Hello, and welcome to the Friday Tech Fix for June 5! My original goal has been to cover what I think are the “biggest” technology stories of the week, and why lawyers should care about them. But we are currently living in extraordinary times, and big technology news has been taking a backseat to, well…..more
In the last two posts in this series, I have explained why I think everyone should use a password manager. In Part 1, Getting and Using a Password Manager – For Real, This Time, I made the case for why password managers are necessary – at least, until we find a way to get
In my first post, Getting and Using a Password Manager – For Real, This Time, I made the case for why all of you should be using a password manager – at least until something better comes along. In Part 2, having assumed I have convinced you of the need, it’s time to talk
Let’s get it out of the way: passwords suck.There’s not a single attractive thing about having to use them – except for the fact that in many cases they are guarding your most sensitive or confidential information, legal or otherwise. I keep looking, but I have yet to meet a lawyer who professes any level
I will wager that most of you don’t have a lot of time to keep up with the latest tech gadgets, apps, sites, and services. While I probably don’t have a lot of time for that either, I have come to recognize my tech addiction for what it is, and have accepted my need to
The subject of passwords is one that is both fascinating and frustrating to me. We know that it’s getting easier and easier for hackers to crack our passwords; just three years ago, a nine-digit password would take 44,530 years to crack, but today that same password can be cracked in less than a day
The latest episode of The Kennedy-Mighell Report is called Automation or Control: Why Attorneys Must Choose (I didn’t choose the title) – in it, we discuss the fact that technology services are increasingly connecting to each other, automating things that we used to have to do ourselves. For example, my Fitbit now talks to my
These days, hackers are finding it easier and easier to prey upon web surfers who access websites through traditional, insecure means. You know what I mean here, right? A website has no special security when it has the typical “http://” in front of the address. If you’re visiting a site that has confidential or private
I talk a lot here about phishing scams and how to avoid them. But if all of these suggestions are too overwhelming, let’s boil it down to a single rule: trust nobody. Speaking of phishing, here’s a devilish (and fake) contest entry form to win a brand new car!
Think you know how to spot a scam e-mail when it arrives in your inbox? Try the MailFrontier Phishing IQ Test II — you may be surprised at the results.
