Staying Safe Online
I recently spoke with a local organization about how to stay safe online. While answering the group’s myriad questions and seeing the interest in this topic, I wanted [...]
Security
Review – Alarm.com Home Security and Automation System
Before I go into the review, I want to first introduce myself. My name is Joel McLaughlin and I am a good friend of Chris and have followed him for years. I am a Senior [...]
Ransomware Prevention & Defense – Part 3: macOS Recovery
Getting hit by ransomware is perhaps the biggest bummer ever. Everybody gets a virus now and again. Things get intense as you worry about your identity getting stolen and [...]
Ransomware Prevention & Defense – Part 2: Windows Recovery
When you’re hit by ransomware, the first thing many folks think of is – CRAP! My pictures/videos/school work/data! What am I going to do?! To be honest, [...]
Ransomware Prevention & Defense – Part 1: Prevention
Over the weekend, a very good friend of mine told me how someone they knew fell victim to a ransomware attack. The victim was an acquaintance of his; and this acquaintance [...]
Microsoft Releases Additional Patches
Meltdown and Spectre patches have been rereleased and they don’t crash AMD machines any more! During january’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released patches for both Meltdown [...]
The Day After the [Patches] Before
My office implemented both Meltdown and Spectre patches over the weekend… In the previous weeks, both the Meltdown and Spectre processor vulnerabilities have been making a [...]
Dok Malware is the Disease that Ailes You
Currently, there is NO cure… Malware – and specifically ransomware – is probably the most compelling reason I know of to completely abandon personal computing. [...]
Advanced Password Manager
Keep your PII (personally identifying information) safe and private with this important Windows utility. In an age where nearly EVERYONE is getting hacked, it’s important [...]
Government Cracks the iPhone 5c
The FBI was successful in jailbreaking, uh, I mean, cracking that iPhone 5c they have… Before I get into it, let me say, this is (probably) the best possible outcome of [...]
Back door..?!? We don’ need your stinkin’ backdoor..!
Life is just full of little surprises… I really can’t help but chuckle a little bit. Over the past four to six weeks, the FBI and the DoJ have been screaming at [...]
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