LegacyArmour Security Brief: Recent Episodes
Michael Lester
Your daily update in under 10 minutes of security, privacy, and technology trends and events that can affect you, your business, and your clients, all in plain English that's easy to understand
Encryption and cryptography are used every day on your computer, but you don't always know it. this is what the experts think will change in the next year, and it will affect you!
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Some adroid apps are violating your privacy in ways that you can't imagine. You should get rid of some of them now!
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Windows 7 is a security nightmare, but almost 1/3 of the companies still run it. Why is it so bad and why you should really upgrade!
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Hand in hand with Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery is a plan for what to do when the disaster happens, and it is better to plan BEFORE the disaster!
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Do you have a plan for what to do to keep your business running if COVID keeps your employees at home or your suppliers can't deliver? Now is the time to create or update your Business Continuity Plan!
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Passwords are more easily broken than passphrases. What is a passphrase and why is it better? We'll explain!
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Microsoft has pledge to be Carbon Negative by 2030 and have a net carbon negative profile from the day they were founded by 2050. What does that mean? How do they do it?
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PiHole is a small Rasberrry Pi program that blocks tracking and Advertising at your router. It works so well that it actually increases your internet speeds! Find out how in this podcast.
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Your entire family is the target for marketers. This is a quick explanation of how IP targeting works and why you get ads for things for which others searched.
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Chrome is a memory and resource hog, but worse, recently Google pushed an update that you can't disable that could invade your privacy more than you know. Now is a good time to switch browsers!
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Once again our legislation is trying to outlaw encryption, but all they are doing is proving how ignorant they are about how technology works. Today we'll discuss the most recent attack on your personal privacy that is being proposed under the guise of stemming child trafficking.
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TikTok is a popular video creation application and kids love it, but it has a dark side. Security is a real issue. The Military has ordered it not be used and the FTC has fined it. Find out why in this episode of the #LegacyArmour #Security Brief.
Do you use a Debit Card? Security experts will tell you you shouldn't. Find out why in this episode of the LegacyArmour Security Brief.
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Cyber Security professionals use a lot of tools to test different items and to perform reconnaissance on different people or businesses. Many of these tools cost money, but some are free. In this episode we will talk about two tools that anyone can (and should!) use to test whether a website or a file is clean or infected.
Most people know what phishing is, but what happens if you actually fall for a phishing attempt? We'll tell you! This is a quick overview of what actually happened to a close acquaintance this week!
SIM Swapping. Every heard of it? Probably not, but it is one of the fastest ways that hackers are breaching people's finances, social media, health records, and more. Find out what it is and what you can do to stop it.
Read more here: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/sim-swap-fraud-what-it-is-why-you-should-care-and-how-to-protect-yourself/?TheTime=2020-01-19T21%3A12%3A39
Learn how to protect your sensitive personal information from all of these threats with a LegacyArmour secure vault: www.LegacyArmour.com
Another day, another breach. This time it was 250 Million records from Microsoft's customer service department. Find out how this could affect you and how it makes it easier for hackers to target you.
Read more about this here: https://techeconomy.ng/2020/01/22/microsoft-hit-by-data-breach-about-250-million-records-affected/
Of course, to protect your sensitive personal data, you should checkout LegacyArmour's ultra-secure vaults at: www.LegacyArmour.com
Google has announced that it is phasing out 3rd Party Cookies on Chrome. This will have an effect on both the consumer and on any business that uses modern online marketing techniques. If you are online (and you are since you are reading this!) You should find out how this affects you.
You can read more about this here: https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/14/google-wants-to-phase-out-support-for-third-party-cookies-in-chrome-within-two-years/
The California Consumer Privacy Act went into effect on January 1st. If you or your clients are in California, this affects you and there are steep fines for not complying. In plain English, we tell you what your right and responsibilities are under this new law.
More people still use Windows 7 than Windows 10, but Windows 7 is no longer supported. We'll tell you why that matters and why it may cause you to get hacked.
It's in all the news. What is it? Why is this one so important? We'll tell you what you need to know in plain English that's easy to understand.