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One of the most important systems that makes the Internet easy to use has absolutely no security in its current form. This means that your Internet service provider (and some others) can easily see every website that you visit. (Since you have “nothing to hide” this should not be a problem, right?)
DNS or the Domain Name System is the networking protocol that finds websites and resources on the ...
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Is Linux “safer” to use than Windows? Is it immune to malware? You may be under the assumption that Linux is not vulnerable to the same exploits that plague Windows systems. If so, you would be incorrect. Linux has its very own set of vulnerabilities and working exploits, and Linux servers and computers need anti-malware software protection just as much as their Windows counterparts. Today we will look at some ...
I seldom do product reviews in this blog, and certainly not garden tools but this one is so great I just had to tell you about it. It is the Root Slayer Carbon Steel Shovel by Radius Garden on The Grommet web site.
This spade is so great at digging out volunteer tree saplings, root balls, old stumps, and tired out overgrown shrubs, I wish I had this tool for years. The edges are a ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
From the About Damn Time Dept.
Often it seems that security policies are designed with the assumption that average computer users are ID10Ts (idiot users). Related terms such as PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair), PICNIC (Problem In Chair, Not In Computer), IBM error (Idiot Behind Machine error) and other similar phrases illustrate the dark side of our interactions with our users. Sometimes we allow ...
There are members of the cybersecurity profession who say that Cybersecurity Awareness Training is a waste of time and money, because the average computer user just doesn’t care or can’t retain technical information. To them, I repeat a quote from Eppie Lederer aka Ann Landers – “If you think education is expensive – try ignorance.” I firmly believe that one of the best returns on investment in the cybersecurity realm is Cybersecurity Awareness Training for your employees.
You and your employees are ...
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Tomorrow is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. In the pantheon of Geek Holidays, Talk Like A Pirate Day is one of my favorites. I mean, how often do you get a reason wear a tricorn hat, carry a saber, perch a parrot on your shoulder and walk around saying “Aaaarrrh” and “Yaaarrrh, matey.”
The other Geek Holidays?
You think you are the clever one because you never use the Internet for online banking, online shopping, or managing accounts like your retirement account, gas and electric utilities, telephone, cell phone, and Internet. Open a Facebook account? Never! You think you are safer from account hijacking and identity theft because you never set up any online accounts. If you don’t have it, they can’t hack it – right? Wrong!
If ...
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