Most of us have way too many passwords to remember. The solution is to use a password manager and this article in The Wirecutter, "The Best Password Managers", makes some recommendations. … [Read more...]
Five New Year Resolutions to Simplify Your Tech Life
Resolution #1 is to clean up your passwords. I use RoboForm, others prefer LastPass or 1Password. After you read this article in the NY Times, you should also read what @JohnPatrick has to say on the password resolution. Read on... … [Read more...]
How to Protect Yourself After the Yahoo Attack
The Yahoo hack affected millions of people. Even if you have not been notified by Yahoo, you should take precautions beginning with changing your password on every site where you used the same password as at Yahoo. Since every one of these new passwords will be unique, you need to set up and use a … [Read more...]
Heartbleed Vulnerability – Mobile SIG April ’14
By Richard Corzo In April we discussed the Heartbleed vulnerability discovered in the OpenSSL code that many websites and some devices use to provide secure web connections. The vulnerability can allow access to sensitive data stored in the memory of the compromised server or device. It turns … [Read more...]