As the sixth tip says, “Don’t run as Administrator”. Any program you run while using an admin account has those same privilegdes this includes malware. UAC (user access control) has limited the danger some but it is far better for you to not have those privilegdes at all. Of course you will not be able to…
Category: Security
Preventing Ransomeware
You must be diligent to prevent randsomeware or any other malware from get on your computer or network. Here are some important security tip: Your first line of defence is to keep your operating system up-to-date. If all of those computers in Europe had updated their operating systems those machines would never have gotten infected. Make…
What is WannaCry?
The world has gone paranoid since last months ransomeware attacks in Europe. Banks and Hospitals transactions have been shut-down do to a soficticated piece of malware called WannaCry. “WannaCry” is a software package when ran on a out-of-date Windows machine it encrypts all of the file on that computer or computer network. The only apparent solution is…
Is LastPass Still Safe?
Once again Tavis Ormandy has found some flaws in LastPass. Once again we are asking the question, “Is LastPass safe to use?” Here’s Steve Gibson to tell you what to do..
Protect Your Privacy With A VPN Tunnel
Private Internet Access™ is a VPN service that encrypts your connection and provides you with an anonymous IP to protect your privacy. Private Internet Access provides state of the art, multi-layered security with advanced privacy protection using VPN tunneling. Scroll below to the Security Layers section to learn more about each individual layer. PIA cost $39.95…
Phishing Emails, How To Stop Them
I got this email from PayPal with a link to see my PayPal statement. Clicking the button activated my Ublock Origin. I copied the link address and pasted it into a text editor and examined it. It was from epl.paypal-communication.com/T/v200000158…. As it turns out it was not a fishing email but it could have been….
Have I been pwned? What can you do?
Have I Been Pwned? (HIBP) is a website that allows internet users to check if their personal data has been compromised by data breaches. The service collects and analyzes dozens of database dumps and pastes containing information about hundreds of millions of leaked accounts, and allows users to search for their own information by entering…
LastPass’s Premium Features Are Now Free
LastPass, premium features are now free. Since it’s inception LastPass’s services have been free but you could not use a free account with a mobile device. Now even that is free. You must still get a premium account to to get some of the features including: Family Sharing – up to 5 users YubiKey &…
Learn Ethical Hacking
What is Ethical Hacking The term white hat in Internet slang refers to an ethical computer hacker, or a computer security expert, who specializes in penetration testing and in other testing methodologies to ensure the security of an organization’s information systems. This is a unique skill that requires many, many hours of training and study….
Time to Uninstall QuickTime
Apple has announced that they will no longer update QuickTime for Windows. QuickTime is a media player from Apple. You may not recall installing QuickTime but if you have installed iTunes you have it. Trend Micro has already found security flaws in QuickTime and Apple says they will not fix them. This being the case…
Good-N-Free Meetup 