by ray | Nov 6, 2019 | Security
Windows: Most gamers love updating their graphics card’s drivers to score the best performance for their favorite titles. But even if you’re a “filthy casual,” you’re going to want to make sure your system’s Nvidia drivers are up to date. Nvidia recently found a...
by ray | Aug 3, 2019 | Security
YOU’VE GOT NO shortage of ways to send encrypted messages, and at least as many cloud services for sending large files. But the Venn diagram for the two remains surprisingly, inconveniently small. That’s the beauty of Mozilla’s Firefox Send, a free,...
by ray | May 28, 2019 | Linux / Ubuntu, Security
Ubuntu is a very popular Linux distribution for servers, clouds, and the desktop. So, when parent company Canonical announces it is moving Ubuntu 18.04, the latest long term support (LTS) edition, to a new Linux kernel, it’s time to pay...
by ray | Jul 6, 2018 | NGINX, Security
Introduction Your web site address starts with http:// The site contains interactive elements, such as payment buttons, or text forms etc. For the visitor, the site is flagged by the browser as ‘insecure’. You need to convert the site to https:// This requires that...
by ray | Oct 30, 2017 | G Suite, Security
I know it’s convenient to have your Chrome browser save all of your passwords so that you don’t have to type them in each time. However, this is a big security risk. If I were you, I would go to https://passwords.google.com and turn off “Smart Lock...
by ray | Mar 14, 2017 | Security
A week ago Friday, someone took down numerous popular websites in a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against the domain name provider Dyn. DDoS attacks are neither new nor sophisticated. The attacker sends a massive amount of traffic, causing the...
