Security Tips and Tricks for the Windows operating system and Windows based software applications.
Malicious QR Codes Used To Steal Money The FBI warned Americans this week that cyber-criminals are using maliciously crafted QR codes (Quick Response) to steal their credentials and financial info. The warning was issued as a public service announcement published on the Bureau’s Internet Crime Complaint Center. “Cyber-criminals are tampering with QR codes to redirect victims to malicious sites …
End Of Life For Adobe Flash Player Since Adobe no longer supports Flash Player after December 31, 2020 and blocked Flash content from running in Flash Player beginning January 12, 2021, Adobe strongly recommends all users immediately uninstall Flash Player to help protect their systems. Flash Player will reach its end of life (EOL) at the end of December …
Computer Security Tips For The Novice Password Protocol Use a BIOS Password and User Password. Create passwords using online password generators. Norton Random Password Generator Manage your passwords with software such as – Roboform or Intel True Key Change passwords frequently, DO NOT use the same password for every site or account. Security Updates Update firmware / hardware with …
Say Goodbye To Apple’s QuickTime Apple’s QuickTime for Windows has dangerous security vulnerabilities that may allow nefarious “hackers” take over your computer, but Apple says that they will not be releasing any security patches fix them. Quicktime, your time has come to an end. Annoyingly, Apple only announced this in a statement to Trend Micro. Apple hasn’t announced it …