Posts Tagged ‘Security Tools And Technology’
How to enable 2FA on Twitter with Authy, Google Authenticator or another Mobile Application
It’s been a long time since I have had to enable 2FA on Twitter and found the process completely infuriating. Twitter’s 2FA configuration uses SMS as the default option, this is no longer advised by NIST. We don’t have to look far to understand why; in the TTP’s leveraged to hijack a customers domain portfolio…
Read MoreTips to Protect Your Domain[s] Investments
A few months back I was working with a customer that was having the worst day of their lives. Attackers had taken full control of their most critical digital asset – their domains and the domains of their customers. The organization affected was an agency. They built and managed sites for their customers and in…
Read MoreA Primer on DNS and Security
If you’re reading this article you’ve interacted with DNS. In fact, you’d be hard pressed to spend any time online and not interact with DNS. Many of us spend very little time thinking about it. By design, it’s a “set-it and forget-it” tool that is often set up on our behalf (e.g., our home network,…
Read MoreHow HTTPS Works – Let’s Establish a Secure Connection
The need to use HTTPS on your website has been spearheaded by Google for years (since 2014), and in 2018 we saw massive improvements as more of the web became encrypted by default. Google now reports that 94% of its traffic on the web is now encrypted. What exactly does HTTPS mean though? And how…
Read MoreCreating a Safe Online Experience At Home with Content Filtering
As a parent, and a technologist, I struggle with creating a safe online experience at home. I’m constantly playing with different technologies – hardware and software – trying to find a healthy configuration that will give me a higher degree of confidence inside my trust zone. I am specifically thoughtful about what my kids will…
Read MoreGood Password Hygiene Requires Behavior Changes and Password Managers
For years I advocated the importance of good hygiene. The importance of using complex, long and unique passwords. But where this approach falls short is that it’s dependent on one very important element – you, the user. Today, I draw all my energy trying to impress upon users like you the importance of a password…
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