You can check if you have had a security breach with an email account, by going to haveibeenpwned.com and inserting your email address. You may have had a security breach even though you have been using strong passwords. You can have accounts that have been compromised by the security failings of organisations that have stored …
To increase the security of your accounts it is advisable to use Two-factor Authentication. Google’s version is called 2 Step Verification. By using 2FA you are supplying two pieces of information to authenticate who you are. You are verifying your identity. A common example is when I attempt to log into an account, a code …
Password Managers Good passwords are difficult to remember, the solution is to use a Password Manager. A password manager is software that stores all your passwords in a secure vault and is accessed by a Master password or passphrase. Some browsers save your passwords for you, but this is definitely not a secure method. A …
There is a lot of misunderstanding about passwords and password usage. I hope to clarify a few points about this. The following is a list of some commonly hacked passwords: 123456 qwerty password 111111 Internet 12345678 abc123 1234567 password1 Robert sunshine iloveyou princess admin welcome football monkey 654321 The first one has been breached more …
The BBC decides to stop broadcasting the Scottish Government’s daily Covid-19 briefing. Petition started by Laura Mcneill Reverse the BBC’s decision to stop broadcasting the Scottish Government’s daily briefing. “The Scottish Government Covid-19 Briefings have been and still are an essential tool in dealing with this public health crisis, used to convey important …
PETA Asia’s latest investigation in Indonesia has found that kopi luwak, expensive coffee made from the faeces of civets, is not only cruel, but could also cause the next pandemic. The coffee is produced by capturing Asian palm civets and feeding them an excessive amount of coffee berries and then collecting the berries …
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