News from the security (encryption) frontlines..
Some important (time sensitive) items for you today.
* TrueCrypt Shut Down; What to Use Now to Encrypt Your Data
“If you use TrueCrypt to encrypt your data, you need to switch to a different encryption software to protect your files, and even whole hard drives.” Read more..
“Find out how to scan for and remove the Cryptolocker ransomware malware now, while the Gameover Zeus botnet has temporarily gone down.” Read more..
[Related: CryptoLocker Ransomware Information Guide and FAQ This is kinda important, as there really is no happy solution for Cryptolocker.]
* Some Antivirus Tools Wildly Effective Against Zero-Day Malware
“Detecting zero-day threats, meaning malware or malware variants that have never been seen before, is extremely difficult. New tests reveal which antivirus products perform best against these threats.” Read more..
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Today’s quote: “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt
Copyright 2007-2014 © “Tech Paul” (Paul Eckstrom). All Rights Reserved.
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All we really have, in the end, are our stories.
Make yours great ones. Ones to be proud of.
And please, never forget – one person can make a difference.
Find a way to make someone’s day today.
(Best advice I ever heard? Don’t sweat the small stuff.)
Changes coming to an Internet near you!
folks, I only have time to day for a quick ‘reading reco’ (that I think you’ll fersher wanna see).
* Thanks to Tom Wheeler, the end of the open Internet is nigh
“The very fate of a free society rests on enshrining the open Internet — and the FCC chairman seems determined to do the opposite.” Read more..
[ um… one question: do we really have a ‘free society (by what definition?)’? Another might be, is that what the Powers That Be want for us? ]
Related (and reco’d): Two-timing Netflix will speed the downfall — and rebirth — of a free Internet
“Netflix’s deals with Comcast and Verizon are terrible in the short run, but bring us closer to Net neutrality’s moment of truth” Read more..
[ and no. It ain’t just Netflix. The (other) ISP’s and “content providers” are busy screwing things up as well. ]
Yippee yahoo.
(And BTW, I have already had 8 telemarketer calls this morning.. not one for something I would possibly want. So.. I’ll think on today’s quotable quote. Or.. Plan B, disconnect my Internet when I disconnect my phone. Going “off the grid” is sounding better each week, sad to say.) (Read the articles.)
Today’s quote: “I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.” ~ Martha Washington
Copyright 2007-2014 © “Tech Paul” (Paul Eckstrom). All Rights Reserved.
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All we really have, in the end, are our stories.
Make yours great ones. Ones to be proud of.
And please, never forget – one person can make a difference.
Find a way to make someone’s day today.
(Best advice I ever heard? Don’t sweat the small stuff.)
• About Tech Paul
I am a Retired computer & network technician. I used to think the machines were pretty cool. Now I don’t.
They’re anything but.
I regularly posted how-to’s and tricks & tips and general computing advice here starting in 2007. (Use the Search tool to find answers. But be aware, many are rather dated.) Sometimes I answered (your) specific questions in an article if I believed the answer was generally helpful to “everyone”. All the writing you see was my own, typos and all. There always is/was an implied “IMHO” in what you see here.
Note: You are responsible for using this blog and its content. I am in no way liable for any losses caused by user error, viruses and/or other malware, hardware or software failure, or any other conceivable reason.
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