Aloha Kakou, I’ve been accumulating information about how to protect yourself from various threats while travelling (since it is summertime) with the intent of writing an article on this subject. But, I found two really good blog post from the folks at ESET (my favorite Anti-Virus) and they cover this subject quite well. So, rather […]
Computer Security Tips
One way to create a “strong” password
Aloha Kakou, In my last post, I talked about what to do if your email gets hacked. This time I’ll address the reason your email got hacked – your password was probably too “weak”. By “weak”, I mean that it was easily guessed by the bad guys. So, I’m going to show you one technique […]
My email got hacked! What should I do now!
Aloha Kakou, A friend of mine recently had her email hacked, and asked for some guidance on what to do after this happened. Here are some things I’ve come up with: You’re probably thinking that the first thing to do is to reset your email password so that you can send out a warning to […]
Tax Time Identity Theft
Aloha Kakou, It’s tax time, and here’s a tax tip you might not know about: The scammers LOVE tax season! How can this be? Here’s a way that they exploit you for their profit. So be warned and be aware. I’ve been getting emails (supposedly) from Intuit, the publisher of the very popular Turbo Tax […]
