Written: September 4th, 2023, last updated September 5th, 2023
My current musings on Computer Security…. Continue reading “Current Computer Security Ruminations”
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Written: September 4th, 2023, last updated September 5th, 2023
My current musings on Computer Security…. Continue reading “Current Computer Security Ruminations”
These are the links for the Kol Emeth Security talk on 11/14/17 Continue reading “talk-links”
We’ve discussed email issues, password issues, thing specific to credit agencies, the last topic will be good computer security hygiene. Continue reading “Home Computer Security Hygiene”
This is the third blog post in a series of posts about security. The first was email security, the second was about passwords.
Now that you’ve secured your email, installed a virus checker, and are using a password manager, you can move on to dealing with the Equifax hack. Continue reading “Securing your credit files and credit cards”
Dark Helmet: So the combination is one, two, three, four, five. That’s the stupidest combination I’ve ever heard in my life! That’s the kinda thing an idiot would have on his luggage!
[President Skroob walks in.]
Skroob: What’s the combination?
Colonel Sandurz: One, two, three, four, five.
Skroob: One, two, three, four, five? That’s amazing! I’ve got the same combination on my luggage!
[Colonel Sandurz and Dark Helmet give each other a look.]
Skroob: Prepare Spaceball 1 for immediate departure!
Colonel Sandurz: Yes sir.
Skroob: And change the combination on my luggage!
There are six significant risks to your security associated with anyone’s use of email:
The first two categories involve what you do when reading email, the second two involve securing your email account. Continue reading “Email Security”
With all the discussion using VPN’s for privacy, I decided to set up a VPN for our family. Using a minimum virtual private server at Digital Ocean (I included a referral link) at $5 a month, if you have adequate home bandwidth, you can waste some of the bandwidth with encryption overhead. Continue reading “Setting up your own VPN”
This is a companion to the blog post, the Spam Eliminator Telephone System.
To set up this system, first get a raspberry pi with at least 8GB SD card, you’ll also need a monitor and a keyboard to set it up with a hardwired ethernet connection to the internet. Continue reading “Spam Eliminator Setup”