From Safety.com. On Monday we shared the beginning of this article by Emily Ferron.
Internet Safety Tips from the Experts
JUN
From Safety.com. On Monday we shared the beginning of this article by Emily Ferron.
From Safety.com. Today’s kids are digital natives, and so are many parents. But tech savvy doesn’t always translate into increased safety online. We asked cybersecurity experts for the best and most practical internet safety tips for kids, teens and parents.
Nowadays, kids are spending more time online. ...
The fact is, most of us had our Social Security numbers stolen three years ago, in the Equifax credit history breach of March 2017. But there are many other breaches where SSNs were taken along with other personally identifying information (PII). Your Social Security information can also be stolen from your mailbox, which is a crime, ...
Continue Reading →Are some common cybersecurity terms racist? Is the personal computer world being attacked by the politically correct world? It seems that’s the accusation being leveled against the terms “blacklist” and “whitelist.”
In a recent post, the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) announced that it is changing the way it talks about the good and the bad in ...
Continue Reading →Losing control of a major online shopping account like your Amazon account is a huge problem. An account hijacker could purchase all sorts of high end goods, jewelry, electronics, gift cards. Really, almost anything is for sale on Amazon. If you have a Prime membership, an attacker also has access to your video and music streaming account as well. This access can ...
Continue Reading →If you think it seems like there is more activity, attacks, and exploits from cyber-criminals and other bad actors, you may be right. Malware exploits can be easily bought online as kits complete with installation assistance and technical support. Just as the business web is moving everything to “The Cloud” with AaaS (Anything as a Service), the denizens of the ...
Continue Reading →Web hosting behemoth GoDaddy just filed a data breach notification with the US state of California.
On May 4, 2020, GoDaddy, one of the world’s largest website hosting providers, disclosed that the SSH credentials of approximately 28,000 GoDaddy hosting accounts were compromised by an unauthorized attacker.
I have been predicting the death of the password for several years now, but all of us are still using them, even if they are easily stolen, cracked, or bypassed. A password by itself is not all that secure anymore. But there are several simple steps you can take to make them more secure.
Do not:
In the past, Mac devices have largely been out of cybercriminals’ crosshairs. While hackers occasionally launched malware attacks against Mac machines, they targeted Windows devices much more often. But this is no longer the case.
For the first time, cyberthreats targeting Mac devices have outpaced those targeting Windows machines. In 2018, there was an average of 4.8 threats detected per Mac endpoint. In ...
Continue Reading →The TSA is allowing people to bring larger bottles of hand sanitizer with them on airplanes:
Continue Reading →Passengers will now be allowed to travel with containers of liquid hand sanitizer up to 12 ounces. However, the agency cautioned that the shift could mean slightly longer waits at ...