Weekly Security News Roundup w/e 12-30-2022

https://youtu.be/QREK7u81mt8
Security-related news thanks mostly to Avast Software.
https://www.avast.com/en-us/index#pc
I’m just a messenger. They do most of the challenging research.
Links to the articles referenced in this video are part of the video show notes.

1-1-2023 Cybersecurity A to Z – Interested?

https://youtu.be/yBpof9UyS5U
An introduction to my newest presentation and a request for you to invite me to do the presentation for your Club, organization or, any other cybersecurity and technology interested group.
There is never a charge to the club, group or members for my services.
Avast Software sponsors my presentations and takes care of the expenses. https://www.avast.com/

Caution with this “Expiring Soon” email.

You’ll be a LOOSER as soon as you click anywhere on or in that email.

It’s a Phishing Scam. Report it as Spam.

This same type of email spam has been arriving in your Gmail folder

for quite some time. Google still hasn’t figured out how to block it.

Be careful and never click on something that promises to deliver anything

for FREE. There is no free lunch. Stay safe.

12-26-2022 Tech for Seniors – Episode 143

It was nice to see a good turnout even though it’s the day after Christmas.
This is our last show for 2022 and we covered the following,
Weekly Security News Roundup, a review of the predictions
made over the past two years and how accurate we were.
We all made predictions for the upcoming year.
The music outro was Barry Manilow’s “It’s just another New Year’s Eve”.
We ended the show with an abbreviated Q&A session.

Using VLC to Render to Another Internet Connected Device

https://youtu.be/i2AUOu1qcyY
I used VLC Media Player to render (show) a video on another internet connected device.

I cast it to a Google Nest Hub for this demonstration.

Weekly Security News Roundup w/e 12-23-2022

https://youtu.be/slL3bNlvBo8
Security-related news thanks mostly to Avast Software.
https://www.avast.com/en-us/index#pc
I’m just a messenger. They do most of the challenging research.
Links to the articles referenced in this video are part of the video show notes.

How do you get Santa on Alexa?

https://youtu.be/CLEz0GmCpFE
Adding Santa as a voice on Alexa for the holiday season.

12/19/2022 Tech for Seniors – Episode 142

Another feature packed and well attended show.
We covered the following topics during this morning’s show:
Security News Update, All about SWURL – a Search portal,
4 Windows 11/Microsoft Edge tips, what should you use,
KariaMobile or, a Smart watch? All about Holiday Scams,
for the musical outro we had a Christmas song from a very young
Jackie Evancho who seems to have the voice of an Angel.
We ended the show with a Q&A session covering the many topics presented.

Every new tech toy can be a potential privacy and security concerns

https://youtu.be/1ijSuksGKbI
Let’s take a look at some of this year’s hottest tech gadgets and the potential privacy risks that come with each.
My thanks to Emma McGowan for this info and the inspiration for the video.
You can read her article here: https://bit.ly/3HND3wG

Just Released – Avast Secure Identity

https://youtu.be/PZqfQMcIR6A
Avast Secure Identity – Brand New –
Help keep yourself safe with our advanced identity protection.
https://www.avast.com/en-us/secure-identity#pc