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Breached Again
T Mobile isn't a child on the playground, bullied by big meanies. It's a company entrusted with confidential, sensitive data of millions. Back in August, 2021, I switched from T Mo
Farewell, T-Mobile
All things made will some day disappoint. It's one of those universal truths, isn't it? Anything that has been built by human hands, put together in Nature eventually fails or chan
@ProtonMail Announces Import from Gmail Tool
Need to migrate your email from Gmail to a secure, encrypted email provider? It's gotten so easy. Come along as I share my journey with ProtonMail, who announced their Import Ass
A @Wakelet Collection: Encryption Tools for Educators and Students #wakeletwave
Every time I turn around, I find myself creating or browsing Wakelet collections. If you're not familiar with Wakelet, it's a terrific content curation app that I have written abou
Failure to Erase
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Virtual Encryption Fun
Earlier this month, I found myself wondering, "Just what is the password for my encrypted hard drives?" I remember encrypting the drives, but then after putting them away, forgot.
Encrypting #OneNote Pages and Sections #free #onlineconference
Looking for an easy way to encrypt and protect data stored in OneNote? Fortunately, OneNote provides encryption when you password protect a section: [
What a fascinating read (if you're into protecting your confidential files on your computer) about the EncFS (encrypted file system) in this blog entry, [Using EncFS with Dropbo
4 Tips for Securing Your Cloud Storage via @diben
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3 Steps To Cloud Safe Computing
"91% of adults in the survey “agree” or “strongly agree” that consumers, " shares a [2014 Pew Research study](
Managing My Clouds: Unlimited Storage (Updated)
Update: I take back everything nice I said about Amazon Cloud Drive. Unfortunately, it's not ready for prime time. While you can store stuff there, it's difficult to interact
Keepass Password Storage--Hacked! #keefarce #encryption #privacy
Oh no! My favorite passwork keeper is now vulnerable! I should have known it couldn't last: If you are a KeePass user like me, then beware. denandz just posted a tool in github t
Protecting Against a Data Breach
Every time I check my Twitter feed, I get a notice of a data breach occurring at a business or school district. That's why it's critical school leaders come up with a Safeguarding
What's Your Procedure for School District Data Breaches? #encryption #databreach
" 853,478,157 RECORDS BREACHED ," in 2014 2015 among education (K 16) entities (check list at bottom of this blog post). There are a LOT more breaches, though. Ever since I beg
Encrypting Files and/or Folders with Secret Space Encryptor (SSE) #FOSS #free #encryption
Objective: Securely encrypt your private and confidential files or whole folders. Wiping (secure delete) feature is included for computer and Android versions. Step 1 Get Secret
Encrypting Text Messages and Email Content with Paranoia Text #Encryption (PTE) #FOSS #free
Objective: Securely encrypt your email message content and/or information in GoogleDocs word processing, or text messages. This works on your Windows, Mac, Linux, Android or iOS de
Send Encrypted Email - Easier with Whiteout Mailbox Personal Edition
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WhiteOut Email Encryption - Now on iOS!
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MyIdealSetup - Saying Goodbye and Hello to Cloud Services @dmantz7 @wfryer
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Email Encryption - Easier Than Ever with @Whiteoutio @olivergajek #chromebook #android #ios
Note: This blog entry has been updated to reflect new information from the WhiteOut.io creators! All good stuff! [
40+ Tales of #Encryption to Warm Your Heart #crypto
As I was writing [my blog entry on enc
Encrypting files on #iPad #encryption
"Sir," asked the medical health professional. "Do you have a copy of necessary documents with you that verify who your family member is and your power of attorney?" Some of those d
Securing Your Passwords: Chromebook
In previous blog entries, I've shared how much I appreciate the wonderful work the free, open source password protection/tracking solution community has done for Keepass. I literal
Keep Your Stuff Secure
While I subscribe to the idea that we should encrypt all our communications, to be honest, it's often a pain. I try to encrypt top secret text messages to my family using the cross
13 Tools for Productivity on Your #Chromebook and #iPad (Updated 1/2015)
Have you ever asked yourself, "Can I do that with this device?" It's a lot of fun. For example, the iPad has become a bit of a boring tool for me, not because it's hard to do
5 Tips to Help with #Heartbleed and Security
If you've missed it, there's been a ton of information shared about the OpenSSL vulnerability affecting every web site (so it seems) except a few such as Microsoft, Apple/iOS.
Exploring Cloud Storage Solutions - @bittorrentsync
Earlier this week, I embarked on a short journey to discover Will BitTorrent Sync enable me to drop Dropbox and other cloud services? The answer is, "Yes, but I won't be can
Why Care About Privacy
Believe we, as educators, should be teaching digital citizenship? Then why are you ignoring encryption and privacy concerns and remaining silent? [
Keep It Simple: Yet Another Wrap-Up of Privacy Tools
...as one former NSA official noted, "You have to assume everything is being collected." ([Read More](
Violating Google Policies with My Blog Posts
Update: The warnings have been removed from my Google Plus postings, but I'm still curious what triggered the policy violation. Anyways, thanks, Google+ folks! Earlier this w
Decrypt Encrypted Confidential Files with AESCrypt on Macintosh - Part 3
Note : This is part 3 of 3 of a series on using AESCrypt to protect confidential files on your Macintosh computer. There is also a Windows specific series. Purpose of the Mo
Decrypt with AESCrypt on Windows - Part 3
Note: This is part 3 of 3 for AESCrypt on Windows. A Mac series will follow. Purpose of the Module The purpose of this module is to provide you with how to decrypt, or une
Encrypt Confidential Files with AESCrypt on Macintosh - Part 2
Note: This is the 2nd of a 3 part series on encrypting files with AESCrypt on a Macintosh computer. There is also a Windows series. Purpose of the Module The purpose of this mod
Encrypt with AESCrypt on Windows - Part 2
Note: This is part 2 of 3 on encrypting files using AESCrypt on a Windows computer. There will also be a Mac series. Purpose of the Module The purpose of this module is to
Install AESCrypt on Macintosh - Part 1
Note: This is the first of a 3 part series on using AESCrypt on a Mac. There is also a Windows opportunity. Purpose of the Module The purpose of this module is as follows:
Install AESCrypt on Windows - Part 1 - Setup
Note: Part 1 of several tutorials on how to encrypt your data easily. This is part 1 of 3 of the Windows series; there is another series for Mac. The purpose of this module i
Securing Data via Encryption
Note: This is a part of an online course on Securing Confidential Data . Secure Data via Encryption Did you know that if data is encrypted and a data breach occurs, you
Why Secure Data
Note: This is part of a Securing Confidential Data online course. Be a Responsible Digital Citizen Did you know that students in Grades 6 8, and by extension all educato
Encryption on the Mac
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