Tomorrow is World Password Day

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:

  • Do not use personal information. Information such as  your name, or the name of your pet, spouse, ...
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Guest Post – Mac Threats Are On The Rise

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 ...

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Take a Tour of the Dark Web Online

I am scheduled to take anyone interested on a Tour of the Dark Web, on Monday May 11 starting at 6:30 pm.  The Tour is being sponsored by Stillwater Community Education and offered on the Zoom platform.  You can register for the Tour here.  The class fee is $34.00.

Is the “Dark Web” just filled with Internet scammers, criminals, drug dealers and weapons merchants? The Dark Web ...

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Video: Everything You Want To Know About A Cybersecurity Career

I often get asked to speak to high school students about a career in information technology and cybersecurity.  These engagements typically come from a relationship I have with Minnesota Junior Achievement.  This spring my live presentation was done in by the pandemic, but I was able to create my presentation on Zoom, record it, and submit it to JA for inclusion on their You Tube channel.

I think it turned out ...

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Sunday Funnies – Numbers and Other Funny Business

There are four numbering systems that are used in information technology, binary, octal, decimal, and hexadecimal.  There are also known as Base 2 (numbers 0 and 1), Base 8 (numbers 0 through 7), Base 10 (numbers 0 through 9, and Base 16 (numbers 0-9 and characters a, b, c, d, e f.)

Here are a couple of riddles that you should be able to solve with the information I gave you.

Also, scroll down to see the awesome COVID-19 song by a ...

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