Here are my favorite websites to keep up on security news.
- Ask Woody
- Hacker News
- ZDNet
- We Live Security (ESET blog)
- Kerbs on Security
- Zero Day Initiative
- Bleeping Computer
Other security related resources to help you with the basics
- Has your account been compromise? Plug in your email address (often tied to dozens or hundreds of accounts) and find out at haveibeenpwned.com.
- GOLDEN RULE TO PREVENT PHONE SCAMS: Hang Up, Look Up, & Call Back.
- A parent’s guide to smartphone security (Make sure you follow these before you teach them to your kids!!)
- Teach your children good password hygiene and have fun with it. Fun? YES!
- The basics of security
- Get your passwords shipshape. ESPECIALLY your email accounts! Guard your email with your life, or someone will steal your life (identity theft).
- Tools for a safer PC
- Check a website to see if it is malicious with VirusTotal and Norton Safe Web
- My antivirus programs of choice (in order) are ESET, McAfee, and Norton
- KeePass (my personal favorite password app)
- My current password philosophy (though I have a few modifications)
- Great resource for fixing Windows Update problems in an automated tool (though it is command line based)
- Or fix Windows Update manually by running these commands (NOT for the faint of heart)
- Think your computer or account isn’t valuable to a hacker? Think again, ESPECIALLY EMAIL!
- Data breach response plan (for businesses)
- 5 warning signs your identity has been stolen
- Popular home routers plagued by critical security flaws – not much you can do about this, but be aware and hold those companies accountable for their poor practices and stay away from the worst offenders (“ASUS and Netgear do a better job in some aspects than D-Link, Linksys, TP-Link and Zyxel,” said the researchers).
- Think you can catch ransomware before it gets everything? I thought maybe it could until I read this. OUCH!