Plain-English tech tips and cybersecurity advice for homes and small businesses around Denver, Boulder and the north metro — scams, backups, Wi-Fi, smart home and more, minus the jargon.
Smart cameras, doorbells, TVs, and gadgets are tiny computers. Learn simple ways to protect privacy, update devices, and reduce smart home security risks.
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CMMC and NIST 800-171 Compliance: A Plain-English Guide for Small Businesses A bigger customer, a prime contractor, or a government contract just told you that you need to be “CMMC compliant,” or maybe “NIST 800-171 compliant,” and your stomach did a small, unhappy flip. Perhaps there were clause numbers involved. Perhaps someone said the word
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Social Media Dangers: What Every Age Should Watch Out For When people picture “social media problems,” they usually picture a teenager. It is an easy image to reach for, and it quietly lets the rest of us off the hook. The reality is that every age group has its own version of the risk. A
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Your email protects password resets, bills, and receipts. Learn simple ways to lock it down with a strong passphrase, MFA, and account checks.
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Two-factor authentication (2FA/MFA) helps protect online accounts when passwords leak. Learn what it is, which type to use, and where to start.
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Passkeys are a safer, easier way to sign in without passwords. Learn what they are, where you’ll see them, and why they’re not as complicated as they sound.
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Do You Really Need a VPN? Home vs. Public Wi-Fi If you have spent any time online lately, you have probably seen ads insisting that a VPN is the ultimate shield for your privacy and security, and that you are practically reckless without one. VPNs are genuinely useful tools, especially when you are out and
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How to Spot Fraud and Scams Fraud and scams are constantly evolving, and absolutely anyone can be a target. It is not about being naive or “bad with technology.” Scammers are professionals who exploit ordinary human emotions, such as fear, urgency, curiosity, and the simple wish to be helpful, to talk people out of their
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Tap to Pay: Why Your Phone Is Safer Than Your Card You are at the checkout, the card reader lights up, and the person ahead of you simply holds their phone near it for a second and walks away. No swipe, no chip, no awkward “is it done yet?” dance. If you have ever wondered
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Passphrases: Stronger Passwords That Are Easier to Remember Picture the last password you were forced to invent. There is a good chance it looked something like “Spring2024!” — a capital letter you will forget, a number you second-guessed, and an exclamation point you added only because a website wagged its finger at you. Passwords like
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