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 […]
Privacy/Security
Online shopping security tip
This is the time of year when pretty much everyone does at least a little bit of shopping, and many folks go online for their purchases. Here’s a security tip for your online shopping. When you go through the “checkout” process, there’s a window where you can enter your credit card data. There’s also usually […]
Mythbusting: “Macs don’t get viruses”
It’s time to debunk the Macs don’t get viruses myth. A friend of mine went shopping for a new laptop recently, and stopped by the local Apple store to see what they had. The salesperson told him “Macs don’t get viruses”. This is absolutely false, and I’m really surprised that someone at an Apple store […]
What is a Firesheep, and why should I care?
Some days, nothing feels better than relaxing at your favorite coffee house sipping on a latte and catching up with your Facebook friends using the wireless network that is so thoughtfully provided by the proprietor of the coffee house. Unfortunately, this seemingly benign activity may cost you big time. I’m not talking just about the […]
Is your wireless network secure from intruders?
I read a very interesting article the other day. A Life Assistance company in the United Kingdom (they help people with stuff like credit card fraud and identity theft) employs an “ethical hacker” to provide knowledge about hacking into networks and computers so that they can assist their customers with preventing this from happening. For […]
