Do you use free wireless service at McDonalds, Panera or Starbucks? While you are enjoying the free wifi your security could be vulnerable, so here are some tips to assist you. Tips to Protect Data on Wifi Network: 1. Make sure you see https 2. Use virtual private network 3. Signup for two step verification […]
Category: Security
What’s Two-Factor Authentication?
Do you know what is Two-Factor Authentication? We keep hearing this term everywhere but why is it being used. The biggest benefit is that it helps deter phishing and identify theft. It’s defined as a multi level identification process that allows a customer access to important information only after they prove their identity in these […]
4 Tips on Phone Security
Now that you got that new mobile phone for the holidays, how do you keep it safe? The rules for keeping both iOS and Android secure are exactly the same: Install updates as soon as they’re available. This is harder on Android as some OEMs are really bad about pushing patches. Don’t jailbreak/root. Doing this is […]
Official Inaugural 2013 App
Today is Inaugural day and if you are making the trek to Washington, then you should probably checkout the official app. I attended a couple inaugurations and this app would have been handy while standing in the cold. I read on AppAdvice that you should be leery when downloading the application because it attempts to opt […]
Social Networking Safety Tips
I stumbled upon this site the other day and discovered some sound tips. Here are tips for helping your kids use social networking sites safely: Understand what information should be private. Only post information you are comfortable others seeing. Use privacy settings to restrict who can access info. Once information is online it can not […]
Google Family Safety Center
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt18TCb_p-M Google recently launched the “Family Safety Center”. This site features tips on how to surf the Internet safely as a family. Google has developed their own set of safety tools like Google Safe Search, Safe Search Lock, Safe Search on Your Phone and YouTube Safety Mode. All these safety features function exactly as they […]
Beware of Scareware
Have you been the victim of scareware? You probably already are infected and don't even know it. The other day I was reminded of how easy you can get deceived online by ordinary system pop-ups. Here is an example of how you can be duped by scareware and what to do to avoid it. I […]
Raising An Internet Saavy Child
Adam Rosenberg (adam@cdt.org), New Media Manager for the Center for Democracy & Technology recently wrote this guest post on Wired. He stressed a few tips he instilled in his children once they reached the age to surf the web. I found these strong relevant tips even in this world of Twitter, Facebook and Foursquare. Tips […]
Big Virus Coming, Tomorrow?
If you haven’t been paying attention to the news, a big virus is set to launch tomorrow. The Conflicker Worm will take control of your computer without you even knowing it. Apple users you are safe for the moment. What can you do to prevent infection of your PC? Download the Microsoft update – http://update.microsoft.com/ […]
9+0+# on Your Telephone
A friend of mine received a telephone call recently from an individual identifying himself as an AT&T Service Technician (could also be Telus) who was conducting a test on the telephone lines. He stated that to complete a test they should touch nine(9), zero(0), the pound sign (#), and then hang up. Luckily, they were […]