I got a weird call this weekend. That’s nothing special — my phone blows up with robocalls all day every day, just like everyone else’s — but the caller ID for this call caught my eye. It said “Cdc Natl Immun.” I thought about it for a seco…
There are many things we do online without thinking too much about them. We are often in such a hurry to accomplish necessary tasks online, or engrossed in what we are doing, that we open ourselves up to risks and cyber threats we might not…
Even if you don’t know much about internet security, you’ve probably heard the term firewall, if only from movies and shows about hackers trying to break into computer systems. The term firewall originally came from a flame resistant barrie…
Full confession: I do not use TikTok. As a certified Old Millennial, the only places I’ve watched TikTok videos (is that what the kids call them?) is when they’re reposted to Instagram. I chose not to jump on that particular social media ba…
Did you know that out of the 8.9 million enterprise malware reports that Microsoft had in the last 30 days that over 60% came from education? The next closest industry is business and professional services, at only 10%.
Angela McNamara, a Facebook user in Canada, got three bad surprises in a row. First, her Facebook profile was hacked and taken over. Second, the attackers activated Facebook’s two-factor authentication (2FA), using the extra security featur…
Twitter’s original goal was to make it possible for one person to speak to many people all at once — basically, the biggest group chat anyone had ever imagined. So it’s probably not surprising that privacy isn’t really the first thing that …
I’m old enough to remember a time when Amazon was just a cheaper way to get your (overpriced) college textbooks. “Prime” referred primarily to beef. Same-day shipping was a pipe dream. No one knew Jeff Bezos’ name.
It was a simpler time.&n…
Last year, kids across the world became pros at digital learning. They became wizards at Wi-Fi, sorcerers on smartphones, and mere apprentices at internet privacy. Whether they are attending in person or still remote, it’s already time to s…
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about the Avast Red Team’s top 5 security tips for businesses. The Red Team specializes in protecting users on company-wide levels, and our key to success is the way we use offensive techniques for defensive purp…