Your using Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive or many others, to backup your computer data. Is it really safe? In most cases uploading of the files is completely secure. The problem starts once the data reaches the server. For those companies to provide many of the services they provide like file-sharing and sharing to other…
Category: Security
Backing Up Your Computer
There are many threats to your computing data including; computer malfunctions, accidental destruction , and ransomeware. That being the case there are three primary rules for protecting your data, they are; backup, backup backup. Backup being the most important thing you can do, how should you go about it? First of all you should have…
Brave With Tor
Your maybe aware of the Brave Browser. I’ve spoken of it before. Brave is a free and open-source web browser developed by Brave Software, Inc. based on the Chromium web browser. It blocks ads and website trackers, and provides a way for users to send cryptocurrency contributions in the form of Basic Attention Tokens to…
Do You Need a VPN?
All of the time you see commercials on TV / Internet for VPN (Virtual Private Network) services like Nord VPN, Express VPN, Private InternetAccess and many other. These things must be great because they protect you from all of the bad stuff out there. No more prying eyes on your web searches, you can do…
What Is Signal?
Signal is a cross-platform encrypted messaging service developed by the Signal Foundation (a non-profit )and Signal Messenger LLC. It uses the Internet to send one-to-one and group messages, which can include files, voice notes, images and videos. Its mobile apps can also make one-to-one voice and video calls, and the Android version can optionally function…
Critical Vulnerability in Older Versions of Windows
If you are running an old version of Windows it is absolutely vital that you keep your OS up to date. Many users of Windows 7 and XP have become lax in maintaining their Windows security patches and are in danger of becoming infected with malware. As OS versions become End Of Life it may…
Password Checkup Extension
Password Checkup helps you secure accounts that were affected by data breaches. Wherever you sign-in, if you enter a username and password that is no longer safe due to appearing in a data breach known to Google, you’ll receive an alert. Please reset your password. If you use the same username and password for any…
Spot Fake News With SurfSafe
SurfSafe is a Chrome extension that helps you spot fake news online. It protects users from misleading, photoshopped, and fake news throughout the Internet. This extension marks the level of safety of an image or article on the corners. Never again will you be misled by photoshopped images scattered throughout the Internet.
PSI Is Shutting Down
One of the best way to keep your Windows computer secure has been Personal Software Inspector (PSI) from Flexera (Formerly Secunia). PSI identifies missing security patches on user’s private PC, and automatically installs them when possible. Unfortunately Flexera has ended support for PSI as of April 20th. I will miss PSI and its functionality. I tried…
Make Your Data Truly Secure
Worried about the CLOUD act that was sprung on the American people? Let Steve Gibson from Security Now tell you about the CLOUD act, what it does, why it does it and what you can do to protect yourself and the others in your circle of trust.
Good-N-Free Meetup 