Constant hacks, Heading out

In case you didn’t know bad guys on the internet are constantly trying to break into your accounts. That’s why things like two factor authentication and using different passwords for every account is important. I woke up this morning with an inbox full of password reset emails. These were attempts by various criminals to change my password.

Unfortunately thanks to the widespread proliferation of data breaches on the internet your data is out there for sale to whomever wants it. So the one piece of data they DO have is my email address. They enter that into the various sites and then try to do a password reset, hoping the victim would stupidly confirm the reset without thinking. I had at least a half a dozen different sites that they tried to reset last night, unsuccessfully. However this tactic points out that the account that you need the strongest security on is your email account. If a thief gets into that it can be game over. Make sure you use unique passwords for every site and utilize multifactor authentication wherever possible to make sure internet criminals have a bad day.

Tonight I need to finalize packing for my trip to PA. I fly out early Thursday morning for what promises to be very much a whirlwind trip. I have not attended a wedding in a very long time but I am sure it will be memorable. On Saturday I am spending time hanging with my family and then I am right back on a plane Sunday morning to head back to Florida. See you on the flip side.