SANS Ouch! newsletter: Yes, you are a target

This month’s Ouch! newsletter (PDF) from SANS should dispel any thoughts you may have regarding your digital safety.

In the networked world, if your device is connected, it is potentially vulnerable. Staying safe is largely a matter of vigilance: keep your software patched, use strong, unique passwords, and avoid opening suspicious email or browsing shady web sites.

The Ouch! newsletter is aimed at general users, so IT professionals may not learn much from reading it.

About jrivett

Jeff Rivett has worked with and written about computers since the early 1980s. His first computer was an Apple II+, built by his father and heavily customized. Jeff's writing appeared in Computist Magazine in the 1980s, and he created and sold a game utility (Ultimaker 2, reviewed in the December 1983 Washington Apple Pi Journal) to international markets during the same period. Proceeds from writing, software sales, and contract programming gigs paid his way through university, earning him a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) degree at UWO. Jeff went on to work as a programmer, sysadmin, and manager in various industries. There's more on the About page, and on the Jeff Rivett Consulting site.

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