Here’s a great post on practicing personal cyber security from the Live to Write – Write to Live blog
Practicing personal cyber security is better than having your data kidnapped or stolen.
If the US elections can be hacked, so can your data. Are you protected?
I took my concerns and my computer to Steve West at Fearless Computing to see what I could do to keep my data safe.
MAC v. PC
“You’re already using a Mac,” Steve said, “which puts you way ahead of the curve.” This makes me feel a little better about spending significantly more for a MacBookPro than a run-on-the-mill PC. But truth be told, my first computer was a Mac. I bought it in 1984, before the internet was a way of life.
Well that’s changed, and so have the cyber threats that come along with connectivity.
RANSOMWARE
According to Steve, ransomware is probably a bigger threat than malware. Ransomware is malicious software that blocks access to computer data until a sum of money…
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Author Don Massenzio 