As you begin to learn the essentials of computer and network security you will encounter many new terms: encryption, port, Trojan and more. Firewall will be a term that will appear again and again. So, what is a firewall? What […]
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Wireless network routers and access points—as well as many IoT and smart home gadgets—typically come with a built-in web interface that you can access to change the options and configuration settings, like the Wi-Fi password or the DNS settings. Like
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One of the problems with passwords is that users forget them. In an effort to not forget them, they use simple things like their dog’s name, their son’s first name and birthdate, the name of the current month- anything that
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You wouldn’t write your credit card number on an un-sealed postcard and send it through the postal service (I hope). So, why would you do that with your email? One of the common-sense measures you should consider is encrypting your
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Most users are familiar with common threats such as viruses, worms, spyware and even phishing scams. But, many computer users may think you’re talking about a gardening product to fertilize your flowers or kill the weeds if you mention a
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Phishing attacks continue to evolve and become more sophisticated. Attackers improve their ability to craft messages designed to lure victims and to design websites that appear to be authentic – increasing the chances that you will be caught off guard.
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Social networking is all the rage. Kids these days have mostly moved to Instagram and Snapchat rather than Facebook, but many have profiles and access on all of the above and then some. Various websites continue to sprng up for
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How much information does someone really need to know in order to impersonate you to a third party? Your name? Birth date? Address? Armed with easily found information such as this, and maybe a couple other key pieces of information
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I have a lot of music, but not nearly as much as iTunes suggests. Why? Well, for some reason iTunes likes to create duplicate copies of files. In some cases, iTunes has created four or five duplicate files of the
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If you have a 128GB or 256GB model iPhone and you’re running low on space, I don’t know what to tell you. It’s time to examine your life and question the choices you’ve made up to this point, because that’s
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