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05/11/2022

May's Patch Tuesday includes one actively exploited zero-day vulnerability and some other interesting ones.

06/20/2021

PSA - Do not fall for scams. This is a long video but explains how they trick people into sending them money and sometimes LOTS of 💵 . The basics are they call and leave you a message something about your computer or a refund you are due. At some point they have you start a remote session with them on your computer. It’s all over from there.

I teamed up with Mark Rober and Jim Browning to take on internet phone scammers and deliver a glitterbomb trap to catch a money mule. Will these scammers ge...

05/31/2018

Take action to protect your router from the latest VPNFilter malware

04/19/2016

Keeping antivirus and malware detection programs up to date is not something you should put off.

Hiding your money under your mattress may seem like an antiquated idea, but it may be the only way to stop a new hybrid malware monster that is attacking American and Canadian bank accounts. Known as GozNym, the malicious code actually combines two already powerful viruses known as Nymaim and Gozi.…

10/14/2015

Oct. 1 was the deadline for retailers and credit card companies to make the switch to providing and processing cards embedded with a chip to reduce fraud, but it has also provided an opportunity for scammers. If you get a call or email from your credit card company asking you to update your account information or share personal information so you can be issued a card with the new chip, beware. That’s something your card company won’t do. Learn more: http://tiny.cc/yspm4x security |

10/12/2015

Food for thought: “The real problem is not whether machines think, but whether men do.” B.F. Skinner |

07/28/2015

Android phone users, check out this article about a major flaw in the software: “In this attack, the target would not need to goof up — open an attachment or download a file that’s corrupt. The malicious code would take over instantly, the moment you receive a text message.” | |

A security gap on the most popular smartphone operating system was discovered by security experts in a lab and is so far not widely exploited. It would let malicious code take over a phone instantly.

07/04/2015

“It will be celebrated … with pomp and parade … bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other.” John Adams (1735-1826) May your Fourth of July be full of safe pomp and celebration! | |

06/26/2015

Happy Friday! “I have NOT lost my mind — I have it backed up in the cloud somewhere.”
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06/22/2015

Scam alert: “Facebook users: If you receive messages from an account titled ‘Facebook recovery,’ report them at once and do not follow the directions. They are part of a scam.” | |

Facebook users: If you receive messages from an account titled “Facebook recovery,” report them at once and do not follow the directions. They are part of a scam.

06/03/2015

If you’d like your phone battery to stay charged longer, check out which apps drain it the most (a social media giant that shall remain nameless is one of them) and tips to make it last.

The mobile apps that drain your phone's battery the fastest.

05/20/2015

: reduce, recycle, reuse. Find out where you can recycle your used smart phones and electronics: http://tiny.cc/1q3gyx

“For every million cell phones we recycle, 35,000 pounds of copper, 772 pounds of silver, 75 pounds of gold and 33 pounds of palladium can be recovered.” (EPA.gov) | |