Image by Mudassar Iqbal from Pixabay SSL / TLS Secure Socket Layer – The first “secure” protocol used for web browsing. Netscape developed the original SSL protocol way back in 1995. There were three iterations of SSL (1.0, 2.0, 3.0),…
Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay Ben Taylor has a YouTube Channel called Pleasant Green. He exposes scammers to protect others from falling victim to them. He has a different approach to dealing with these scams. He does scambait to waste…
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay We have access to free Wi-Fi almost anywhere we go (Coffee shops, restaurants, airports, hotels, libraries, etc.). Using these Wi-Fi connections come with some risk. That is because you have no idea who else…
Image by Arek Socha from Pixabay Contrary to popular perception, it’s not only the most vulnerable or gullible who fall prey to scams. Some of these scammers are professional con artists. They work in teams and have developed techniques that…
Image by Myo Min Kyaw from Pixabay If you have an older desktop or laptop with a mechanical spinning Hard Disk Drive (HDD), then you will want to upgrade it to a Solid-State Drive (SSD). The connection or interface will…
Image by Steve Bidmead from Pixabay It is estimated (2021) that there are between 4.3 billion to 5.1 billion active users on the internet. Most of these users are just like you and me, using the internet for everyday tasks…
Most consumer routers are both a router and firewall. The router’s two main jobs are to connect our devices to the internet and to block unauthorized access to our network. It’s a little more complicated than that, but in general,…
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Have you ever wanted to call a scammer and waste their time? Tired of those robocalls about your car’s warranty about to expire or the social security administration office is investigating you? Fight back…
Image by digital designer from Pixabay What is a Canary token? A Canary token is a file, URL, API key, or other resource that is monitored for access. Once the resource has been accessed, an alert is triggered notifying the…
Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay A credit freeze is an important step you can take to help prevent access to your credit report to open credit accounts. Freezes are federally regulated. Victim of a data breach or you suspect that…
