Practical Security Wisdom for Daily Life – Security Minded. Cybersecurity 101.
Hackers have sophisticated tools that can easily defeat passwords based on dictionary words and common patterns. Under Lock & Key! Creating strong passwords offers greater security for minimal effort. You can buy a small padlock for less than a dollar; but you should not count on it to protect anything of value. A thief could […]
Three Keys to avoiding Phishing E-mails and Ransomware Attacks.
Cyberattacks rely on human error. Whether a large-scale onslaught or a smaller, more targeted campaign, all successful phishing and email-based ransomware attacks are disruptive and damaging on some level. And the simple reality is that they rely on human error. For cyberattacks to succeed, someone, somewhere, needs to take the bait. Cybercriminals utilize social engineering […]
