by Austin MacWorks | Jan 14, 2020 | Security
Image based on an original by Garik Barseghyan from Pixabay The New York Times recently published a bombshell article revealing just how completely our every movement is tracked by companies in the business of selling our locations to advertisers, marketers, and...
by Austin MacWorks | Aug 20, 2019 | Security
Image by James Sutton on Unsplash An ever-increasing number of Web sites boost their security via two-factor authentication (2FA), which requires you to type in a short numeric code to complete a login after entering your username and password. It’s a big win because...
by Austin MacWorks | Jul 26, 2019 | Security
Image by Kristina Flour on Unsplash One of the big no-nos with passwords is sending them to other people as plain text in email or a text message conversation. You presumably trust your recipient with the password, but what if their email was hacked or phone stolen?...
by Austin MacWorks | Jun 10, 2019 | Security, Software
(Image by CMDR Shane on Unsplash) We often recommend using a password manager like 1Password or LastPass, but we’ve gotten a few questions asking why we’re so adamant about this. Lots of people think that all they need to do to keep their online accounts secure is...
by Austin MacWorks | May 10, 2019 | Security
We’re seeing an uptick in email phishing attacks purporting to come from Microsoft about Office 365. They’re quite convincing messages that tell users that their credit card payment has failed, that an account needs renewing, or that a password needs to be confirmed....
by Austin MacWorks | Mar 4, 2019 | Security, Software
A significant danger to businesses today is phishing—the act of forging email to fool someone into revealing login credentials, credit card numbers, or other sensitive information. Of course, phishing is a problem for individuals too, but attackers more frequently...
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