by Joseph Forbes | Jan 5, 2017 | Blog Entry, DATA, Data Recovery, INTERNET, PRIVACY, SECURITY, Technicals
You’re not really sure How the Heck They Got Your Password, but they did, and now you’re freaking out. The password to one of your accounts has been cracked and you don’t know what to do to get control back of your account. Let’s look at several things you can do to...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 5, 2017 | Blog Entry, HAPPINESS, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY, Troubleshooting
The problem begins with Microsoft’s attempt to update things for Operating Systems (Like Windows 7), to be compatible with the newer Windows Update methods. Since the release of Windows 8 & 10, including the 8.1, and 10 AU updates, Windows 7 has fallen...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 4, 2017 | Blog Entry, EDUCATION, HACKING, INTERNET, PRIVACY, SECURITY, Technicals
Here are example passwords that discourage ‘brute force’ dictionary cracking: OK Password: Better Password: Excellent Password: kitty 1Kitty 1Ki77y susan Susan53 .Susan53 jellyfish jelly22fish jelly22fi$h smellycat sm3llycat $m3llycat allblacks a11Blacks...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 3, 2017 | Blog Entry, Data Recovery, HACKING, HAPPINESS, INTERNET, PRIVACY, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
Keeping track of passwords can seem like a hassle. Most of us have multiple sites we visit which require password logins. So many, in fact, that it’s tempting to use the same username/password combo for all of them. Don’t. Otherwise, it takes only the...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 2, 2017 | Blog Entry, HACKING, HARDWARE, INTERNET, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
Hackers have been hacking wireless networks for a long time, but they don’t even need to hack your wireless if you never changed your wireless router’s admin password from its default value. If you never changed the admin password on your router after you...
