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This site is great for staying safer online. It provides a list of recommendations to use the Internet more safely. There are suggestions for managing your passwords, data encryption, virtual private networks, online privacy, app permissions, social media settings, email security, phishing, software updates. Are any of those words new to you? The checklist includes… Continue reading Be Safe Online
If you're like most Internet users, you've probably created several accounts that you never use and have even forgotten about. You can use the emails about the updated privacy policies as a reminder to clean up your accounts.
How safe are your online accounts? It's important to use a different password for each of your accounts. A breach in one account puts any other accounts that use the same password at risk as well. Check if your email addresses have been used in any data breaches using SpyCloud. Once you submit an email… Continue reading Account Safety
Spectre and Meltdown are two massive security vulnerabilities found in smartphone chips. If you have any devices with a processor, you're likely affected by these vulnerabilities. Desktops, laptops, cloud computers, smartphones and some internet of things devices are all affected. The vulnerability makes use of a feature of modern processors, called speculative execution. Security experts do… Continue reading Spectre/Meltdown
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