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09/04/2024

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/10-features-you-probably-didnt-know-about-notepad-for-windows-11

If you use Notepad on Windows 11, you should know about these features (and how to use them.)

11/01/2023

https://cybernews.com/security/voice-scammers-getting-smarter-set-up-phone-defenses/

Some Android Phone apps can already screen unknown callers and filter out detected robocalls or scammers before the phone even rings.

02/10/2023

This goes into a bit more detail about why you’d want to change your passwords and/or replace LastPass entirely.

You'll probably also want to find a different password manager, considering the severity of the latest LastPass data breach.

02/03/2023

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intelligence/2023/01/google-sponsored-ads-malvertising-targets-password-manager

Our reserachers found a more direct way to go after your password by using Google sponsored ads campaigns

01/23/2023

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/you-definitely-want-to-change-your-lastpass-passwords/

After a massive leak, you might want a new password manager.

12/31/2022

https://www.wired.com/story/lastpass-breach-vaults-password-managers/

The password manager’s most recent data breach is so concerning, users need to take immediate steps to protect themselves.

11/10/2021

I haven’t see the new “Stir/Shaken” technology help much since it was pressed into service a few eeeks ago, have you?

Either way, there are links in the article to other helpful services you can use to block the number of illegal spam/scam calls you get each day.

An F.C.C. rule that went into effect last month is meant to help put a stop to those relentless calls about your extended warranty, and others.

09/13/2021

Researchers at Citizen Lab found that NSO Group, an Israeli spyware company, had infected Apple products without so much as a click.

08/19/2021

Names, Social Security numbers and birth dates were compromised; phone numbers, account numbers, passwords and financial information were not. T-Mobile is offering free identity protection services.

07/22/2021

"Be alert to criminals who ask you, by phone, email, text – or even on social media, to verify your information," the IRS cautions.

07/07/2021

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/07/tech/microsoft-security-update/index.html

Microsoft is urging Windows users to immediately install an update after security researchers found a serious vulnerability in the operating system.

06/26/2021

Consumer Reports tells you how to delete your information from people-search sites such as Pipl and WhitePages. They reveal everything from criminal records to relatives' names.