Sep 5, 2016 | Office 365, security
Virus emails from the bad guys have been steadily getting more sophisticated and harder to spot, but careful proofreaders have almost always been able to find errors in spelling and grammar that give them away. “Your mailbox has exceeded the storage limit may can not...
Aug 17, 2016 | Chrome, IE, Internet, security
When you hover over a link in Outlook or a web browser, a small window pops up to show you where the link really goes. If the real link doesn’t match the sender or doesn’t match what you expect, assume it is poisoned and don’t click it. This is a basic security...
Aug 14, 2016 | security, Windows10
Windows Defender is the built in antivirus program included free with Windows 10. It provides all the security that you need, quietly and efficiently. The combination of Windows Defender and all the security improvements in Windows over the last ten years means that...
Aug 7, 2016 | security, Windows tips, Windows10
Windows 10 allows you to log in with a PIN instead of a password. In fact, you’re required to set up a PIN before you can set up Windows Hello to log in with a fingerprint or facial recognition. A PIN is four or more numbers, exactly like the PIN for your debit card....
Jun 8, 2016 | Android, Apple, Google, LastPass, Microsoft, security, web_services, Windows10
We’re drowning in passwords. Slowly – slowly! – we are moving out of the Age Of Passwords. Better alternatives exist. Apple has integrated fingerprints deeply into iOS and fingerprint readers are turning up on many Android phones. Microsoft has built Windows Hello...
Jun 5, 2016 | LastPass, remote, security, web_services
Don’t re-use the same password over and over. TeamViewer is in the news this week because of a nasty ongoing security problem. It might not be TeamViewer’s fault, and with luck it won’t affect any of you, my loyal and much-loved readers. But the story illustrates an...
