The Cloudeight Ten Commandments of Safe Computing We could write a book (you know us) about computer safety (and we have), but we wanted to pare down our list and create the Ten Commandments of Safe Computing. Our missions are to help you with your computer, help you safely navigate the web, and keep you safe… Read More »
Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly – Issue #1121 – Now Available Online Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly, Issue #1121, was sent to all subscribers on Friday, April 4, 2025, at 8:40 AM, U.S. Eastern Daylight Time. If you didn’t receive our latest newsletter, it’s because your ISP didn’t deliver it… or it’s in your spam folder. If you have problems receiving… Read More »
What’s the Difference Between Phishing and Smishing? In today’s world, we’re constantly bombarded with messages, emails, and notifications. Thankfully, most are benign, but some are malicious, aiming to steal our personal information or financial data. Two of the most common methods used by cybercriminals are phishing and smishing. They both have the same goal—stealing your personal or… Read More »
FBI Warns iPhone and Android Users about Chinese Attack; How to Tell If Your Online Accounts Have Been Hacked; Google’s Zero Day Flaw Fixed – Make Sure Chrome’s Updated… and more! Every day, we scan the tech world for interesting news, sometimes from outside the tech world. Every Thursday, we feature news articles that grabbed our attention… Read More »
Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly – Issue #1114 – Now Available Online Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly, Issue #1114, was sent to all subscribers on Friday, February 14, 2025, at 8:25 AM, U.S. Eastern Standard Time. We are now sending our newsletter from a new email address. Please add cloudeight-news@cloudeight.net to your address book to ensure delivery of our InfoAve… Read More »
Be Safe: Learn How to Recognize Phishing Emails Phishing is the number one way that criminals steal personal information and identities. Every day, hundreds of thousands of people are tricked into giving up personal information to criminals. And many of these poor folks were tricked into clicking links in phishing emails or messages. Phishing is a type… Read More »