by Leif Jensen | Feb 15, 2023 | Rant |
Do you have one password that you use for everything? I have very unique passwords for the money sites, banks, credit cards, purchasing sites. For the damn sites that I have to keep retyping on my TV for streaming services I try to keep short and sweet, TV typing is...
by Leif Jensen | Feb 14, 2023 | Rant |
I was on a webinar by Fox Rothschild LLP and the presenter showed listings of the 25 most popular passwords for 2020, 2019 and 2018: Most-Used Passwords of 2020 123456 Unchanged 123456789 Unchanged picture1 New password Unchanged 12345678 Up1 111111 Up 3 123123 Up 3...
by Leif Jensen | Feb 13, 2023 | Rant |
I guess if you are a criminal looking to do evil, calling people on the national do not call list is only a minor offense. It is astounding the details they have and don’t have on who they are calling. I know several seniors in the family who have gotten the calls...
by Leif Jensen | Feb 8, 2023 | Rant |
Ransomware occurs when hazardous software is downloaded on your computer, phone or server and executed. Typically you have only three options available to you: Pay the ransom Restore from a back-up Start fresh The first option may not always work, it depends on the...
by Leif Jensen | Feb 7, 2023 | Rant |
During a cyber security webinar, one of the recent popular blackmail threats was discussed, pornography blackmail. This is a trojan attack, where illicit child pornography is added to your computer or turning on your camera on when you are on a pornography site and...
by Leif Jensen | Feb 6, 2023 | Rant |
I have family and friends who are constantly on their phones. They use these devices for most aspects of their lives. I tend to use mine as a phone. I know I am a dinosaur. I was watching a webinar and the presenter went through how to uncover e-mail phishing on a...
