Google’s Free Dark Web Monitoring Helps You Protect Your Online Identity Keeping your personal information safe online is an ongoing battle. Data breaches happen all the time, and your email address, password, or other personal details could end up for sale on the dark web. Google is offering a free tool to every Gmail account holder to… Read More »
Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers – 051725 It’s a typical May here in the Great Lakes; steamy one day, chilly the next. Bring a jacket just in case. And, of course, it’s Saturday, and you know what that means! It is time for another Saturday Bonus Questions & Answers edition. Sometimes, the best tips and tricks are… Read More »
Warning to All 1.8bn Gmail Users Over Password Hack; 5 Ways to Know Your Google Account Password Has Been Compromised; AI Has a Problem – It’s Hallucinating, and More! Every day, we scan the tech world for interesting news, sometimes from outside the tech world. Every Thursday, we feature news articles that grabbed our attention over the… Read More »
The Cloudeight Ten Commandments of Safe Computing We could write a book (you know us) about computer safety (and we have), but we wanted to pare down our list and create the Ten Commandments of Safe Computing. Our missions are to help you with your computer, help you safely navigate the web, and keep you safe… Read More »
Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly – Issue #1121 – Now Available Online Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly, Issue #1121, was sent to all subscribers on Friday, April 4, 2025, at 8:40 AM, U.S. Eastern Daylight Time. If you didn’t receive our latest newsletter, it’s because your ISP didn’t deliver it… or it’s in your spam folder. If you have problems receiving… Read More »
What’s the Difference Between Phishing and Smishing? In today’s world, we’re constantly bombarded with messages, emails, and notifications. Thankfully, most are benign, but some are malicious, aiming to steal our personal information or financial data. Two of the most common methods used by cybercriminals are phishing and smishing. They both have the same goal—stealing your personal or… Read More »