Sometime you get a link -- via email or on the web -- that you are just not sure about. First let me say that you should be VERY cautious about any link sent to you in email -- especially one that you don't recognize.What spammers, scammers and thieves often do is to make a link look safe, but make the actual page you go to when you click on the link an alternate or … [Read more...] about How to Test to See if an Email Link is Safe, or if a Website Has a Virus or Malware
Computer Security
How to Setup MAC Address Filtering — Linksys Wireless Router Security
A MAC address is akin to a serial number -- every networking component has a unique MAC address, or "ID". One of the best ways to secure your wireless router is to enable MAC Address Filtering. MAC address filtering allows you to restrict access to your wireless network to all computers unless they have their MAC address known to the router. It's kind of like a guest list at … [Read more...] about How to Setup MAC Address Filtering — Linksys Wireless Router Security
Wireless Networking Security Checklist – Linksys Router Security
Having a wireless network is great, but you must take every step to secure it from intruders, hackers, etc. Here is a checklist of what you need to do to maximize your router security: 1. Change the default router password. Here's a post that explains how to change the default router password. 2. Change the default SSID. The SSID is the router's "name", and for a … [Read more...] about Wireless Networking Security Checklist – Linksys Router Security
SpiderOak Backup Review: A Secure, Encrypted and Private Online Backup Service
My readers know that historically I haven't been a fan of online backup services for one main reason: privacy. The way I see it, data is only as secure as the server that it's on, and while you can encrypt from here to the moon, your encryption is no good if someone else has access to your password. Now as the volume of data I need to store has increased, I started exploring … [Read more...] about SpiderOak Backup Review: A Secure, Encrypted and Private Online Backup Service
SyncBack Pro: Encrypted sFTP Synchronization for Online Backup Servers
I’ve been a big fan of SyncBack Freeware for a very long time, and for a very long time it handled everything I needed to do when it came to keeping my laptop in sync with my desktop machine and my external hard drive. As my business has grown (which is a good thing), the amount of data that I need to store has also grown. Because of the risk of catastrophic data loss, as low … [Read more...] about SyncBack Pro: Encrypted sFTP Synchronization for Online Backup Servers