Archive for June 2019

Dropbox has started limiting connected devices to 3 on their free accounts. Dropbox has had a few security problems in recent memory. These items have recently overcome Dropbox pros which…

The Raspberry Pi 4 was released June 24, the latest in a series of affordable ($35us), single board computers designed to educate children on programming and robotics. Why do we…

We all hate Email Spam which the listed technologies help with but they also prevent something much worse. Imagine you get an email from your boss telling you to transfer…

As Ransomware become more prevalent, Insurance companies will add more requirements and stipulations for payout. If your company didn’t have the mitigations in place that they promised, there will be…

Here I explore some alternatives to Insecure social media. Social media makes their money from selling your browsing history and brand preferences. Some counties have restrictions that personal data needs…

I am not paid by any of these manufacturers. Firewall; Paid: Fortinet; industry leader. uses ASICs to offload tasks while still being energy efficient and inexpensive. Free: PfSense/OpnSense; based on…

Some Simple Security Tests to get Small Businesses started Thycotic Weak Password finder; tests for LanMan, Weak hashes etc. and shows which of those accounts have Administrator privilege. https://thycotic.com/solutions/free-it-tools/weak-password-finder/ Wireshark…

It’s Tricky Tricking people is much easier than actual hacking, security professionals like to call this Social Engineering. Their best trick is to convince websites or companies to reset your…

Why is my Wifi so slow?? If you have teenagers this is a recurring song. Today we look at easy ways to combat interference and speed up wireless. Foundational Knowledge…

Article DNS security filtering Quad9 is a free offering from an IBM led group of security organizations. OpenDNS made this type of service popular and Quad9 builds on that by…