by Mark Costlow | Mar 12, 2020 | News, Security
Fears of COVID-19 are already changing the way we work, act, and play. The need to keep safe social distances means that many people will be working from home at least for the near future. Fortunately, the internet makes it all possible. In order to help, Southwest...
by jnelson | Jul 26, 2019 | News, Security, Warnings
UPDATE: This morning after the DDOS attack, the active steps taken to foil the interference due to the assault seem to be successful. Initial analysis of events has just begun. However, just like climate change, cyberattacks are now part of the new normal. And as...
by jnelson | May 4, 2019 | News, Online Tools, Resources, Security, Tips and Tricks, Warnings
Passwords are a drag. They are seen by many users not as the first barrier to keep out bad guys, but as an obstacle to the user’s convenience. The rules have been complicated, obscure, and frankly, many seem ridiculous and more trouble than help. NIST, the...
by Mark Costlow | Jul 12, 2018 | News, Security, Warnings
What are the people in this photo looking at with such concern? It could be a lot of things, but this month it’s a good bet one of them received a porn extortion scam email, and they’re trying to decide just how much they should freak out. This scam has...
by jnelson | May 24, 2018 | News, Security, Tips and Tricks, Warnings
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg does it. Former FBI Director James Comey does it, too. And SWCP Vice President Jamii Corley has been doing it for decades. They all cover up the lens of the camera in their laptop to make sure that someone is not spying on them with...
by jnelson | Mar 21, 2018 | News, Security, Warnings
UPDATE: Meltdown and Spectre are critical security flaws in Intel chips, but recently 18 or so similar problems have been found in AMD chips. As Intel produces 77% of the world’s computer processors and AMD the other 22%, this means basically that virtually all...
