April 6, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Tailscale launches Wireguard-secured mesh network
Once upon a time, besides the star-endpoint network model, many small networks used a peer-to-peer (P2P) model. You may recall it from such network operating systems as LANtastic and Windows for Workgroups. Now, new company Tailscale is taking that old … Continue reading
April 2, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on How to protect yourself from coronavirus phishing threats
I just got an e-mail from the World Health Organization (WHO) asking for a donation to help fight coronavirus. It looked good. It sounded good. It was a fake. Asking for a donation in Bitcoin set off my alarm. Anytime, … Continue reading
April 2, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Zoom safely: How to password-protect your meetings
No one wants a naked man barging into a virtual classroom video conference, but that’s what happened in Norway-based class using the WhereBy service. Here, in the US, the enormously popular Zoom video-conferencing service meetings are getting attacked so often … Continue reading
March 30, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Linux’s WireGuard VPN is here and ready to protect you
Linus Torvalds has released the newest version of the Linux 5.6. It includes many new and neat features like USB4 support, a fix for the 32-bit Epoch problem, multi-path TCP, and numerous driver patches. The biggest news of all s … Continue reading
March 24, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Don’t let the coronavirus make you a home office security risk
Welcome to life working at home, where the only one standing between you and all kinds of malware, ransomware and other security threats is, well, you. Sure, the tech support desk will try to help you, but it’s not like … Continue reading
March 16, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on How Red Hat tackles security
Red Hat historically has had the best record of all the Linux companies in finding and fixing Linux and open-source security bugs. Here’s how the Raleigh, NC-based company does it. First, Red Hat Product Security is in charge of both … Continue reading