04
Dec
Nadine, honey is that you? Oh, Nadine. Honey, is that you?
A Conservative MP has defended her cybersecurity arrangements after revealing she shares her login passwords with all her staff.
Category: Internet Safety
22
Nov
You might want to read this!
” – a branch of the UK’s spy nerve-centre GCHQ – has called on everyone to enable two-factor authentication for their emails. ”
Learn how here
02
Aug
2-factor authentication, what’s that I can hear you say? Over? What have I missed?
Well don’t worry as we will explain Put hopefully (very) simply, We’d strongly encourage everyone reading this post to use 2-factor authentication whenever you can. Most online services including LinkedIn now offer account holders this extra safety feature. Why they don’t offer it by default I don’t know but that we can discuss in anotherRead more about 2-factor authentication, what’s that I can hear you say? Over? What have I missed?[…]
04
May
Ouch!! The horrors of public Wi-Fi
My mind was obviously in neutral when I arrived early at a pleasantly quiet hotel. Forgetting all that I had been taught, I ask the receptionist for the Wi-Fi code and get settled in with a lovely Cappuccino and my Laptop! How relaxing it is to be able to sit and read all emails and thenRead more about Ouch!! The horrors of public Wi-Fi[…]
23
Apr
Ouch!! Malware
Let’s face it my shrinking brain needs telling more than once how to do things! So off I go to learn more about my computer and how to use it more efficiently! All excited that I had partially remembered how to work on Google Drive (or office as I like to call it) andRead more about Ouch!! Malware[…]
10
Feb
Another e-mail SCAM – be warned.
Last revised or Updated on: 10th February, 2016, 9:39 AM An email with the subject of Emailing: MX62EDO 10.02.2016 pretending to come from documents@dmb-ltd.co.uk with a malicious word doc or Excel XLS spreadsheet attachment is another one from the current bot runs which try to download various Trojans and password stealers especially banking Trojans like Dridex orRead more about Another e-mail SCAM – be warned.[…]
17
Jun
LastPass – discover and immediately blocked suspicious activity on their network
LastPass informed users that there had been some unusual activity on their network and took the proactive step to ask all users to change the master password and verify logins when trying to login from a different IP address. One of the potential problems of using an online Password Manager is this type of thingRead more about LastPass – discover and immediately blocked suspicious activity on their network[…]
12
May
Court Rules NSA Bulk Spying Illegal: New Vindication for Snowden, and Uncertainty for PATRIOT Act
This is really good news as the US public might get some privacy back. It’s a real shame that the UK government are not following suit. A federal appeals court has ruled the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of millions of Americans’ phone records is illegal. The program was exposed by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden;Read more about Court Rules NSA Bulk Spying Illegal: New Vindication for Snowden, and Uncertainty for PATRIOT Act[…]
11
May
Private SMS with TextSecure
Building upon our Privacy Computer blog we would like to show you how easy it is to send private text messages to your contacts. TextSecure is a free app available from the Google PlayStore that allows you to send encrypted SMS so that the receiver and only the receiver can read your message. Open Whisper SystemsRead more about Private SMS with TextSecure[…]
10
May
Privacy Computing
We have been watching the Ed Snowden saga very closely after the story burst into the headlines thanks to Glenn Greenwald and the team. It concerns me both from my own privacy being violated but also clients and potential future clients. We had hoped that the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which hears claims against GCHQ, wouldRead more about Privacy Computing[…]