 7 on the computers we have here in the control center.

We performed a direct upgrade from existing installations of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition and the only draw backs we’ve seen are that several existing programs that were loaded on the Windows Vista boxes needed to be reinstalled once the upgrade was complete. With the reinstallations of those certain programs full functionality did return. Overall, a nice operating system but it still needs those finishing touches to make it a gold standard product.

Folks, I’m currently looking into other possible locations where vpn and ssh services might be used from. These are the following 5 locations I’m currently considering:

Iceland
Liechtenstein
Denmark
The Bahamas
Cayman Islands

These are just considerations at this point and no guarantee is implied. I’d appreciate any opinions you guys may have regarding the above locations or any other location that would be beneficial to you. Remember, we can’t offer what you need unless you speak up and be heard. So don’t hesitate.