Not everyone needs to use the incredible powerful tools known as Tor and Tails. But everyone should understand what they are and what they can do. Tor is a well established infrastructure that enables users to have more privacy when using the Internet. It is free and open source software combined with a well designed […]
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DHS Warns: Only Shop Through Trusted Sources
DHS has been doing a very good job of working with experts in industry to capture best practices for a wide range of cybersecurity issues. They provide insights via their website at: https://www.cisa.gov/ On the topic of shopping safely, they remind all to be very careful, including while searching online. They say: You wouldn’t go […]
Organization of Experts That Know (SANS) Provides Succinct Tips on Home Cybersecurity
Effective cyber security practices are important both at work and at home. This NEW module describes the steps that can be used at home to protect personal devices, Wi-Fi networks, and online accounts. It also covers the importance of information backups, such as Cloud services or external hard drives, in the event of an attack, […]
Reduce The Amount Of Info You Give The Bad Guys
In the modern world everyone is connected. And with governments and businesses posting more and more info about us all online there is some info available on everyone. Bad guys use this info to target you for fraud, scams or sometimes cyber attacks. It may be impossible to remove all info about you from the […]
Here Is How To Beat Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malicious code that is designed to lock up your computer and encrypt your data till you pay some bad guy. Typically ransomware spreads through emails or by visiting a website that has bad code on it because it has been hacked or maybe because it was designed by the bad […]
DNS: The Secret Settings You Can Change To Make It Harder On Hackers
DNS Security is something few of us ever discuss, and with good reason. The Internet’s Domain Name Service (DNS) works like magic, helping your computers communicate with all of cyberspace. DNS works every time you connect to the Internet, letting other computers know how to find your computer so you can experience the Internet. You […]
Your Home Network Will Not Protect Itself: See these simple tips
WiFi will always have inherent vulnerabilities. That is just a fact of modern life. But it doesn’t mean you give up! You can make it harder on the bad guys by taking many simple actions to configure your WiFi. Tips for Securing Your Home WiFI Network: Change your router’s default administrator password. Almost all network […]
US CERT on Securing the Internet of Things
The US CERT provides expert technical advice that can help businesses and home users secure computers, networks and all things cyber. US CERT advice on securing Internet of Things devices includes: Cars, appliances, wearables, lighting, healthcare, and home security all contain sensing devices that can talk to other machines and trigger additional actions. Examples include […]
Protecting Your Home from the Cyber Threat
Protecting Your Home from cyber threats is a constant challenge. There are some pretty significant threats to your private information. Hackers, spies, thieves and even rough AI enabled software bots are all out to get you. On top of that, you can mis-configure something and disclose your personal information yourself. You can be a threat […]
Fingbox: Track all your things cyber and know what WiFi signals are near your house
Fing is a nice app that runs on your smartphone or tablet that will show you who else is on your network. It puts a nice interface on capabilities like Ping, Traceroute and many others and presents information in a way that is fast. You can find links to download the app at Fing.io, and […]