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…
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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 “WannaCry” is a software package when ran on a out-of-date Windows machine it encrypts all of the file on that computer or computer network.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….
Malicious Software Removal Tool
Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is a freely distributed virus removal tool developed by Microsoft for the Microsoft Windows operating system. First released on January 13, 2005, it is an on-demand anti-virus tool (“on-demand” means it lacks real-time protection) that scans the computer for specific widespread malware and tries to eliminate the infection. It…
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 &…
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…
Sandboxie
Sandboxie is a sandbox-based isolation program for Windows. Sandboxie uses isolation technology to separate programs from your underlying operating system preventing unwanted changes from happening to your personal data, programs and applications that rest safely on your hard drive. Secure your favorite web browser and block malicious software, viruses, ransom-ware and zero day threats by isolating such…
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