Mike Foster’s IT Security & Best Practices Blog

One of the best ways to thwart bad actors from logging in is to enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), a.k.a. Two-Step Login. But attackers are bypassing that protection. If you know what MFA is, you can skip this paragraph. The most common first step of MFA is for users to enter their username and password. They […]

You see the headlines: “App discovered to be spying on you,” or “App removed from the store because it was downloading private information.” Delete your third-party apps. You can always reinstall them if you decide to use them. Your phone and tablet are more secure the fewer apps you have. Most people only use 20% […]

Have you ever noticed you are in a video conference call and did not realize your camera was capturing you? Or maybe you have two cameras, and your software unexpectedly selected the wrong one and broadcast an unflattering camera angle or showed something in the background you thought was out of frame? Embarrassing. Cover up […]

Password managers make it quicker for you to log in to sites because they remember your passwords and can automatically log you into websites. Another advantage of a password manager is that it is simple for you to use different passwords for every website. If a bad actor ever discovers your password for one site, […]