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What Is Smishing (And How To Protect Yourself)

What Is Smishing (And How To Protect Yourself)

by Niles Nerd | May 9, 2019 | Nerds On Site, Newsletter, scams, Security News, SME, Social Media, Technology News

Smishing is a new form of phishing that uses text messaging instead of email. It’s a growing problem worldwide, happening over 30 million times per day! Smishing scammers try to trick you into giving personal information by pretending to be a trusted person or...
CloudFlare Bug Potentially Exposes Private Information

CloudFlare Bug Potentially Exposes Private Information

by Niles Nerd | Feb 28, 2017 | Hosting, Online Services, Security, Security News

Nerds Hosting uses CloudFlare to power certain aspects of our hosting infrastructure, and thus we felt it important to share some thoughts on the CloudFlare bug that was exposed last week. Unfortunately, the bug in question is very technical in nature and hard to...
Identity Theft Tactics – be aware and protect yourself

Identity Theft Tactics – be aware and protect yourself

by Niles Nerd | Mar 22, 2013 | Newsletter, Security, Security News, Technology News

Identity Theft is a horrible experience to go through. Just ask anyone who has been victimized. It can takes many years to arrive at a full recovery. So it makes sense to be vigilant about being a victor instead of a victim, as author Dianne Ojar-Ali alerts us in her...
Do you have one of the 80 million unsecured routers?

Do you have one of the 80 million unsecured routers?

by Niles Nerd | Jan 31, 2013 | Nerds On Site, Newsletter, Security, Security News

In the midst of all the security alerts you and we receive on a regular basis, this one stands out and you can and should take immediate action. Router manufacturers whose products are affected by the UPnP vulnerabilities include Cisco-owned Linksys, Netgear, Belkin...
Peekaboo I See You – how to privatize your Internet cameras

Peekaboo I See You – how to privatize your Internet cameras

by Niles Nerd | Jan 25, 2013 | Nerds On Site, Newsletter, Security, Security News

Here is a map of Trendnet Webcams that were/are publicly viewable by anyone in the world with an Internet connection. Hopefully yours isn’t among them! While this story became very public and it’s about the Trendnet Internet cameras specifically, they are...
Securely Accessing your Passwords in an Internet Cafe

Securely Accessing your Passwords in an Internet Cafe

by Niles Nerd | Aug 7, 2012 | Nerds On Site, Security News

On a recent trip, I had a sudden emergency need to access a critical system back home, but I didn’t have any computing technology with me.  I found an Internet cafe on a backstreet, where no one spoke English, but was able to rent a computer for a 1/2 hour...
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