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Well, the year 2026 has arrived and I hope it turns out to be the best one ever for you.
As you know, hackers and scammers are busier than ever, always on the prowl for ways to steal your identity and separate you from your hard-earned money.
With that in mind, here are my recommended New Years Resolutions that can help protect you and your valuable assets (both tangible and otherwise) while you’re online: [Read more…]
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As you probably know, people have been using passwords to secure their online accounts for decades. But unfortunately there are four very serious problems with passwords:
1 – Strong passwords that are actually effective at protecting your accounts tend to be very difficult to remember. [Read more…]
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Google Chrome is the world’s most popular web browser, and it isn’t even close.
There are several very good reasons why Chrome is used by so many people, one of which is the strong security that Google has built into it by default.
But did you know there’s a setting you can change in Chrome that will make your Internet activities even more secure? [Read more…]
The Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is essential for email verification, as it determines which mail servers have permission to send emails for your domain.
However, when companies utilize various third-party services such as customer relationship management systems, marketing applications, or cloud solutions, their SPF records can grow excessively long and surpass DNS lookup limitations. This can result in authentication failures that not only hinder email delivery but also expose your domain to potential misuse by cybercriminals aiming to execute spoofing attacks. [Read more…]
It seems like there’s a cell phone in virtually every pocket these days, and having one in yours makes it easy to lock down access to many of your online accounts using a method known as Two-Factor Authentication.
The concept behind Two-Factor Authentication is simple, and it’s extremely effective at keeping miscreants from logging into your account.
This is how it works: [Read more…]