Scam Baiting For those who didn’t know, scam baiting is a form of internet vigilantism used towards scammers (the bad guys) who try to take money from us with various scams like IRS impersonation scams, technical support scams, and other…
Scam Phone Calls There are millions of scam phone calls each year. The FTC reported there were 3.2 million complaints submitted to their ReportFraud.ftc.gov site in 2019. The number one fraud reported was “imposter scams”. This is where a scammer…
What Is Phishing? Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords, credit card details, by pretending to be someone trustworthy. Typically done through emails & texts, phishing often directs users to enter personal information on…
Finding the best location for your wireless router to get the best performance can be tricky. The Issues Routers use radio frequency (2.4 gigahertz & 5 gigahertz), so they are susceptible to interference from a variety of things. Cordless phones…
You should think of how an onion has rings when thinking of security in a home network. You must go through each layer to get to the center. Layered security It is the practice of using multiple defense mechanisms to…
Follow the 3-2-1 Backup Rule Everyone should back up the critical data they have on their desktops, laptops, servers, and even cell phones. With a good backup system in place, you protect your data from loss or corruption. Saving just…
Two-Factor Authentication or 2FA is adding a second step to authenticating your account. Factors are methods of confirming your identity. There’s also Multi-Factor Authentication or MFA. MFA is the same thing but can be using two or more factors. Factor…
Over the years I had tried my best to keep track of all my password stored only in my brain. I never wanted to use any software to keep track and definitely not write it down. But as I acquired…
Your network security key is the same as a password. It is the password used to connect your devices (PC, Phone, tablet, etc…) to the WiFi on a router or a cellular hotspot device. And that in turn connects you…
We all know that we should backup our data, configurations settings, etc…, but do we do it? I always advocate doing backups, but sometimes I forget to follow what I say. Today I decided to update my firmware on some…
