You’re Not the Target, You’re Just a Victim Most everyone is afraid of having their computer hacked. But it’s very unlikely that your PC will ever be hacked. If I had a dollar for every person who wrote to us saying they have been hacked, I’d have at least $5000 in my pocket by now. But… Read More »
Let’s Protect Your Webcam With just about all of us under some sort of “stay-at-home” orders, many of us are using web conferencing software and webcams to stay in touch with our loved ones and friends. And let’s not forget about the current rise of “telehealth” for which webcams come in handy. While not nearly as… Read More »
We’re not going to dive in harp on you about the importance of strong passwords. But there is not a week goes by we don’t receive an email from one of our readers who is panicked because his/her Webmail account was hacked. Truth be known, no hacker is going to bother with an unknown person’s email account. Hackers… Read More »
As more and more of our personal information is being pushed to the cloud, it’s absolutely essential that you re-evaluate your passwords soon. Most people think that the cloud is not secure and the’re partially right. But it’s not because the cloud is not secure, it’s because people insist on using weak passwords and then compound the problem… Read More »
Jean is concerned about hackers stealing her Outlook Express passwords I have Windows XP. I am wondering where email addresses are stored other than in ‘stored user name & passwords’ via the control panel and User Accounts? Mine shows it blank…no passwords saved, yet when I ran the SIW program (System information for Windows by Topala Software Solutions)… Read More »
Dear hackers: The U.S. government wants you. Or, at the very least, the Department of Defense’s research wing wants to pay you to help it block cyber threats, a project manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency said Thursday. Former hacker Peiter Zatko announced the start of a fund-the-hackers program, called Cyber Fast Track, in a keynote talk… Read More »