Public Wi-Fi is convenient. But what are you actually connecting to?
We connect to café, hotel and airport Wi-Fi without thinking twice. Most of the time that is perfectly fine, but the network is still being run by somebody else. Understanding what that means makes public Wi-Fi far less mysterious.
That annoying login code might be saving your account
You type your password, then the website asks for a code from your phone. It can feel like an unnecessary extra step, but that small interruption can be the difference between somebody knowing your password and actually getting into your account.
SSL Certificates are getting shorter, and that’s a good thing.
SSL certificates are one of those things we barely notice until they expire. Now their lifetime is getting much shorter. It sounds inconvenient, but I think it says something useful about where infrastructure is going: automate it or eventually regret it.
You don’t need to be a hacker to protect yourself online
I think one of the biggest misconceptions about online security is that you need to understand cybersecurity to stay safe. You really don’t. Most scams I see aren’t technically sophisticated at all.
When one update breaks everything
Two years ago, a faulty CrowdStrike update caused widespread disruption across Windows systems worldwide.
