If I say "Apple", no doubt you think "security".
Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth.
In fact, you might even be making it EASIER for the bad guys to spy on you if you use an iPhone.
In any case, the cat's out of the bag - and it's all thanks to US spying on Russia!
What a crazy world...
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When you hear the word "linux", you probably think of nerds hidden away in a cramped office, managing all the servers that make our high-tech modern world actually go.
You probably also associate "linux" with "security".
Unfortunately, recent events have shown that the truth is a bit more... holey. Like, Swiss cheese holey.
From Copy Fail to cPanel to Dirty Frag, the linux server community has been utterly hammered by nasty exploits in the past weeks.
We'll tell you what happened, what it means, and how to protect yourself and your gizmos!
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These days, browsing the internet is relatively secure.
After all, web sites all use encrypted HTTPS. So we're good, right?
Eh, no.
What you don't know CAN hurt you. And what you don't know is that by default, your DNS is not secure!
What's that and why does it matter?
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Four years ago, I published a video explaining phishing attacks and how to protect yourself.
Recently, it became clear that phishing attacks are STILL fooling people and causing financial and privacy issues.
Okay, obviously my earlier video was crap!
So... Here's an EASY way - super-easy to remember - to protect yourself from phishing attacks.
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End-to-end encryption is supposed to be ultra-safe.
Unfortunately, it's not.
Even though it sounds good on paper, the way E2EE is coded and used can make all the difference between security and epic data leaks.
In less than 60s:
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In addition to global IT outages, CrowdStrike is involved in political nonsense.
Surprise, surprise...
I'll give you a hint: Russia, Russia, Russia!!!
Another hint: Orange Man Bad!
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The global IT outage on Friday, July 19th 2024 was a humdinger.
We're told it's nothing to worry about, but what's really going on?
I'm afraid the rabbit hole goes a bit deeper than you think.
Join me for a look at the Crowdstrike "bug" and what it means for you...
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If you have a PayPal account - and especially if you're selling anything and getting paid via PayPal - then you've no doubt received a strange e-mail (or ten) recently.
In short, you're supposed to add the DigiCert Global Root G2 Chain to your "trusted store".
Bad things will happen if you don't!
More stuff to fix, right? Not so fast...
What's really going on here?
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Ah, the eternal battle: iOS or Android?
These days, there's a big war going on where both sides are trying to prove that their mobile OS is the safest and most privacy-friendly.
So, which is it?
Join me for a deep dive into the wonderful world of smartphones...
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Even if you don't know the term 'phishing scam', chances are you've already been targeted by many of them.
A phishing scam is when someone uses a genuine-looking e-mail, login page, SMS, or whatever to fool you into giving up personal data - like logins, passwords, card and banking info, etc.
They often involve some kind of 'hook' that makes you worried or scared. When that happens, you stop thinking and fall into the trap.
But these scams are very easy to avoid with a bit of extra attention. I'll show an example of a phishing scam I received recently and then take it apart piece by piece so that next time, you'll know exactly what to look for to protect yourself!
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