Each post is devoted to a simple solution to a complex problem.
8 May 2024 2 minute read 0 comments I_g_o_r
Over 90% of all hacks are performed by unsophisticated hackers, who prey on weak victims. Their victims use weak or compromised passwords or are easy manipulated via social engineering methods. Once hackers obtain usernames and passwords by brute for...
6 May 2024 2 minute read 2 comments I_g_o_r
In this post we look into major problems in cyber security, data protection, etc. and opportunities for side hustles, which these problems create for smart and not lazy people with abilities to think outside of the box. A) Modern problems: 1. 80% of...
5 May 2024 2 minute read 0 comments I_g_o_r
There are many situations when it would be useful to have a portable device, which can convert a simple text from one language to a text and spoken second language, without installation of any software/apps on your portable device. In this post, we c...
24 Apr 2024 6 minute read 0 comments I_g_o_r
A simple way to get stable income or finance a business for “home rich but cash poor” people is to get a reverse mortgage. A reverse mortgage is a loan/mortgage with a primary home as a collateral and repayments postponed until a specific event. In m...
16 Apr 2024 1 minute read 0 comments I_g_o_r
All businesses and organizations train users to be careful and do not click on unknown links or documents, but this approach does not work for new types of phishing attacks, where redirection to fraudulent websites is accomplished when a user open/sa...
11 Apr 2024 4 minute read 4 comments I_g_o_r
A simple way to understand risks and dangers of brainwashing is to look into our history. Before Christianity, people believed in multiple Gods and were killing each other in the names of their Gods. The result of this was a real degradation of human...
7 Apr 2024 3 minute read 0 comments I_g_o_r
Research shows that majority of people need to manage from about 20 to several hundreds different, strong and unique passwords for different online accounts, devices, electronic locks, etc. See [1-3]. Cybersecurity experts recommend to change all pas...
26 Mar 2024 1 minute read 2 comments I_g_o_r
All data breaches happen because the data is protected with a single (or several) protection level. For example, suppose that there are 100,000 files, which are placed into a cloud warehouse and then this cloud warehouse is protected with a single pa...
27 Feb 2024 1 minute read 0 comments I_g_o_r
1. A very serious problem We all know that crypto world is a "Wild West" where there are no legal protections. But, in the fiat world we expect at least some legal protections. For example, there are many laws to protect our bank and financial accoun...
21 Feb 2024 2 minute read 1 comment I_g_o_r
In this post we consider how to analyze and verify claims (myths) made by marketers and promoters of products/services. As an example, we consider the following myths related to hardware wallets: a) hardware wallets are the most secure wallets; b) us...
