You bought a VPN because some tech blogger screamed, “public WiFi will get you hacked!” into your eyeballs. And sure, in theory, you’re now a digital ninja, cloaked in encryption, invisible to cybercriminals. But in reality? You’re that person who[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We all love to proudly declare we’re thinking outside the box – usually while sitting in the same office chair, drinking from the same coffee mug, and suggesting the same three ideas we always do. The truth is, we’re not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’s a special kind of existential dread that comes with typing your email into Have I Been Pwned—that heart-pounding moment when you’re not sure if you’re about to get an all clear or a full audit of how badly the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve seen far too many cases where employees treat security protocols like vague suggestions and file organization like an abstract art project. You ask for a report, and suddenly you’re spelunking through 12 layers of shared folders, each named “Misc,”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Remember when computer security meant your little brother totally couldn’t get past your ultra-secure Windows 98 login screen? Those were simpler times – back when password protection was more of a polite suggestion than an actual barrier. The whole system[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I feel like when I use chatbot support, my cry for help is met with the enthusiasm of a sleep-deprived intern copy-pasting from a manual written in 2003. You type “My account is broken”, and it cheerfully responds, “Please log[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Welcome to the future, where your toaster judges your carb intake, your thermostat rats you out for midnight snack runs, and your smart speaker has definitely heard things it shouldn’t have. Sure, these gadgets make life easier—if by “easier” you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You know that moment of sheer panic when a website rejects your fifth password attempt while simultaneously demanding uppercase letters, hieroglyphics, and the DNA sequence of a rare tropical frog. Just as you’re about to surrender and type “Ch33zeLover77” yet[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The unhackable cloud is tech’s most adorable urban myth, right up there with “the printer will work if I yell at it” and “I’ll remember this password later.” Newsflash: just because your data is floating in the digital sky doesn’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
First off, I actually enjoy putting together complex passphrases, but for most people, creating a password is a one way trip to a bad day. Welcome to the modern password circus, where you’re expected to create a masterpiece that’s part[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…