Google says they do and did a test to prove it! Security Blog Our research shows that simply adding a recovery phone number to your Google Account can block up to 100% of automated bots, 99% of bulk phishing attacks, and 66% of targeted attacks that occurred during our investigation. That is comforting. All the…
Such an innocent looking device! My keyboard. Friend of my fingers, taking my thoughts and making them digital. But in that very act, my thoughts are prey to the silent world of keystroke hackers who can record and steal my keystrokes to gain access to the secret domain of my data. Worse! Do I use my smartphone…
These notes (permitted to be distributed without restriction) shared by Andreesen Horowitz operating partner Joel de la Garza are presented here as a resource for those interested. Passwordless authentication will become a greater reality – issues move beyond the number of customer support calls for password issues, to the need for major entertainment companies to…
I deleted my Facebook account and the world did not come to an end! I am now free to walk about the cabin on this Internet Flight, without being buckled to my seat. It is very freeing. Especially given the excesses that abound and the lack of protection that plagues. For me, it came time to say, “Enough is enough!”
Ratchet your Geek up another notch! A virtual private network (VPN) gives you online privacy and anonymity by creating a private network from a public internet connection. VPNs hide your internet protocol (IP) address so your online actions are untraceable. VPN services establish secure and encrypted connections to provide privacy greater than a secured WiFi hotspot.…
What do you do when your “mother” is a Russian Hacker skimming money off your ad payments? Not a happy day!
We just don’t know about it yet. On November 30, 2018,Marriott Hotel network reported an amazing breach of security. The world’s largest hotel chain said it learned of the breach on September 8. The company said the Marriott hotel network was not affected. “The investigation only identified unauthorized access to the separate Starwood network,” it…
Take another lap around the Password Track While we strongly recommend that you manage your passwords, we do not envision that you would organize the post-its scattered about your desk. Is that insulting? OK. So you have a notebook? Still not good. An Excel spreadsheet? Not bad. But where do you keep the spreadsheet? How…
Cyber-security requires awareness Cryptojacking. Cryptomining. Two names for one and the same threat causing problems for your computer and your smart phone. The name “cryptojacking” comes from the ability of this threat to hide on your device and take it over. Cryptomining is the name given to indicate the reason. Your device is cryptojacked so…
Do you want to change your password now? It is a most painful exercise to change one’s password. Especially when extended to a gazillion different accounts. Just as you have begun to remember that “memorable” password you created in a moment of creative ecstasy, you find you must change it. John Kelly, of the Washington…