Apr 28, 2020 | Business, Features, iHeart, Internet, Security, Spyware, Technology
Recognizing and Avoiding Spyware Hi. Craig Peterson here with a blink into spyware. To start with, the term “spyware” doesn’t refer to the Russians. It isn’t the KGB. Spyware is also known as “adware.”More specifically, it refers to...
Apr 28, 2020 | Business, Features, iHeart, Internet, Security, Technology, USB
USB Security Hi. Craig Peterson here with a blink into USB thumb drives. Some of the characteristics of those thumb drives we all use create real security problems: They’re easy to lose, and often contain private information. If you have encrypted your USB flash...
Apr 28, 2020 | Business, Computers, Consumer, Cyber breaches, Cybercrime, Features, Hackers, iHeart, Internet, Public, Security, Technology, Vishing
Secure Use of Computers in Public Hi. Craig Peterson here with a blink into using computers in public. Most people have their own computers nowadays, but we are using them more-and-more in public. We are plugging our devices into random USB ports to charge them....
Apr 28, 2020 | Business, Features, iHeart, Internet, Patching, Security, Security Alerts, Technology, Updates
Why and When? Upgrades, Updates and Patches Hi. Craig Peterson here with a blink into understanding Upgrades, Updates, and Patches. When/How/Why’s When vendors become aware of vulnerabilities in their products, they often issue patches to fix those vulnerabilities....
Apr 28, 2020 | Business, Features, iHeart, Internet, Mobile, Mobile Phones, Patching, Security, Security Alerts, Technology, Tracking, Updates, updates and patches
You’re mobile device is safer on the road/at home if you do a few things Hi. Craig Peterson here with a blink into mobile device security. The true cost of a lost mobile device goes far beyond the cost of replacement. Totaling up the expense of lost productivity,...
Apr 25, 2020 | Agencies, Biological Viruses, Business, China, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Cybercrime, Economic Disruption, Expose Client Functions, Government, industrial espionage, Internet, Malware, Monitoring, Monitoring, Privacy, Quarantine, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Remote-Work, Security, Security Alerts, Surveillance, Technology, Technology, trojans, Tyranny, Unsecured Devices
Thank you Coronavirus – Governments Are Watching Us Quarntines are meant to help control those who are capable of infection from interacting with the general populace. It is not meant to curtail all economic activity of the society. With this pandemic,...