Tag Archives: Cyber Security

Assigning Macros

If you’re getting sick of having to, say, embolden and italicize words in your program [...]

Consider a Password Manager

Alongside 2FA, making a difficult-to-guess password can stop a staggering number of cyberattacks, both brute-force [...]

What is a VPN?

Note: this is not meant to act as a buyer’s guide.  If you’ve been on [...]

Preventing Piracy Is Hard

It’s frustrating to have someone else steal your work. That’s why piracy is one of [...]

Twitter: A Case Study of how Modern Websites Break Down

Gutting is Not Always the Solution Twitter’s meltdown should serve as a warning – while [...]

What is a DOS Attack, Really?

DoS stands for ‘Denial of Service’. What this means is that someone plans to deny [...]

Is It True Macs Don’t Get Viruses? Short Answer: No!

Absolutely not. Here’s why! Apple devices are slightly harder to weasel into from outside, but [...]

Sony: DRM Overkill

In 2005, an organization had been covertly installing a program similar to a rootkit onto [...]

Public Risks to Your Machine

1) Public Wifi If you’ve been online in the past few years, you’ve likely seen [...]

What is DDoSing?

DDoS stands for Distributed Denial of Service, and it’s usually used to mean that a [...]