A lot of people have been getting suspicious looking emails in their Gmail today. There is a full fledged phishing scam that is most likely from a nation-state and is stealing information and installing malware on your computer. Take 5 minutes to read the tips below and 5 minutes to watch the video at the […]
Lovers, drivers, foodies, and steppers – change your passwords. A software bug discovered in CloudFlare, a popular web performance and security company, may have compromised the security of over 5 million websites, including Fitbit, Yelp, Uber, and OkCupid. Full list of sites compromised. So change your PASSWORDS! The leakage was discovered by Google security engineer Tavis Ormandy […]
Make a good start to the New Year by practicing a few tips on passwords. Just like you change the battery in your fire alarms, you should change your passwords – right now. First and foremost you need to create a strong password. I know everyone is tired of creating passwords, but if you follow […]
What is Heartbleed? According to Mashable it is, “An encryption flaw called the Heartbleed bug that has exposed a collection of popular websites — from Airbnb and Yahoo to NASA and OKCupid — could be one of the biggest security threats the Internet has ever seen. If you have logged into any of the affected […]
Windows XP support ends Today. While there are many articles on why you should leave Windows XP, or even some why you should stick it out, I think its time to move on, before hackers move in. XP was the answer to the infamous “Y2K” bug. Remember that? Today, Microsoft will release its last batch of […]
Mobile Stats February Summary 48% of all Internet users come from just five countries (Brazil, Russia, China, India and the U.S.). Video accounts for 69% of mobile data traffic. Facebook is the single largest repository for user-generated content such as pics, videos, links and comments. Apple and Android platforms are gaining in the mobile OS […]