Virus, malware, and security in general
2-Step Verification Recently, it was reported that a prominent security expert acquired a database with 272.3 million eMail accounts, with passwords, from a hacker on a Russian underground forum. All it cost him was a nice review of the hacker’s skills. The stolen IDs/passwords contained […]
Microsoft has made some pretty dumb decisions over the years and among the dumbest must surely be dropping the feature which allowed users to natively password protect a zipped folder containing sensitive files. Microsoft touts each new operating system as more secure than the last,
Internet Safety Continued This is Part 2 of Using Browser Extensions – Internet Safety. We will be covering the two types of programs that probably have the ability to keep you safer than all the others combined: Password Generators/Managers, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and Proxies.
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Why Use Extensions? If you are on the internet a lot, and most people are, then why not do it with the right tools available. Now that Microsoft Edge will be introducing extensions, that means that every major browser out there has extensions that can
Another Day, Another Scam It’s an enigma to me that, despite all the constant warnings and advice, so many people still keep falling victim to scammers. Make no bones about it, scamming is a multi-million dollar business, why? Because it’s inexpensive, effective, and lucrative. It
Bypassing The User Account Controls Do you ever get annoyed by the constant messages generated by the User Account Control dialog box? Frankly I get a little tired of getting the message “Do you want this app to make changes to your PC?” Yes, yes
*Applies to QuickTime on Windows, not on Mac OSX TrendMicro, the well known and reputable security company has issued what they describe as an “urgent call to action” following the discovery of two critical vulnerabilities in Apple’s QuickTime player. What makes this situation “urgent” is
Bitdefender Anti-Ransomware? A well known and popular freeware site recently published an article recommending Bitdefender Anti-Ransomware to its many readers. The article not only didn’t properly explain the software but also failed to mention its limitations. It is, in fact, a poorly researched article containing
Skype is the future Skype is one of those computer innovations that realize my dreams as a young man. When I first saw this on “2001: A Space Odyssey”, I thought it would be amazing to experience this, and it is! You can not only
If you’ve been following the news recently I’m sure you’ve heard of the recent court order granted by the Federal District Court for the District of Central California at the request of the FBI regarding encryption on Apple iPhones. No? Well turn on the TV
Ransomware has come to the OS X world. Typically focused in the PC world, Palo Alto recently discovered that the Transmission BitTorrent installer for OS X was infected with ransomware they have named “KeRanger”. The only other previously identified ransomware for OS X was FileCoder. It was
This topic always has and almost always will elicit a healthy debate. However, in my opinion, there ain’t no such animal. Why? Because, as well as choices being entirely subjective, it also depends largely on each each individual user’s level of computer competency – horses
Yes folks, yet another new Ransomware variant has reared its ugly head. This one is nicknamed ‘Locky’, so called because it encrypts all your important files and renames them with the extension [.locky]. Keep in mind too that Locky will not only scramble files on
We’re all doomed! Scary, right? Well, maybe, but I should explain a bit first. Back in the dark ages of computing, say 2011, Microsoft announced they would implement Secure Boot, which is a protocol included in the UEFI, Unified Extensible Firmware Interface(BIOS successor), in Windows
