How to Export Passwords from Google Chrome Many of you who don’t use a separate password manager use the de facto password manager in Chrome. And that’s OK because Chrome requires you to enter your Windows PIN or password before you can see the passwords. If you’ve ever wanted a list of your passwords for safekeeping… Read More »
Fresh start: How to prevent malware infections in 2021 Emsisoft Blog, January 19, 2021, by Jareth (Darcy & I would like to thank the Emsisoft team for allowing us to share this article with you. ) This is Part 1 of our “Fresh Start” series, a collection of straightforward guides to help you rebuild your… Read More »
Check Your Router and Make Sure It’s Hacker-free You’re doing everything right – using good security software, a strong Wi-Fi network password so you’re safe, right. Well– most likely. Hackers are nothing if not innovative and they can break into a router using what’s known as DNS-hijacking. And if your router is compromised, so are all… Read More »
The 200 Worst Passwords of 2020 We’ve been promoting strong passwords for a long time. We’ve promoted free password managers like LastPass. We’ve written numerous articles such as this one and this one, hoping to help you find easy ways of creating and remembering strong passwords. But we know that not everyone takes strong passwords seriously.… Read More »
Can You Hear Me Now? If you receive a call and hear someone say, “Can you hear me?” you better hang up without saying a word. By asking “Can you hear me” the scammers are trying to coax you into saying “yes”. If you say “Yes” the con artist now has a recording of you saying… Read More »
Your Security Begins with Strong Passwords If we had a dollar for every email, we’ve received that says something like “I’ve been hacked!” we would have hundreds -maybe thousands – of dollars. Yep! We have preached and preached about using a password manager like LastPass (or pick any good password manager) to create and manage passwords. But… Read More »