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Security Tip: The Bad Guys Can Spoof The Sender’s Name And Email Address On Malicious Messages

Security Tip: The Bad Guys Can Spoof The Sender’s Name And Email Address On Malicious Messages

Jan 20, 2019 | mail, Outlook, security, spam

Let’s start with two familiar security principles. •  The bad guys can make any name appear as the sender of a malicious email message. •  Frequently the email address does not match the name. It’s one of the indicators that a message is fake. The screenshot...
The 2018 Bruceb News Year In Review

The 2018 Bruceb News Year In Review

Jan 6, 2019 | Amazon, Apple, Box, bruceb, business, Dropbox, Facebook, Google, Google Home, home assistants, Microsoft, OneDrive, Samsung, security, web_services, Windows10

Remember when I wrote an article a year ago predicting that always-connected computers would be heavily promoted in 2018? Yeah, about that: not even close. Nada. All the buzz died away when the first PCs in that category turned out to be underpowered and, well, pretty...
Google Knows So Much About You That It’s Creepy, But It Might Not Be An Invasion Of Privacy

Google Knows So Much About You That It’s Creepy, But It Might Not Be An Invasion Of Privacy

Nov 4, 2018 | Android, Apple, Chrome, Facebook, Google, security, web_services

The term “invasion of privacy” is distracting us from understanding important issues. Invasion of privacy is frequently thrown around as a core issue where consumers need protection against tech companies. Apple has made it the cornerstone of its marketing. The...
Something You Know, Something You Have: Better Security With Two Factor Authentication

Something You Know, Something You Have: Better Security With Two Factor Authentication

Oct 14, 2018 | Chrome, Google, LastPass, Office 365, security

Two factor authentication adds an extra step to the process of logging into your accounts. It’s inconvenient. It makes you safer. Until recently two factor authentication was only used by techies and high value targets in government and enterprises. The world...
Saving Passwords In Google Chrome Is Better Than Nothing (And That’s A Good Thing!)

Saving Passwords In Google Chrome Is Better Than Nothing (And That’s A Good Thing!)

Oct 7, 2018 | Android, Apple, Chrome, Google, LastPass, security, web_services

Google has improved the password management built into the Chrome browser. It’s . . . okay! Not bad! Better than nothing, absolutely. Saving passwords in Chrome is easy and kind of secure, as long as you take a couple of precautions that we’ll talk about below. First,...
Why You Should Be Using LastPass

Why You Should Be Using LastPass

Oct 1, 2018 | Android, Apple, Chrome, LastPass, security, web_services

The most important thing you can do to improve your security is to use LastPass. It’s more convenient and more secure than a notebook in the desk drawer or any password system that relies on your memory. Once you have confidence in LastPass (or any password manager),...
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