Thousand Oaks High School Electronics Waste Recycling Event
Where: 2323 N Moorpark Rd Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
When: Saturday Jan 25, 2020
Event Time: 8:30am – 3:00pm
Check your office, home, and garage for disused electronics you wish to safely dispose of and join us Saturday January 25, 2020. You will be able to recycle your items for FREE. Get rid of old items that could be harmful to the environment if not disposed of responsibly.
"My dad has always had a heart for people,” recalls Jenn Barrett. “I’m glad that he lived a life that mattered.” Jenn was speaking about her father, Murray Barrett. From all reports, Murray had a selfless heart of gold. He served his country as a U.S. Marine pilot and later taught mathematics to middle schoolers . Married for 32 years, Murray and his wife, Dianne, had 4 children.
A password manager is a must-have weapon in your security and privacy arsenal. There are a few password managers available and my advice is to pick one and learn how to use it. My preference is LastPass which is a more mature product, has great security practices and is very transparent in their security practices.
This brief article will help you avoid be scammed by demonstrating how phishing scams work with real-life examples. This phishing scam will install malware on your computer where the goal of the scam in part 1, Your Password has Been Stolen, was to steal your email address and password.
As knowledge of scams plays a significant role in avoiding becoming a victim, I thought I would show you how these crooks go about stealing your credentials via a phishing scam. This is actually very similar to how John Podesta got his emails stolen during the 2016 Presidential Election.
How often to get you a notice that you need to change a website password because your user account credentials were stolen? Too often, right? Breaches happen because websites pay too little attention to cyber-security which is often an afterthought for the website developers.
It’s no secret that cyber-crooks prey on people’s ignorance. They just hope that you are un-informed enough to click on an email link or attachment which infects your computer with malware that encrypts your data for an expensive ransom or pops up fake virus warnings to lure you into paying for a virus clean-up that you don’t need.
We focus a lot on network and computer security. But what should you be doing to keep your smartphone secure?
New smartphones may cost $700 or more, but that is nothing compared to the value of the data stored on your phone. Identity theft alone will cost you more than $1500 and a huge amount of time to fix.
Eric received an email notice that his company’s domain name is expiring. The email appeared to be an offer to renew his company domain name via a ‘Secure Online Payment’ for $64. He sensed a scam.
“I recalled renewing it just over a year ago for a 5-year term,” recalled Eric.
With the 2016 election just a few weeks away, Jake discusses the impact the election will have on important technology issues. These issues include privacy and law enforcement surveillance, the importance and dangers of smartphone encryption, and America's cyber-security and cyber-warfare readiness.