Tag Archives: security
Is Brave in trouble?
Brave is my browser of choice and I have used it now for a couple of years. I used to write about it frequently, but I have neglected constantly explaining why I think it is until I read the news … Continue reading
Don’t repeat your passwords
Anyone online is only as secure as the quality of their passwords and even with a good password they can be vulnerable. I pay for LastPass to protect access to the multiple sites I use. I was alarmed to see … Continue reading
Bad passwords
I had a bad habit when it came to passwords. It was not that the password I used would have been easy to guess, but I used the same password on many sites and sooner or later some company would … Continue reading
Zoom security concerns continue
This is a followup to my previous post on Zoom security. With the work and learn from home realities of the world’s present situation, Zoom seemed the perfect tool. However, as the CEO explains, the company did not anticipate the … Continue reading
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Using a chromebook with LastPass
I have made the transition to using a password manager so my multiple accounts are protected with more complex passwords. I should have anticipated a problem using my chromebook, but I did not. The default way you activate your chromebook … Continue reading
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Change Flickr Password
You have probably heard that a billion Yahoo! user accounts have been stolen. I must say that it was news that Yahoo had that many customers. I suppose many have accounts that have been abandoned. I have long recommended that … Continue reading
Password vault
After posting yesterday about the challenge of changing passwords, today I came across this tutorial from Leo Laporte describing the installation and use of LastPass. Too much time devoted to the selection of a master password, but the rest is … Continue reading
Passwords and Heartbleed
Yahoo! sent an email yesterday indicating that because of the Heartbleed vulnerability, my account was being locked and I needed to go through a process to change my password. I am a heavy Flickr user so this required a response. … Continue reading
New online threat
This has been all over the Internet this evening – the heartbleed bug. Here is an description from TechCrunch. For more information. Mashable suggestions for the sites that require password changes.
Battle Mode
If want to live in the digital world, you have to learn a little about those who would take advantage of you. I found a message on my answering machine when I returned home from the weekend questioning a $5000 … Continue reading
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