by jnelson | Dec 9, 2011 | How the Net Works, News, Security, Tips and Tricks
Often when people hear the term “peer-to-peer file sharing”, they think of torrents, illegal swapping of the latest movies and music, and resulting lawsuits by the record or movie industries for piracy. That does happen; however, file sharing encompasses much more...
by jnelson | Nov 4, 2011 | Online Tools, Resources, Security
At Southwest Cyberport, we know that all we can do to increase our members’ security in their online activities helps keep everybody else safe, too. So we not only offer a lot of good advice to all and sundry right here on the blog, there’s also a number of tools and...
by jnelson | Oct 29, 2011 | Security
With Halloween coming up, the fear and fascination with the walking dead is everywhere. In recent years, the Centers for Disease Control have used zombie alerts to warn of the flu. Highway departments have also zombie mania to get people to try to slow down, though...
by jnelson | Oct 12, 2011 | Security, Tips and Tricks, Tutorials
Wi-Fi radio connections to the Internet at home, the office, and even in your local coffee shop are no longer a futuristic novelty but a convenience that many users rely upon every day. With ease, however, may come a very unrealistic feeling of safety. As you might...
by jnelson | Jun 30, 2011 | Security, Warnings
Security and convenience always seem to be at war with each other. Sometimes it’s difficult to understand why security folks are so draconian in their rules. It’s never for the day to day normal situations that those rules come into play, but for the...