Ransomware is bad i.e. your files are encrypted – what should be done? At this point it is too late – the computer and or files are encrypted and the only way to recover them is to decrypt or restore from backup. (THIS IS WHY A BACKUP IS SO IMPORTANT). There are some possible … Read more
The Psychology of Security is a unique phenomenon: Psychology of Security Or a screenshost: So how to explain the Psychology of Security in a new and simpler? way… Let’s say we have a small business – we do not have a large payroll (a few employees), so the sales are also less than a million$, … Read more
Yes, the small company cyber security basics are included in PCI (Payment Card Industry)compliance. There are 12 steps to compliance: Firewall maintenance Change your default passwords (and create a password policy) Protect stored cardholder data (if you are not developing software or have a website that you are developing – this may not be necessary) … Read more
What better way to discuss phishing than an infographic? First: consider the From: field in an email In most emails they make sense – like an email that comes from Netflix should say abc@netflix.com not tello.com The from field is very important clue as to whether this is spam or phishing email or not. … Read more
How paranoid should you be when you want to devise methods of defending passwords? If someone accesses your computer (with malware or otherwise) and can now read off the RAM it is possible to read the password manager stream of data as it comes off/or on. So what is the best way to handle passwords? … Read more
