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The jiffle king said:
What are the 3-4 things people can do to protect themselves and their families ?
In no particular order:1. Avoid installing random software and apps on your devices. It all needs updating, it increases your attack surface
2. Keep whatever you have up-to-date including antivirus
3. Use a big email service such as Gmail or Outlook - it does a massively good job at getting rid of most of the crap
4. Consider using a password manager such as BitWarden. This will create random passwords for you, plug into browsers and phones to fill passwords (on the correct site and not a phishing site) - there you avoid the risk to have your email address and same password used against you
Your Dad said:
What's your most frequently used password?
The password to my smartcard at work closely followed by my password to BitWarden, my password manager (with FaceID/TouchID on phone/tablet).I assume you're not actually asking for my password
A little toilet reading here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_most_com...
otolith said:
Are you not sick of stupid questions from people who think you should be an expert in anything electronic?
“Can you fix my satnav?”
Erm. Dunno.
(possibly a bad example, since I did figure out how to factory reset it...)
Actually, this stopped a few years ago but I was the go-to "IT support guy" for my family for a good amount of time.“Can you fix my satnav?”
Erm. Dunno.
(possibly a bad example, since I did figure out how to factory reset it...)
One funny tail I can tell you is when my ex-brother-in-law wanted me to speed up his PC and some Intel chipset drivers caused his Dell to bluescreen. The problem for him was that I was leaving 10 minutes later to go to the airport and gave in to his pressure to support him.
He never asked again.
My 16-year-old has been told that malware on his computer is his problem to fix as he managed to infect his PC and his grandmother's PC within hours of them being unboxed. I can happily dissect malware and remove most of it but had to tell him that it has to stop.
hyphen said:
What do you think of John McAfee
Genius turned f
kwit.Recent McAfee products have potential but are annoying and quirky. I was at the Executive Briefing Center in Amsterdam some years ago and they showecased the product suit they were bringing to the market. You buy them all, they link together really well - but defence in depth really needs a variety of products.
SCEtoAUX said:
Just how much of a trail does lesbian threesome filth leave on your PC after you've deleted your history?
Asking for a friend.
<jeopardy mode>What is private browsing mode?</>Asking for a friend.
Of course your ISP knows at least the site/IP you went to but if it is HTTPS then they have no idea about the actual filth viewed.
Sonie said:
Top 5 AV solutions for business and also personal
Which AV/EDR software do you have installed?
Ever been hit by ransomeware?
I would recommend looking at www.av-test.com for the current list. I use Windows built-in antivirus.Which AV/EDR software do you have installed?
Ever been hit by ransomeware?
In corporate terms, antivirus teamed with additional layers to prevent and detect malware.
We have not been hit by malware but as a company we are assessing our preventive controls as well as running scenarios presently to see how we can recover to a run-the-business point. It is important to prevent, detect quickly and have a recovery plan that really can get you back to a RPO that does not break the business.
Side note: anyone giving servers and administrator consoles Internet access without really thinking hard about it is just asking for trouble. You could not exfiltrate Gigabytes of data from our network (the current ransomware method is infect -> encrypt -> steal -> threaten to disclose -> DDoS to force payment).
Double side note: if you allow admins permanent admin access to resources, you are also asking for trouble.
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