Any good hitter can tell you the secret to hitting is to keep your eye on the ball. If a hitter is distracted by the scoreboard, the fans, or even a sheet of paper blowing across the field, it’s not very likely he’s going to hit the ball. So it is with dangers you face on the Internet.… Read More »
Here’s a tip you won’t remember until you need it. But this little tip can pull you out of some serious problems. There are hundreds of new rogue security programs (also known as “scareware) on the Web, and they all follow the same M.O. Viruses, Trojans, keyloggers, spyware, and other malicious files are very dangerous, but if you’re… Read More »
Fifteen years ago, people in the technology field were very concerned about online privacy. They came up with a convoluted and complicated privacy solution called P3P. it failed to win the approval of anyone other than geeks because it was far too complex, complicated, and unwieldy for the average user to learn. P3P went down the proverbial tubes.… Read More »
OK folks. We’re determined to keep you safe. We don’t want you being a hacker’s next victim. If you use Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, online banking, do online shopping, pay bills online, or log into any site where your personal information is stored – and you use a simple dictionary word password, or your birthday, or your name,… Read More »
Windows users are being urged to install a patch for a critical flaw in Windows’ Remote Desktop Protocol which can lead to remote code execution. Microsoft is warning Windows users the world over to apply the security patch released yesterday as soon as possible, following the discovery of a flaw in the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) server. Security… Read More »
Carole wants to know what we think of this Start Page Have you ever heard of something called Start Page (see https://www.startpage.com/eng/protect-privacy.html ). Someone had posted something about this on Facebook, so curious what you “guys” think about it. I am not interested myself, but would like to let others know if it is good or not. Thanks Carole… Read More »