From a Verizon press release, customers have a new way to block text messages that come from email addresses instead of phone numbers. Customers can text OFF to 4040 to stop all email-to-text messages from coming through. Verizon says that over 80% of email-to-text messages are reported as spam and until now there was no
Read More(This blog text was generated by ChatGPT.) Following up from last week’s blog post, let’s take a look at a hypothetical scenario involving a hacker’s attempt to crack both a password and a passphrase to truly grasp the significant difference in security between passwords and passphrases. For the sake of illustration, we’ll assume that the
Read More(This blog text was generated by ChatGPT.) In today’s digital age, the importance of securing our online accounts and sensitive information cannot be overstated. Passwords have been the traditional means of authentication, but they are increasingly vulnerable to hacking and brute-force attacks. Enter the passphrase, a more robust and secure alternative that can significantly enhance
Read MorePopular password manager LastPass recently disclosed a notice of a recent security incident involving their third-party cloud storage service. While they say an unauthorized party was able to gain access to some customer information, they were not able to get access to encrypted passwords. These days you need a password for everything and we’re always
Read MoreHacker turned security consultant Kevin Mitnick offered CNBC some tips for average computer users to be less vulnerable in an online world. It’s a tug-of-war between security and convenience but following some or all of these tips will put you ahead of many others online.
Read MoreArs Technica writes about the increased amount of fraud being used in the popular mobile banking app Zelle. There have beene $255 million in fraud and scam claims on Zelle in 2022, which is a huge increase from 2020’s $90 million in fraud and scam claims. What’s worse – a lot of these claims are
Read MoreApple has released a security bulletin describing the urgent update to iOS 15.6.1 that patches two vulnerabilities that enables malicious code to run on your iPhone or iPad. You can update your iPhone and iPad by going to the Settings app, tapping on General, then tapping on Software Update. Do you need help with your
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