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My wife and I bought new IPhones this past week. We finally gave up on our IPhone 6 & 7s. We enabled the Face ID option, after some thought. Although I'm not exactly on board with how secure Face ID is, I do believe it's more secure than that pass code as someone...

I've been silent as of late, namely because I've been wanting to change my business strategy. While I'll still providing consulting services, I've decided to focus on delivering more on-line content. This change will be easier on my work/life balance since...

Firewalls are a great way to "control" the environment. They do play major part in protecting any sized business and the home as well: Firewalls are know for putting a barrier between the internet and your internal network. You can use applications to block specific...

I’d like to discuss Media Protection (MP). Its title is self-explanatory, but it’s a vast topic. Protecting media is so important. If you’re a victim of crime and your computer is stolen. If your hard drive is encrypted, it’s data is probably useless to the person who...

Security and Privacy Controls is something applicable to large companies, small companies, and the individual. It's actually a pretty neat topic I'm going to go over in the next week or two. I'll open my NIST SP 800-52 "Guide to Understanding Security Controls" book...

In the next week or two I'll be changing CyberZolutions business model and its look. I'll still be there for the small business owners, but I'm going to change focus. I've been reviewing some freelance webpages and resources as of late and see new opportunities that...

Apologizes. I've been silent for a while. ZDNet posted this article which is nothing new (FBI and NSA say stop doing these 10 things that let the hackers in). I would have wrote it as "Do these thngs", But all well, they got the subscribers. Some good best practices...

I have two networks in our house. One is your typical internet connection. The other is covered by a named brand VPN Service. It's becoming more difficult using a VPN for day to day transactions. My brokerage account and bank now hang up when they detect a VPN. That's...

Did you know that you may be subject to Data Privacy Laws when working with international customers? If you're doing business, or plan on doing business overseas (in person or virtually), with a customer overseas, it need to review that country's laws. Going one step...