Tagged “Hygiene”

Beating Ransomware 24 Apr 2016 Hygiene
I recently had to help someone out with some ransomware. It’s a pretty miserable experience to find someone has lost all their data. The story ended fairly well though; all the most important data was in Dropbox. The really short version is that even though the data was corrupted, it was possible to......
Back it up 15 Apr 2016 Hygiene
Backing up your data is dull. It just is. It’s insurance. And that’s dull too. It takes time. It’s not exciting, fun or life enhancing. Until, that is, you’ve experienced the stomach churning moment where you look catastrophic data loss in the eyes. When was the last time you backed up? Was it on......
Shut it down 08 Apr 2016 Hygiene
Computers are complicated. There is a lot of stuff on them. There are regular updates to apps, operating systems, drivers and data. And every time something breaks (which it will do) it will be because of a change somewhere. And there is no better (worse) time to break than when booting up. Reboot......
Secure Yourself 01 Apr 2016 Hygiene
You use two factor authentication (2FA) right? Sometimes it’s called two-step verification or dual factor authentication. The idea is that as well as a password you need a temporary code to log in to your account. In short, even if someone guesses or steals your password, they won’t have your code......