Avast, Firefox, and Secure Sites

ByHenry Neufeld June 28, 2018

If you’re having problems loading some secure sites using Firefox (for me it’s gmail.com, which is secure!), you might need to check the notes on this page.

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Link: Why You Need a WordPress Security Plugin
ByHenry Neufeld January 26, 2017January 26, 2017

An answer to the question: Do You Need a WordPress Security Plugin? The explanation is also useful in helping those who aren’t experts understand why computer security must be regularly updated.

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New Social Engineering Attack
ByHenry Neufeld October 10, 2022October 10, 2022

I had read about this a couple of times, but since the defense is the same as for previous versions, I hadn’t yet written about it. I’ve now had a call in which I had to deal with it. For some time, scam emails have been informing you that some amount of money had been…

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Passwords
ByHenry Neufeld November 22, 2011

SmartPlanet has a list of the 25 worst passwords of 2011. It’s good to read the comments as well. Computer people tend to make the error of thinking that any password that’s hard to guess is good, and the harder the better. But the fact is that people tend to write down passwords that are…

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If You Need Another Warning
ByHenry Neufeld February 18, 2010

… consider yourself warned. I have encountered several machines recently on which people were either running without anti-virus protection or had allowed the anti-virus subscription to lapse, sometimes for long periods of time. I know it’s tempting to avoid that little expense, but the protection is critical. You also need to let those scans run,…

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The Dragon that Guards the Data: No Pet Names in Passwords!
ByHenry Neufeld January 10, 2024

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Link: The Secret Fight for Your Personal Information
ByHenry Neufeld June 19, 2020

Does a domain registrar have to reveal personal information to anyone who claims to have an interest? Namecheap explains their position in their fight with Facebook over this type of demand for personal information. I believe Namecheap is in the right on this and that the issue is important.

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