Most victims of cyber-crime created the vulnerabilities that allowed their computer, network, email account, website, or other service get hijacked. In many cases, especially in the consumer or small business networking environments, they just don’t know what to do, or what to be looking for. But even in business network environments where IT professionals have been in charge of operations, decisions ...
Thank God this hasn’t happened here in the United States (yet). It is not for lack of trying by US law enforcement agencies, though. What am I talking about? Australia recently passed the controversial and totally STUPID anti-encryption law called Telecommunication & Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance & Access) Act of 2018 (TOLA).
TOLA is supposed ...
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Is it a USB cable or a Trojan horse? We have come to consider Trojan horses to be malicious software these days, and part of the virtual world, But the original Trojan Horse was a very physical device. And so is this stunning USB style Trojan.
Called the O.MG Cable by its creator, Mike Grover, whose online handle is MG, this ...
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This week marks the several important anniversaries. Tomorrow 3-11-2019 is the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web, which was conceptualized by Tim Berners-Lee. Prior to his proposal, the Internet existed almost solely as a research network for government and university science and engineering professionals. Sir Tim was concerned that saved research documents were becoming “lost in hyperspace,” and his proposal introduced the concepts of the domain ...
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.From the Electric Frontier Foundation (EFF). Do you like what has happened to your cable and Internet service? In December 2017, the FCC voted to roll back the 2015 Open Internet Order, giving Internet service providers (ISPs) free reign to engage in unfair and discriminatory data practices. That ...
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A VPN can provide a way to keep your location private by replacing the IP address of your ISP’s gateway router with an anonymous IP from the VPN provider’s pool. It will prevent your ISP, or Google and other websites from discovering your location, tracking your activity online, or saving your search history. The contents of your communications are changed from plaintext ...
If you are looking to protect yourself and your computer communications by using a VPN, the hardest part often is knowing where to start. There are dozens of companies providing VPN services for a fee. How can you know which one is best for you?
There are a number of features to consider when shopping for a VPN service. Some of the features ...
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Subject: Will I see you next Tuesday?Are you able to make it to my class next Tuesday?
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Bob Weiss | The WyzCo Group
Like most website owners, security is never at the top of our priorities. It’s only when someone we know gets hacked that we realize how common it is for websites to be compromised by ...
Continue Reading →If you travel frequently, for business or personal reasons, you may need a VPN. Or if you spend a lot of time connected to public wi-fi networks in hotels, libraries, coffee shops, restaurants, airports or elsewhere, you may need a VPN. Or if you need to connect to the business (or home) network back at the office over the Internet, you may ...
Hey – winter in Alaska might even be worse than it is in Minnesota. From the Smithsonian.
This is a race where no one wants to be number two. LOL
