Aug 7, 2019 | Azure, business, Microsoft, network, Office 365, security
Business Office 365 accounts have at least one global administrator with godlike power over everyone’s business accounts and mailboxes. In our dangerous world, businesses have to protect that account fiercely. I could make a good argument that online security is more...
Aug 4, 2019 | Amazon, news, Politics, security
Here’s a scary story about the government’s preparations for the 2020 census and how it was exposed to “potentially catastrophic risk” when it lost some passwords. Costs for the census have soared in the last few decades. After the 2010 census, the Census Bureau...
Jul 31, 2019 | Chrome, Google, LastPass, security, spam
In the last article, I told you how to turn off spam ads that appear as notifications in the lower right corner of your Windows desktop. After you do that, Chrome might still not be right – maybe it doesn’t open up to the Google search page, maybe search results are...
Jul 28, 2019 | Chrome, security, spam, Windows tips, Windows10
This article is for anyone with spam ads or annoying notifications popping up from the lower right corner of your Windows desktop. If you don’t have this problem, file this away in case you need it later. (Also see: How To Turn Off Unwanted Chrome Extensions) Sleazy...
Jul 21, 2019 | news, security
FaceApp is a popular phone app that uses AI on selfies to make you look older. It’s cute. It had a resurgence recently when some celebrities posted photos of themselves with wrinkles and grey hair, and then a lot of people freaked out because they realized the...
Jul 17, 2019 | Google, Internet, news, Politics, security
Media literacy – being able to recognize phishing messages, disinformation, and scams – has become one of the most important skills needed to survive in the 21st century. Your children may take classes in media literacy before long; lawmakers and educators are working...
