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Thread Number: 81677
/ Tag: Other Home Products or Autos
Would Stronger Computer Security Software Be A Good Idea Now? |
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Post# 1056837 1/8/2020 at 06:48 (1,563 days old) by Tomturbomatic  (Beltsville, MD) |
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In light of Iranian hacking of computers (Texan Gov reports 10,000 attempts per hour from Iran) would better computer protection be recommended now? | ||
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Post# 1056875 , Reply# 2 1/8/2020 at 12:45 (1,562 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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Count On This: | ||
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Post# 1056890 , Reply# 3 1/8/2020 at 15:35 (1,562 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 Tom, for individual/home users, I feel that proper usage caution is more important. The city computers at the county seat of my birth-area got infected a couple years ago with one of those file-encrypting malware things. IIRC, one or more users were tricked into clicking a link to change their email password or some such, which led to a fake or infected site that unleashed the attack. Seriously confounding that anyone nowadays wouldn't know better, especially working in city/government offices. The police and/or sheriff depts were networked-in so also got hit. One of my cousins works at the appraisal district, they're separate and weren't affected. She said the attack was directed at TX (or maybe US) counties with a particular word in the name. | ||
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Post# 1056913 , Reply# 4 1/8/2020 at 17:41 (1,562 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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Political notions dispensed? Or am I not reading this right?
Yes, you never know when some sort of national diplomacy is violated and you just may become a victim, accused of starting some sort of war activity, even just in the midst of playing some humble, online computer game...
— Dave CLICK HERE TO GO TO DaveAMKrayoGuy's LINK | ||
| Post# 1056987 , Reply# 6 1/9/2020 at 07:35 (1,562 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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Post# 1057009 , Reply# 7 1/9/2020 at 12:20 (1,561 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI) |
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It's not so much individuals I worry about but as I mentioned it's the small community systems that could lead to all kinds of issues. | ||
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Post# 1057056 , Reply# 9 1/9/2020 at 18:06 (1,561 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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I don't do fazebook. | ||
| Post# 1057062 , Reply# 10 1/9/2020 at 19:03 (1,561 days old) by sfh074 ( ) | ||
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Yes Tom ..... Neither do I. Canceled account years ago, just because of security and drama. Aka Dramabook. | ||
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