2021-06-26
Steve McEvoy presented “Personal Cyber Security – Protecting Yourself from the Evils of the Internet” to the AAO 2021 Annual Session that was Virtual this year..
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2020-03-06
Steve McEvoy presented “Personal Cyber Security – Protecting Yourself from the Evils of the Internet” to the Dolphin Users Meeting in Austin, TX.
2019-09-14
Steve McEvoy presented “Personal Cyber Security – How to Better Protect Yourself Online” to the GLAO/MASO Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
2019-03-03
Steve McEvoy presented “We do the craziest things with our computers: How to improve cybersecurity in your practice” to the Moyers Symposium – Ann Arbor, MI.
The presentation is available upon request by email.
2019-03-03
Steve McEvoy presented “We do the craziest things with our computers: How to improve cybersecurity in your practice” to the Moyers Symposium – Ann Arbor, MI.
The presentation is available upon request by email.
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We do the Stupidest Things Online
2019-02-28
Steve McEvoy presented “We do the Stupidest Things Online” to the Dolphin Users Meeting – Phoenix, AZ.
The presentation is available upon request by email.
What is a good password?
A good password is one that is sufficient to keep others out. Unfortunately what we’ve been doing in the past is no longer sufficient to combat the modern hacker. Our old password habits include:
- Short passwords can be hacked in seconds
- Passwords that are made up from guessable words like our kids names, etc.
- Even seemingly complex passwords made from special characters and numbers can be hacked in seconds or minutes now.
How would you know if your username and password have been hacked?
In recent times there have been a rash of email phishing scams that go something like this:
- They claim they have hacked you personally and have your username and password
- They show you the password to add validity to the claim and get your attention (which it certainly does)
- They say they have used your computer to record some form of bad behavior (adult or illegal websites, etc,)
- They threaten that they will make this behavior public if your don’t pay them
- They ask for some large amount of money in Bitcoins
Let me be clear – this is a scam. Don’t pay them or even bother to communicate with them. Throw out the emails.
But how did they get your username and password?
2018-05-08
Steve McEvoy presented “How to Avoid Getting Ripped Off with your IT Expenses” to the AAO Annual Session – Washington, DC.
The presentation is available upon request by email.
2018-04-04
Steve McEvoy presented “Protecting yourself from the Evils of the Internet – and other cool things!” to the Dr. Musich Study Club – Medinah Country Club, Itasca, IL.
The presentation is available upon request by email.