Category: Security

Dec 04, 2019

Android Apps Sending Encrypted Traffic

According to a post on Bleeping Computer, Google has reported that 80% of all Android apps are now using Transport

Dec 03, 2019

Cheap Device to Stop Juice Jacking

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office created quite a stir when it publicized a warning about juice jacking. If

Dec 02, 2019

Give a Password Manager for Christmas

Looking for a unique gift for someone that pretty much has everything? Consider giving them a password manager this Christmas

Nov 18, 2019

1Password Users – Facial Recognition on Pixel 4

The Pixel 4 doesn't have a fingerprint sensor so 1Password has been updated to use facial recognition. Android Police has

Nov 12, 2019

Apple Mail Users – Encrypted Email Stored in Plain Text

You would think that if you have an application configured to send and receive encrypted email the expectation is that

Nov 07, 2019

Trend Micro Users Beware – Scammers Using Stolen Data

We've all received or know of someone that got a phone call from "tech support" claiming that our computer is

Nov 04, 2019

Change Your Domain Registrar Password Now

It seems like we hear about a data breach every single day. One of the latest data breach notices involves

Oct 28, 2019

Understand Your Cloud Provider’s Technology

The past couple of weeks have not been a good time for cloud provider TrialWorks. TrialWorks is a cloud-based case

Oct 24, 2019

Samsung Patches Fingerprint Problem

Last week, I gave another example as to why you shouldn't configure your phone to unlock with a fingerprint. Samsung

Oct 23, 2019

NordVPN User? – Consider a Change

If you haven't heard yet, NordVPN disclosed that there was a data breach which compromised at least one of its

Oct 22, 2019

Microsoft Announces New Way to Securely Boot a Computer

It is a constant battle to provide a safe computing environment for users. One challenge is dealing with the computer

Oct 17, 2019

Another Reason NOT to Use a Fingerprint to Unlock Your Phone

Using a fingerprint to unlock your phone is certainly a lot faster and easier than typing in a password or