Accidental risks in the home and on the road

Accidental risks in the home and on the road

Accidental risks in the home and on the roadHi. Craig Peterson here with a blink into accidental risks in the home and on the road.   Some of the things we may not be thinking about when we’re working at home, or out of the office.    There’s the physical dangers:  ...

Accidental risks in the home and on the road

Recognizing and Avoiding Spyware

Recognizing and Avoiding SpywareHi. 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 software that, when installed on...

Accidental risks in the home and on the road

Keeping Security Up-To-Date

Keeping Security Up-to-DateHi. Craig Peterson here with a blink into upgrades, updates, and patches.   Do you know which ones to pay attention to?   I’m sure you’ve heard about the Equifax breach. The records of 140 million Americans, along with some British and...

Accidental risks in the home and on the road

Understanding Small Business Firewalls

Understanding Small Business FirewallsHi. Craig Peterson here.   Hackers are more active today than they ever have been, so we’re going to take a quick blink at Understanding Firewalls for your Small Business or Home.   When your computer is accessible through an...

Accidental risks in the home and on the road

USB Security

USB SecurityHi. 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...

Accidental risks in the home and on the road

Securing Wi-Fi

Securing Wi-FiHi. Craig Peterson here with a blink into using Wifi.    Our online lives revolve around Wifi. At home, at the office, and on the road. We’ve had Wifi for years, and yet we often don’t configure or use it correctly.    In our homes and businesses, we...

Accidental risks in the home and on the road

Secure Use of Computers in Public

Secure Use of Computers in PublicHi. 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. We...

Accidental risks in the home and on the road

Using Webmail Securely

Using Webmail SecurelyHi. Craig Peterson here with a blink into using webmail securely.   The first free Webmail email services started in 1996. Remember Hotmail and Rocketmail? My friend Gary still uses Hotmail.    Today, the most popular Webmail service is gmail,...

Accidental risks in the home and on the road

Why and When? Upgrades, Updates and Patches

Why and When? Upgrades, Updates and PatchesHi. 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....

Accidental risks in the home and on the road

Generate strong passwords/passphrases

Generate strong passwords/passphrasesHi. Craig Peterson here with a blink into secure passwords.   Many businesses insist that their eight character passwords are secure because they force complexity requirements, and frequent password updates.   Not true.    These...