An A.I. Test
After reading a New York Times article about how Artificial Intelligence degenerates when it gets its input from A.I., I posted some thoughts in a private forum. A colleague replied …
USPS Informed Delivery Phishing Email
I find USPS Informed Delivery very helpful for letting me know about mail and packages I should receive. So when I saw a USPS Informed Delivery email in my Junk …
Windows 7 Support Has Ended
As of January 14, 2020, Windows 7 is no longer receiving security and software updates. Users will be warned with this popup: Continuing to run Windows 7 without updates puts …
Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection
I recently enabled Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) on my Office 365 account. ATP includes several extra features to detect and block threats that arrive by email (or through other Office …
Could you Pass a Secret Phishing Test?
I decided to try Duo Security’s phishing test and sent myself a fake phishing email. The mail can be customized and sent to any number of employees:
Spam Popups in Windows 10 Notifications
A user reported that weird popups appear at random times in the lower right corner of her Windows 10 Enterprise desktop. Malwarebytes found no infection. From her browsing history, I …
A Good Phish Is Bad to Find
Today, in my Microsoft-hosted email account, I received an email telling me that my Office 365 account needs validation and has been temporarily suspended. I know that’s baloney because I …
How to Recognize a Phishing Email
“Phishing” emails are trying to get you to click on a link and enter your username and password. They may use this approach to steal your credentials for a bank, …
Careful: LastPass Remembers Generated Passwords Forever
I use LastPass Premium for storing hundreds of online passwords. However I don’t trust it with my most important banking passwords. For those, I use LastPass only to generate a …
Malwarebytes 3 Upgrade Starts Premium Trial
If you’ve been using the free version of Malwarebytes 2 as an on-demand anti-virus scanner and you upgrade to version 3, you may be surprised by warnings that real-time protection …