October is "Cybersecurity Awareness Month", which is where the cybersecurity industrial complex will try to scare you about the evil witchcraft of hackers without providing any useful advice on how to protect yourself.
They will tell you to be suspicious of suspicious-looking links and not click on them, as if this were practical advice and that it's your failure for not doing this one simple things.
They will tell you to keep everything up-to-date on patches, as if that's a practical thing. Sure, you desktop and phone are pretty easy to keep up-to-date, but when was the last time you cared about updating the software in your TV?
They'll tell you to use a "strong password", as if your cybersecurity problems come from your moral weaknesses. This is garbage.
The only password advice you need to know is not to use the same password for every website, that important sites should have unique passwords.
The only password advice you need to know is not to use the same password for every website, that important sites should have unique passwords.
...and yes, it's okay to write them down. With a pen/pencil on paper.
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
