privacy Archives - Colin Dorman

NSA Best Practices on Network Security

The need for basic network security has led the NSA

to create a 9-page PDF with some of the

best ways to protect your home (or work) network!

The latest LastPass breach has

caused me to look for

other options - here's why.

A new phishing-as-a-service (PaaS) provider will likely lead

to a wave of more dangerous and effective

phishing messages. Here's what to know.

Google's plea for Apple to adopt a

proprietary Google messaging standard will *surprise* not

work. And that's a shame.

Last month Google began two policies for better privacy

and data awareness. One seems largely useless, while the

other shows promise in protecting vulnerable people.

A recent letter from Congress to the Department

of Justice offers a good reminder why sellers

of physical products should stay away from Amazon.

February was an active month for WordPress site

administrators. If you're in charge of a WordPress

site, make sure that you're keeping things up-to-date!

A vulnerability in software used by dozens of

router manufacturers puts home networks at risk. Find

out if you're vulnerable, and update your router!

This month's update includes several new WordPress

vulnerabilities, the GoDaddy breach, vulnerabilities in Netgear

routers and 40% of smartphones, and more.

Some documents from a recent Google antitrust lawsuit shows

how Google is trying to give itself (and Facebook)

an unfair advantadge in the ad space.