When South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley called encryption “complicated” and “cumbersome,” and noted few government agencies and financial institutions employ encryption to protect sensitive personal data, security experts took notice. Haley’s October 2012 remarks came after a massive data breach compromised the Social Security numbers and financial information for three-quarters of her state’s population, and highlighted an Internet security issue.
The reason I trust my passwords in LastPass is because of the security of the system. LastPass is about as secure as you can get for keeping your passwords safe. The reason is how the lengths they goto to ensure your personal information remains as secure as possible. In order to see whay I trust LastPass, it is important to understand how your passwords are secured within the service. Let me try to explain the security process of LastPass as best as I can. For those that have used LastPass you know that you are required to login using two pieces of information: your email address and your master password.
It seems that each week we are constantly interrupted by popup windows on our computers instructing us to update an application. If you are like me, these popup windows can be quite annoying. As annoying as I might find them, they appear for a good reason – to ensure that the software we have on our computer is the latest, and hopefully, the most secure version available.
As we all know, computers and computer hardware aren’t built to last. We are constantly replacing computers every five or so years, or replacing hard drives on a regular basis. Hard drives are notorious for going bad, and when that happens, you could potentially lose all your files. We all have files that we can’t lose, whether those files are photos, videos, or business/school-related files, we need to keep such files safe and secure.
In this age of the Internet, many people are trying to find ways to keep themselves protected online, by hiding their IP address, for various reasons. Some may just want the privacy aspect of being anonymous, while others may want to access specific services without being monitored. Privacy has always been at the forefront of technology, and with the Internet, privacy has become a big issue.
Beware scammers from all directions! Criminal elements will try and trick you into handing over your money by telephone, email, post and via the web. Remember the following tips to avoid being caught out.
>In many organisations, they’re the most unsung of heroes. Quietly whirring away in their rack, hosting your web site, running your email, storing your data. Yet please spare a thought for your servers. Without them, your business would not be a business. And it’s not as if they’re living in the safest of worlds these days.
As you can see in the backup section of the site, online backup providers have a lot of features (and prices) to compare, and with new providers popping up every minute, the task becomes difficult. Unlimited space is a great selling point for these companies, and Backblaze is very popular on Technically Easy.
I am Paul Salmon, an avid technology fanatic who is always learning new things. My goal is to inform and help others with technology.
With this blog I try to cover various topics on this blog to cover a broad range of topics.
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