AN EXCELLENT SUMMARY ON THE CORONAVIRUS.
From an Asst. Prof. in Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins University. It is quite informative and is an excellent summary as to how to avoid the contagion, and it is very …
Thunderspy – why turning your computer off is a cool idea!
Previous: Huge toll of ransomware attacks revealed in Sophos report by Paul Ducklin This month’s Bug With An Impressive Name, or BWAIN for short, is Thunderspy. As well as a …
A Letter from the President.
Dear Members, Richard has reminded me I said I’d update by the 30/4/2020. Well if you have been following the news and my Newsletters and our website there isn’t much …
A Letter from COTA
Dear, Which problems are older people encountering with the COVID shutdowns? What does COTA need to be doing next to tackle these problems? Are you worried about a friend …
500,000 Zoom Accounts on the Dark Web
April 14, 2020By Dashlane Team500,000 Zoom Accounts on the Dark Web April 14, 2020By Dashlane Team Cyble, a cybersecurity company, first noted the situation on April 1st: half a million …
Coronavirus and what it means to you and your club.
Dear Members, Due to our government’s advice and like the rest of the world, Computer Pals will need to evolve as the Coronavirus situation changes. As a result of the …
Password Management
Use a password manager to remember all your passwords.Do you really need to remember 100 passwords? Not at all. A passwords manager is a piece of software that keeps all …
Helpful Information – Passwords not to Use
Certain words should be avoided in all passwords.Many people use familiar people, places, or things in passwords because it makes their passwords easy to remember. This also makes your passwords …
How to protect your private data in Facebook
Open your browser and log in to Facebook. Depending on the device you will see either the down-pointing arrow or the 3 bars. Click on the appropriate one and scroll …
Use a Password Manager.
Re-using passwords is a very, very bad idea. Sure, having the same password everywhere makes it easier for you to remember, but it means that one sites security leak compromises …