Advertisers desperately want to track you as you traverse the web. They want to know as much about you as possible so that they can target you with ads. Knowing which sites you visit, when you visit them, how long you stay there, what you do while you’re there, and even how you move from …
The National Security Agency (NSA) just released a very helpful information sheet on how to secure your home network (along with some great general cybersecurity tips). In the not-so-distant past, the internet was something we connected to briefly to check email and do a little web surfing, and then disconnected so we could free up …
When I was in high school, I took a wonderful career planning course. Instead of being a mind-numbing survey of possible occupations and career paths, it instead focused on understanding yourself. What are you good at doing? What do you actually enjoy doing? What are your values and aspirations? And finally, given all of that, …
I generally advise people not to create accounts if they can avoid it and to close most accounts that they no longer use. However, there are a handful of odd accounts that you should absolutely claim if you haven’t done so already – before bad guys do it for you. Like the intrepid Duck Dodgers …
After nearly 6 months of hard work, the fifth edition of my book, Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons, has finally been released! Is this blog article a shameless plug? Maybe a little bit. But this book serves as the cornerstone of my mission to help as many people as I can to secure their devices and …
Welcome to Data Privacy Week! Well… okay, technically it was last week. But every week should be “data privacy week”, so let’s just gloss over this detail. I’m going to keep this week’s post very short and just point you to my updated Data Privacy Checklist. Instead of creating a whole new post every year, …
It’s that time of year again! Time to put the past behind us and look forward to a brand new year, full of possibilities and hope! I mean, it can’t get much worse, right? Okay, I take that back… no reason to tempt fate. Here are some privacy and cybersecurity tips you should seriously consider …
[UPDATE, Jan 11: I added some further resources to the bottom of the article. Check back periodically.] The recent LastPass breach notification is very troubling, though maybe not for the reasons you’d expect. This is going to be a long post, but I think it’s important to go through this thoroughly. NOTE: Even if you …
Once a year, I look back and pick my favorite privacy and security resources: articles, podcasts, tools, websites, books, apps, you name it. I have a Resources page with a larger list, but these are my current top pics. These would be great to share with others, too. Top Articles Podcasts & Blogs If you …
In my last article, I shared my list of the Best & Worst Gifts for 2022. I even included some helpful coupons you can download to give the gift of security and privacy. (I’ll be adding more coupons soon, by the way – keep an eye on this article for updates.) Sadly, this time of …
