IP Neighbors What exactly are IP Neighbors? An IP neighborhood is a list that is comprised of every website that shares an IP address, and not all neighbors are good neighbors. If one of your neighbors is spamming, hosting malicious software, or distributing malware (viruses, spyware…), then search engines may block your website for their… Continue reading IP Neighbors
Category: Technology
Great opportunity for some nice and free Cybersecurity Tools
Great opportunity for some nice and free Cyber Security Tools The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is responsible for our country’s national security. They have their finger on the pulse of various software applications and cybersecurity services to help mitigate and repair cyber issues. Their team has created a new web page that provides… Continue reading Great opportunity for some nice and free Cybersecurity Tools
Kangaroo Security Review
Kangaroo Security Review Disclaimer: This is my personal review of my personal experience with the Kangaroo. Your experiences may differ. I’m in no way trying to sway you away from purchasing a Kangaroo product. All sources are listed and I have chat and email threads between myself and Kangaroo to support this review. The Kangaroo… Continue reading Kangaroo Security Review
HELP!!! I’m being Sextorted
HELP!!! I’m being Sextorted Last week I talked about being sextorted and this week, I want to give you some advice on how to deal with an email like this and how to avoid falling victim in the first place. How does the scam work?The victim receives an email stating that their computer has been… Continue reading HELP!!! I’m being Sextorted
Sextortion is BIG business
Sextortion is BIG business Sextortion is extortion through sexual means. The scammer falsely claims to have hacked into your device and recorded your sexual activities of self-pleasure as you are watching porn websites. Of course, this is all a huge scam and it has been going around for many years now. Here are several that… Continue reading Sextortion is BIG business
The Story Of The First Computer Bug
The Story Of The First Computer Bug The story goes that On September 9, 1947, a team of computer scientists and engineers reported the world’s first computer bug. The massive (and I’m talking massive – It weighed 25 short tons (2,000 pounds/ton) and occupied over 4,000 square feet of floor space) Mark II Aiken Relay… Continue reading The Story Of The First Computer Bug
Why is the hard drive the C: drive?
Why Is The Hard Drive The C:> Drive? The reasoning behind it is very simple, but the story behind it is much more complex. Basically, it is because the A and B drives were dedicated to the floppy disk drives, which were what was used in the PC world, well before hard drives were mainstream.… Continue reading Why is the hard drive the C: drive?
What Does Facebook know about you?
What Does Facebook know about you? Facebook collects information about you in a variety of ways, mainly by: Tracking your activity on its site and family of apps, including posts, comments, messages, reactions, etc Tracking your activity on apps you’ve logged into using your Facebook credentials Tracking your engagement with the Facebook plugin installed on… Continue reading What Does Facebook know about you?
What In The World Is Doxing?
What In The World Is Doxing? Doxing is slang for “dropping dox”, and comes from a spelling alteration of the abbreviation “docs” (for “documents”) and refers to “compiling and releasing a dossier of personal information on someone”. According to Wired writer Mat Honan, was “an old-school revenge tactic that emerged from hacker culture in the… Continue reading What In The World Is Doxing?
Laptop Battery Report
Laptop Battery Report Did you know that if you have a Windows 7 or newer laptop, you can run a battery report that shows you the status of your battery? Open Command Prompt (not PowerShell, there is an error if you run this command in PowerShell) Type powercfg /batteryreport This will generate a battery report… Continue reading Laptop Battery Report
