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My feeble attempt at keeping track of what is going on in the ever-expanding world of Computer Security -- trying to make it worthwhile reading for someone who doesn't stare at bits all day.

Sunday, March 17, 2013

So you've got a strong password do you?

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Really? I've got some advice for you and your strong passwords. This is easy. Don't use them if you can get away with it. Passwords...
Tuesday, May 8, 2012

How to Encrypt and Share Items on Google Drive

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This tutorial is based on Windows 7 and GPG4Win, but the basic idea can be translated to any operating system and GPG Key Manager. The goal...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

How is CISPA Dangerous

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What's CISPA? It's the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, and is technically an amendment to the National Securi...
Friday, April 6, 2012

How working in IT prepared me for being a dad

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I've worked in IT for probably a decade. My wife and I have a 10 month old son. Looking back on the first 10 months of my son's life...
Saturday, March 17, 2012

Why McAfee is making my computer less secure...

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So, my last couple of posts have been a little too political. Hopefully there's some info in this post that will come in handy, but what...
Sunday, February 19, 2012

Sneaky Representatives

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So, what is H.R. 1981 ? Basically it is a bill that would mandate our service providers keep track of nearly everything we do and everywhere...
Monday, January 30, 2012

What the Eff is the EFF?

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The EFF, or Electronic Frontier Foundation is associated by some to 'hackers' and trying to get hackers or other alleged criminals...
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About Me

Bill MacCormack
I'm currently a Linux systems administrator, but I have the pleasure of also trying to secure the systems I administer. I'm currently working on my Master's degree in Information Assurance, and recently passed some of the SANS certification courses. My main goal with this site is to try to share some info I find on other sites with the everyday user. If one thing I post stops someone from falling victim to a scam or botnet, then I'm happy. Safe surfing!
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