A & S Technology Solutions

12/19/2022

11/21/2022

Current generations are obsessed with Tik-Tok in spite of the fact that it’s a data harvesting tool of the Chinese Communist Party.

I can hear it now…”I don’t have anything they can get so it doesn’t matter”.

Very naive.

10/18/2022

By the way, this goes even further. If you use the same combination of email and password for other sites, which should be a no, no, anyway, you should make sure and change those passwords as well.

And for any site or service that supports two factor authentication, do yourself a favor, and take advantage of that. Much greater security than just a username and password alone.

10/18/2022

If you’re a Telegram user, y’all might want to change your Telegram password. They were hacked and emails/passwords database was compromised.

08/22/2022

As I’ve said before, this is for everybody that thinks TikToc is so “kewl”. But, of course, current generations don’t care because, well, just because.

Major security concern.

08/15/2022

As a ProtonMail user I thought this was a very good article contrasting the privacy of ProtonMail vs evil Google.

However, for those that "don't care" about Google spying on you, this won't be of any interest.

Proton Mail is the most popular private Gmail alternative. Emails are encrypted by default, giving you control over your data.

03/23/2022

Google doesn't support freedom or democracy, so why use their products? Here's a list of good alternative search engines to help you break the Google habit.

01/16/2022

Don't hand off a trove of personal information to a total stranger! Follow these steps to make cell phone recycling go smoothly—and safely.

01/02/2022

I’m case anybody is considering a personal VPN service to protect yourself from data theft, among other things, on your internet browsing, may I make a suggestion?

I’ve researched, and used, a few. Originally I settled on ProtonVPN but have since replaced that with Surfshark. They have excellent apps for just about any platform, browser extensions and the speed is great. And the pricing is fantastic. If you go for 24-months it’s less than $3/month. And that is for unlimited devices.

I encourage you to look at a personal VPN service for you and your family. If you’d like to try Surfshark, please use my referral link. If you like it and stick with them for a month, both you and I get some free months. Other than that, I get nothing for you using them.

Even if you don’t decide to use Surfshark, please protect yourself with a personal VPN service.

Surfshark's market-leading AES-256-GCM encryption keeps everything you do only for your eyes. The internet stays public, while your information remains private.

10/14/2021

CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the National Security Agency (NSA) have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) that details ongoing cyber threats to U.S. Water and Wastewater Systems (WWS) Sector. This activity—which includes cyber intrusions leading to ransomware attacks—threatens the ability of WWS facilities to provide clean, potable water to, and effectively manage the wastewater of, their communities. The joint CSA provides extensive mitigations and resources to assist WWS Sector facilities in strengthening operational resilience and cybersecurity practices.

CISA has also released a Cyber Risks & Resources for the Water and Wastewater Systems Sector infographic that details both information technology and operational technology risks the WWS Sector faces and provides select resources.

SOURCE: https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/current-activity/2021/10/14/ongoing-cyber-threats-us-water-and-wastewater-systems-sector

Immediate Actions WWS Facilities Can Take Now to Protect Against Malicious Cyber Activity
• Do not click on suspicious links.
• If you use RDP, secure and monitor it.
• Use strong passwords.
• Use multi-factor authentication.

CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the National Security Agency (NSA) have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) that details ongoing cyber threats to U.S. Water and Wastewater Systems (WWS) Sector. This activity—which includes c...

07/10/2021

And again…

A huge bundle of 700 million user records apparently scraped from LinkedIn via an API has appeared online.

04/14/2021

There couldn’t be a groovier way to keep the web secure.