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Category: Privacy

  • 3 ways to browse the web anonymously | WeLiveSecurity

    As concern about internet privacy grows and grows, more and more people are actively seeking to browse the web anonymously. There are various ways to avoid being identified or tracked on the internet, although, in fact, “attempt to avoid” might often be more appropriate. Online anonymity can often feel like a fleeting goal, and a…

  • Mozilla Foundation – How to opt out of human review of your voice assistant recordings

    If you’re worried that someone may be listening to your private conversations, you’re not being paranoid. If you have a voice assistant in your home or on your phone, have you ever been concerned that someone from the company could listen to your voice recordings? Recent news coverage confirms that suspicion. At the end of…

  • Security Checklist

    This is a great list to help you stay safe on the internet and through email. It also gives you some great suggestions for products that fit into each checklist item. Stay safe! Be safe on the internet.An open source checklist of resources designed to improve your online privacy and security. Check things off to…

  • Massive Collection #1 Breach Exposes 773 Million Emails

    There’s no shortage of data breaches these days, but this one should make you sit up and pay attention. The newly discovered “Collection #1″ is the largest public data breach by volume, with 772,904,991 unique emails and 21,222,975 unique passwords exposed. https://gizmodo.com/mother-of-all-breaches-exposes-773-million-emails-21-m-1831833456?utm_source=splinter_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2019-01-17

  • Is That Netflix Email Legit? FTC Warns of Phishing Scam – Geek.com

    Read the article to see how to discern whether the email is real or a phishing scam. In a Wednesday warning, the FTC described fake Netflix messages claiming the customer’s account is on hold because the service is “having some trouble with your current billing information.”A screenshot of the email, captured by Ohio police, initially…

  • Cybersecurity 101: Five simple security guides for protecting your privacy | TechCrunch

    TechCrunch has put together 5 separate guides to help you stay safe and protect your privacy. We’ve put together five how-to guides covering cybersecurity basics that anyone can learn — and everyone should learn, including: Why you need to use a password manager Two-factor authentication can save you from hackers How to protect your cell…

  • Is Public WI-FI Safe?

    The following information was sent via email from AARP and answers quite a few questions that my clients have had. Many people don’t realize that connecting to a free wi-fi spot at Starbucks or McDonalds carries quite a bit of risk for the uninformed. Is Public Wi-Fi Safe? Free public Wi-Fi, available at places like…

  • ECSM: Five simple steps to staying safe online now and in the long run

    This is a very informative article from welivesecurity.com. Know the risks It all starts with the awareness of the risks along with the realization that everybody is a potential target. Much of what we do every day involves the internet positively in one way or another. On the other hand, the digital world is also inhabited by…

  • 100+ VPNs & Their Logging Policy (What Logs Are Kept by Who?)

    Everyone should be using a vpn because there seem to be no boundaries on what information can be gleaned from your search and browsing habits. This is not an admission of guilt on the part of anyone who uses a vpn. On the contrary, your personal information belongs to you and is no one else’s…

  • Backdoor in Captcha Plugin Affects 300K WordPress Sites

    Check your WordPress sites for this plugin and remove it   The WordPress repository recently removed the plugin Captcha over what initially appeared to be a trademark issue with the current author using “WordPress” [Editors note: the original page has been removed, we’re now linking to a screen shot.] in their brand name. <…> A backdoor file…