Every advance in technology offers us new opportunities. Some of these opportunities are used constructively, some not so much. AI on the March! There are a number of issues with the use of AI, but this post is more of a warning. Just as some positive activities are enhanced by the use of AI, so…
There’s a new version of a common scam, one in which someone claims to be customer support for a major company. In this case, the ad falsely purports to be from Amazon and leads to a fake infection warning which claims to be from Windows Defender, and provides a phone number you can call for…
It’s a bit popular to wait on updates due to the fact that some updates bring problems with them. I tend to wait a day or two so that the worst bugs can be found before I submit myself to the suffering. But waiting a significant period of time, or just ignoring updates, is very…
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…
I found this article on the Imunify360 blog well worth the time.
… along with other annoying things. But today I was reminded of these emails when Jody showed me one she got that purported to be from Amazon. The folks who do this stuff know that a whole bunch of people shop on Amazon, so they create a fake email and choose a price that many…
This article gives key elements. I also recommend using additional AV software, especially if you are hosting WordPress or other CMS accounts. Imunify360 is a good option.
Wordfence has an excellent post on this subject. While their post is aimed at WordPress users, the ideas are good for any password. My own comment is this: Use MFA – multi-factor authentication. This is accomplished in various ways, such as an app on your phone, a texted code, emailed code, and so forth. It takes…
A recent post on the Wordfence blog discusses a major set of attacks against WordPress sites, title WP-VCD. Most of my readers will not be interested in the technical details (which are, in fact, very interesting!), but the basic actions to keep your site secure listed near the end are worth your time. If you…
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