Cyber Security and More with Bob G

Video - https://youtu.be/uXkxPlcoRLM If you’re like many others considering an electric vehicle for your next car, you probably have a lot of questions.  My thanks to Cory Gunther of reviewgeek,  for this excellent information on this topic.  https://www.reviewgeek.com/119554/do-evs-really-require-less-maintenance/

Video - https://youtu.be/cCEOn7cFdHA If you want to torrent copyrighted material, a VPN will hide what you’re doing.  Well, for now, at least. Read the full article on this topic at,  https://www.howtogeek.com/807819/will-hollywoods-lawsuits-shut-down-your-favorite-vpn/

Video - https://youtu.be/P1bmPo_Tx1o Security-related news thanks mostly to Avast Software.  I'm just a messenger. They do most of the challenging work and research. https://www.avast.com/en-us/index#pc

Video - https://youtu.be/1bQVsUtFcb8 Twitter asked over 140 million users for this information to protect their accounts starting in 2013,  but it failed to inform them that the data would also be used to allow advertisers to target them with ads. Read the whole story at BleepingComputer.   https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/ftc-fines-twitter-150m-for-using-2fa-info-for-tar...

Video - https://youtu.be/orNe0T4VQpg There's a massive amount of data in private hands  and without sufficient controls by the government. My thanks to David Strom for his excellent article. https://blog.avast.com/license-plate-scanners-data-privacy

Video -   https://youtu.be/eZ5OiCw7xaY Learn how to protect yourself – and your cash – from the dirtiest tricks on the web.  Thanks to GRACE MACEJ for her excellent article on this topic.  https://blog.avast.com/top-financial-scams

Video - https://youtu.be/FdlCqi3uR9w Security-related news thanks mostly to Avast Software.  I'm just a messenger. They do most of the challenging work and research.   https://www.avast.com/en-us/index#pc

Video - https://youtu.be/Hr2QzXPAIug Security-related news thanks mostly to Avast Software.  I'm just a messenger. They do most of the challenging work and research.  https://www.avast.com/en-us/index#pc

Video - https://youtu.be/CI1kKI9jM2k Find out which app permissions are necessary, which are sketchy, and how to protect yourself.  Thanks to Sander van Hezik for his excellent article on this topic.  https://blog.avast.com/en/secure-browser/app-permissions-and-how-to-protect-yourself

Video - https://youtu.be/XqItPN7Yadk Passwords are a hassle, and unfortunately, they’re often a security risk.  Thanks to Reviewgeek for their excellent article on this topic.   https://bit.ly/3kL4w5h

Watch the video - https://youtu.be/tlZZ0FrPTkU Security-related news thanks mostly to Avast Software. I'm just a messenger.   They do most of the challenging work and research. https://www.avast.com/en-us/index#pc

https://youtu.be/Dt_ZEBguelE Think twice before you add anything to exceptions, even if an antivirus detection dialogue is annoying right now.  You can find Jan Rubin’s excellent article on this topic at the following link: https://blog.avast.com/exceptions-risks

Setting up and running an Off-line scan using Microsoft Defender with Avast  (or any other third party AV) installed as the main Antivirus. https://youtu.be/sjRIJN9iNu8

New or maybe just re-branded. They steal and encrypt your data. If you don't pay, they leak your data. See BleepingComputer for the full story. https://bit.ly/3s3ZIvP

Security-related news thanks mostly to Avast Software. I'm just a messenger.  They do most of the challenging work and research. https://www.avast.com/en-us/index#pc

If your system can't handle Windows 11, don't force an upgrade.  Watch this to find out why that's a bad move.

Security-related news thanks mostly to Avast Software. I'm just a messenger.  They do most of the challenging work and research. https://www.avast.com/en-us/index#pc

Tech support scammers target older people because they believe them  to be more trusting and they tend to be more financially secure than younger people. Read Emma McGowan’s excellent article by following the link below:  https://blog.avast.com/tech-support-scams-targeting-seniors Watch what happened to Phyllis by watching her video. https://youtu.be/ar2MOvn2aDc

The latest versions of 7-Zip contain a vulnerability (CVE-2022-29072) that lets hackers gain administrative privileges on a system.  But this vulnerability, which exploits the 7-Zip help file, should alarm all Windows users, as it highlights an age-old problem on Windows systems. You’ll find Andrew Heinzman’s excellent article on this topic at the following link: https://www.reviewgeek.com/11...

PCI DSS version 4.0 contains several important improvements,  which we'll break down here.  You can also read the article by David Strom on the Avast Blog  at: https://blog.avast.com/pci-dss-update

The New Jersey Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC) issued a warning after multiple customers have filed reports of being targeted by this new SMS phishing (smishing) campaign. Read more at https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/t-mobile-customers-warned-of-unblockable-sms-phishing-attacks/

Security-related news thanks mostly to Avast Software.  I'm just a messenger. They do most of the challenging work and research.  https://www.avast.com/en-us/index#pc

It's clear that privacy regulations will continue to be somewhat of a patchwork quilt.  Read David Strom’s full article on this topic at:  https://blog.avast.com/2022-data-privacy-legislation-update-avast

In this matter, the user's trust is ultimately put into the app developers' hands. The real question is who to trust. See the full article at: https://blog.avast.com/yandex-and-data-privacy

Security-related news thanks mostly to Avast Software.  I'm just a messenger. They do most of the challenging work and research.  https://www.avast.com/en-us/index#pc