Monthly Archives: November 2020

When “civilians” asks me what the most important thing they can do to protect the security of their home computers, I always answer the same way – make sure you patch and do so automatically! However, as Windows 10 finally … Continue reading →

After posting this blog entry, I had a number of people reach out to me to tell me that, while my configuration recommendations were good, there was something new in the DNScrypt protocol that I could take advantage of to … Continue reading →

As return readers of this blog know, I try pretty hard to maximize my privacy and security online and also share what I’ve learned with the readers. One (in retrospect) painfully obvious hole, however, in my operational security (OpSec for … Continue reading →

For those who aren’t as technically minded, it’s worth talking about what happens when you type a URL into your web browser and how that impacts privacy. The first thing is that the string you type in, say https://mycoolsite.com needs … Continue reading →

In looking back over my most recent posts on this blog, I’m noticing a pattern. I’m tending to focus on technical aspects of privacy and security and am leaning more towards the security side of things. Given that I want … Continue reading →