Unless you are using an application like Little Snitch on your Mac chances are you’ve been using your Mac without a firewall since you purchased it. Believe it or not, Apple does ship Mac OS with a firewall, however the firewall is disabled by default. If you would like to have more control over which…Continue Reading

Account hijacking is nothing new to the account and email world and there really hasn’t been much of a stolen account decrease over time. Hijackers are finding new ways everyday to steal your account information, so it’s important to make your account as secure as possible. Every email provider, even Gmail and Hotmail have issues…Continue Reading

If you’re like a lot of people, you use the same password for everything, your Google accounts, banks, online communities, etc. Having the same password spread across many sites is a vulnerable risk to take, but a lot of people do it because they just can’t simply remember the same password for tens, if not…Continue Reading

Did you know that your Facebook password and information can be “hacked” while using unsecured public networks. By hacked I mean, sniffed, someone with the right software and a laptop can sniff (copy) your password while it is being transmitted over Starbuck’s free Wi-Fi and other public networks. To prevent this companies like Google, Microsoft,…Continue Reading

Do you want to keep prying eyes away from your Mac? By default, Mac OS automatically logs in users to their accounts when you turn on your computer. If you would like to keep your data private and prevent unauthorized users from gaining access to your computer when you turn it off or log off…Continue Reading

Yesterday Microsoft issued an advisory regarding reports over a browser vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8. This vulnerability enables remote code execution, in other words, an attacker can remotely run commands and code on your computer. Microsoft is currently investigating these reports and will issue further guidance upon completion of investigation. Guidance may…Continue Reading

As one of the world’s most popular video sharing website, YouTube hosts millions of videos that anyone with a computer and an internet connection can access. This of course provides content that ranges from how-to guides like these to a video of someone falling off a tree. Like any other website that relies on user-generated…Continue Reading

I do quite a bit of business travel and naturally I am always on the lookout for free Wi-Fi hotspots to get on the internet. In more recent trips, I’ve been seeing a trend where free Wi-Fi is being offered in many airports, coffee shops and hotels. I think this is a terrific sign of where we are headed in terms of one day having universal and free internet access.

In an effort to educate computer users about the potential dangers of fake virus scanner pop-ups and how to close the pop-ups without infecting their computers I put together a one page PDF that summarizes the threat and lists some steps to help mitigate its impact. The idea came from a similar campaign that was…Continue Reading

As more of us rely on memory keys, thumb drives, and other portable storage devices to save our sensitive information, it is imperative that we ensure the stored information is secured and remains private. The list below is a compilation of various applications that are designed to encrypt the information on portable storage devices. Most…Continue Reading

Although elementary as a security measure, disabling the routers ability to broadcast its SSID is still used by many and I feel it is an added layer that will keep snoopers away. If you have this feature enabled you will find that adding a network device requires additional steps that you may not be familiar…Continue Reading

As more computer users flock to the cloud to store their information, the amount of personal information online is increasing at an exponential rate. Along with that growth is the increased risk associated with the exposure of private and sensitive information over the internet. When we upload personal data to services like Google Docs or…Continue Reading