The Truth About Malware Prevention

Malware sneaks up on you. Keep yourself aware.

  • NSO Group -Pegasus Spyware

    Pegasus, developed by NSO Group, is perhaps the most powerful spyware ever created. It is designed to infiltrate smartphones — Android and iOS — and turn them into surveillance devices.  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com › tech At the time of this writing, there is no way to stop this from happening. Spyware is stored in volatile memory and deleted when…

  • Stay Safe Online Too

    You may be craving connection now that you are in the 6th month of isolation. Be aware, the bad guys know your pain point. Don’t fall for the come-ons invitations and possible gifts coming your way. Question everything. Check it twice. Not everyone is nice. I believe in ‘Checking it twice”. Snopes.com is a great…

  • Staying Well at the Keyboard

    If you have a cold or the flu, and you are staying at home with your computer and phone, pay attention to this. Are you sneezing? coughing? Where are those germs going while you are at the keyboard? Are you turning away? Have you thought about placing a cover over the keys and replacing it…

  • Windows Defender – Good Enough?

    Windows Operating systems comes with an Anti-virus program called Defender. Is it enough? I have been using it for the last year and I have found it to be an excellent resource for protection. It scans as I go without interference It updates on its own without intervention or action from me It stops attacks…

  • CNN Video explains Hacking Via Phone

  • Which Password is MOST Important?

    The password that opens your email account is the most important password in your entire on-line activity. A typical hacking scenario goes something like this: A person uses their email on an unsecured site The site has been compromised and the email addresses for users are stolen The stolen emails are distributed across the Internet…

  • No, Social Security Does Not Call

    Social Security is not making calls to your home. You may have already gotten one, you may get one this week. But, when the caller says “This is Social Security calling…” hang up. If you have caller ID, make note of the calling number and do not answer that call. The caller states there is…

  • Microsoft is on the line, NOT

    Microsoft is on the line, NOT

    Hello, Microsoft is on the line… I find myself telling those who ask my advice for their computers that Microsoft does not make phone calls. No calls to tell the computer user that their system is infected. Microsoft does not have your phone number. They do not track your system day to day. Microsoft installs…

  • Your Digital Footprint – Minimize what is known about you

    I recently found this digital footprint article through Tech Radar Minimising the size of your digital footprint can be achieved easily if you take the time to do some housekeeping. There are a variety of techniques you can use to reduce the digital trail that you leave: 1. Check all your privacy settings Go to…

  • Twitter Passwords Compromised – Change yours today

    I get notifications from many sources and today I received one from Tech Crunch. 1. You should change your Twitter password right now Yesterday, Twitter revealed that a bug caused the platform to store user passwords in unmasked form. In this instance, it sounds like Twitter stored plain text passwords openly without any hashing on an…