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Most successful attacks against individuals do not involve sophisticated hacking. They exploit a handful of predictable human behaviors, and closing those gaps blocks a disproportionate share of real-world attack paths.
This post covers five specific habits, the exact threat each one blocks, and what to do if you suspect you have already been compromised.
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Question from Brittney: I have a question I’ve been wanting the answer to for a long time and nobody seems to know the answer.
Now that I’ve found this site I’ll ask you.
I’ve noticed that the drive letters in computers always start with “C” and go up from there?
There doesn’t seem to be an “A” drive or a “B” drive. Can you tell me why that is? [Read more…]
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Have you ever clicked “Refresh” to load the latest version of a web page, only to receive the exact same info even though you knew the page had been updated?
This happens to me all the time, especially when I happen to be viewing a news website or checking out a busy blog with lot of entries on the first page. [Read more…]
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Question from Cam: I’ve been wondering about the something and I’m hoping you can set me straight.
I always carry my credit cards, my debit card and the key ring with my car keys and key fob on it all in my purse right next to my cell phone.
My question is could the battery or any parts of the cellphone or the electric current in the phone (which I leave turned on) somehow damage the key fob or erase the data on my bank cards? [Read more…]
Sit at a keyboard eight hours a day and something eventually starts to hurt. Maybe it’s the shoulder that stays cocked out to the side to reach the mouse. Maybe it’s a wrist that bends at an angle no physical therapist would ever recommend.
RollerMouse Red is built around a simple idea: move the pointing device from the side of the keyboard to directly in front of it and a lot of that daily strain just stops happening.
It’s made by Contour Design, a company that builds ergonomic input devices including the RollerMouse, UniMouse, SliderMouse and Balance Keyboard lines. RollerMouse Red is one entry in that lineup and it earned a Red Dot Design Award, a recognition given for product design across industries.
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