Raspberry Pi 4; why it’s relevant

25th June 2019

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…

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Email Anti-Spoof; SPF, DKIM, DMARC

21st June 2019

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…

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Why Cyber-Insurance Doesn’t Work

16th June 2019

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…

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Secure Alternatives

14th June 2019

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…

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Product Recommendations

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…

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Simple Security Tests

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…

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Increase Your Personal Security

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…

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Wifi Optimization

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…

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Security Via DNS

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…

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Outbound Filtering

Outbound Port filtering is a simple method to prevent users from accidentally giving away their credentials. Scenario: BadGuy sends a phishing email including a link to an internet server owned…

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