Check your forwarding rules. Email security is critical for everyone. It’s the account that controls most of your others. Need to reset a password? Or verify your identity for other reasons? You’ll probably get an email with a link. If…
Category: Security for normal people
The 10 laws of computer security
Basic principles of IT security don’t change. Microsoft published a list of 10 computer security “laws” that do not change over time. These “immutable laws” (amusingly published as version 2.0) give a good, largely non-technical shot of reality into data…
Back up Windows 10 to an encrypted drive more easily
Back up your data to an encrypted external disk for free – money-free and hassle-free. Summary: use auto-unlock so you don’t need to enter your drive’s encryption password every time you use it. Backing up your data has always been…
Three ways to recover from a forgotten Windows password
You’ve forgotten your Windows password. What now? I’ll show you three different ways to get back into your system: The ‘right’ way. A free but dirty hack. An elegant but $50 hack. Reset or recover? It’s worth noting up front…
Pre-infected smartphones
Some Android mobile phones are being sold pre-infected with malware. According to a blog post by Lookout’s Jeremy Linden, “DeathRing is a Chinese Trojan that is pre-installed on a number of smartphones most popular in Asian and African countries.” Some of the…