by Dave Moore, CISSP 01/23/2022 If someone wearing an official-looking uniform rang your doorbell unannounced, stated they were from your local car dealership's service department, and said they needed your car keys to fix a recently discovered problem, would you do...

by Dave Moore, CISSP 01/16/2022 Smart phones and tablet computers are increasingly becoming the prime ways people connect to the Internet. They have also become prime targets in the sights of the Internet bad guys, who aim to steal, cheat, trick and destroy, just like...

by Dave Moore, CISSP 01/09/2022 A client sent me the following in the hope it might help someone avoid the same trouble they had endured; I think it will. What follows is their story. "At the suggestion of computer repair and security expert Dave Moore, I am sharing...

by Dave Moore, CISSP 01/02/2022 Last week, we looked at why you should not store a wide open, anyone can read it file on your computer or phone that contains the username, password and security questions for every online account you have. Uh-oh; does that describe...

by Dave Moore, CISSP 12/26/2021 Here's hoping you are not like many people I meet all the time. They have committed the Number One Sin of computer file management: they have a wide open, anyone can read it file on their computer or phone that contains the username,...

by Dave Moore, CISSP 12/19/2021 How did Mary and Joseph know Jesus' weight when he was born? They had a weigh in a manger... What goes, "Oh, oh, oh?" Santa walking backwards. How will Christmas dinner be different after Brexit? No Brussels. Who is a Christmas tree's...

by Dave Moore, CISSP 12/12/2021 Most people in Oklahoma missed it, but Tuesday, December 7, National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, was also "Amazon Christmas Crash Day," at least to those living in and depending on Amazon’s “US East 1” region. In addition to being the...

by Dave Moore, CISSP 12/05/2021 “You may be eligible to receive some of the education stimulus bill!” “Did you suffer a Gallbladder injury while using Birth Control?” “We want to buy your home for Christmas! Sell Your Home Today!” “Make $10000 for Christmas!”...

by Dave Moore, CISSP 11/28/2021 Every year about this time I have to reassess the Internet Christmas shopping situation. This year is unique, in that a highly contagious and potentially deadly disease has changed the way the world does business. Some people claim we...

by Dave Moore, CISSP 11/21/2021 Remember the old saying, "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is?" Well, buyer beware, because it seems a whole lot of "too good to be true" may be coming our way. The Internet bad guys ramp up their scam operations every...

by Dave Moore, CISSP 11/14/2021 A few years ago, I wrote a column titled, "Google Chrome Makes People Stupid." I was a little apprehensive about The Transcript even printing something with such a potentially offensive title, but, by golly, they stepped up, and print...

by Dave Moore, CISSP 11/07/2021 When I presented my class on September 29 at the Norman Public Library Central location called “Fight the Internet Bad Guys and Win!” we discussed building an Internet safety "onion." Why would I teach about onions when what people...

by Dave Moore, CISSP 10/31/2021 The more I study the subjects of computer networks, the Internet, and the exploitation of sensitive personal information by governments, businesses and Internet crooks, the more I am convinced I am not being overly-dramatic by using the...

by Dave Moore, CISSP 10/24/2021 Oh boy, here we go, again. In classic Microsoft fashion, without any demonstrated need or desire from their end users, yet another version of the Windows operating system has been released, this time imaginatively named Windows 11. Do...

by Dave Moore, CISSP 10/17/2021 The theme of week two of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is recognizing fake emails, texts and chat messages. These are messages that masquerade as something they're not, in an effort to trick you into getting in trouble. The...

by Dave Moore, CISSP 10/10/2021 Last week's presentation of the Internet safety class, "Fight the Internet Bad Guys & Win!" at the Norman Public Library was a great success. Around 100 people attended, eager to learn about staying safe on the Internet. Many good...

by Dave Moore, CISSP 10/03/2021 Although not an official part of the holiday season, having October as National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) is a good thing. If people can have an awareness of cyber security and stay safe, maybe the good guys can win the war...

by Dave Moore, CISSP, 09/19/2021 Want to learn more about how to stay out of trouble on the Internet in one evening than you have in your entire computing life? Come take the new version of my free, one night only class on Internet safety, “Fight the Internet Bad Guys...

by Dave Moore, CISSP, 09/12/2021 Want to learn how to stay out of trouble on the Internet? Wow, have I got a deal for you. Come take the new version of my free, one night only class on computer and Internet safety, “Fight the Internet Bad Guys and Win,” Wednesday,...

by Dave Moore, CISSP, 09/05/2021 To learn how to stay out of trouble on the Internet, including using 2FA/MFA, take the new version of my free, one night only class on computer and Internet safety, “Fight the Internet Bad Guys and Win.” Wednesday, September 29, 2021,...