You have probably heard about the most recent technology security problem. The personal data of 6 million Verizon customers were leaked online. Verizon said that the problem was the result of a misconfigured security setting on a cloud server. The error made available online the names, phone numbers and PIN codes of customers. Unless you … Continue reading
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BASIC CYBER SECURITY TIPS FOR THE EVERYDAY HOME USER
Even in 2016 there are many people that still believe that hackers only go after businesses and organizations. Technology bad guys are just like any other type of crook. They go after the easiest target that will bring them the most reward. The reward could be money, notoriety, belief in a cause or simply just … Continue reading
GOT HEARTBLEED TROUBLE?
A SECURE WEBSITE, A LOCK, HTTPS – WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? Hackers are always thinking of ways to steal your information. We are told to make sure that we are using a secure website whenever personal\private information is being sent. The two main ways to know if a site is secure is if it … Continue reading
BING HAS MORE POISONED LINKS THAN GOOGLE?
Last week, a study by Fraser Howard, one of the main researchers at Sophos Labs (a computer security software and hardware company) suggested that you are twice more likely to click on a poisoned link at Bing.com than you are at Google.com. A poisoned link is a link that takes you to an infected website … Continue reading
DO YOU KNOW WHO IS WATCHING YOU?
There are several websites that provide totally free services such as Google Mail, Facebook, LinkedIn, Foursquare, etc. Do you ever wonder how they are able to provide services for free? In order to have a website you must have a server and access to the Internet. Depending on how complex the website is, you may … Continue reading
WHAT ARE COOKIES AND WHY SUPER COOKIES SHOULD CONCERN YOU
Cookies are small text files that get stored on your computer by websites that you visit. A cookie can also be known as an HTTP cookie, web cookie or browser cookie. WHAT’S THE POINT? Cookies are mainly used to track website activity. Most websites will tell you that they use cookies to personalize your experience … Continue reading
Know Before You Click – Web of Trust
There was a time when you actually had to do a little bit of work to infect your computer with a virus, such as open an infected file that you had on a diskette, CD, USB drive or that you received in an email. Now all you have to do is visit an infected website … Continue reading
