Welcome to HakProof.com. This site is my attempt to reach out beyond the physical classroom to the community at large to help each of you increase your personal SQ or Security Quotient. Today was my fourth visit to WHTC 1450 AM radio station in Holland Michigan to be a guest on the daily show, Talk of the Town.
Click on Link to access the Podcast, of my time on today’s show: http://whtc.com/podcasts/talk-of-the-town-today/99/great-timing-cyber-security-expert-james-allen-sept-14/
Today’s subject matters:
- Fake tech support phone calls:
- No matter how persistent they are about wanting to help you, do not allow them to access your computer.
- 70 credit card skimmers found at Michigan gas stations:
- Pay cash when possible. Pay inside with your card if you are concerned about the pump you are using.
- Verify that the pump has an unbroken security seal. If it is broken or does not have one, then don’t insert your card into that pump.
- Use center pumps, since they are less likely to be tampered with, but still not guaranteed.
- Your smartphone is tracking you:
- Both Android and iPhone, monitor and archive your movement using GPS and WiFi.
- This feature goes beyond location services, which are used to help you find a nearby restaurant or other such niceties.
- To view your iPhone’s tracking go to:
- Settings -> Privacy -> Location Services -> System Services -> Frequent Locations.
- To view your Android’s tracking go to:
- https://www.google.com/maps/timeline
- iPhone’s with Google apps installed will also be tracked by Google using the same site.
- To find more detailed instructions with pictures, please click on this section’s title link.
- Concerns:
- Unless you are concerned about being tracked, the benefits of location services are significant.
- My primary concern it Google storing the data on their servers, unlike Apple who leaves the information on your phone.
- If your Gmail account has been compromised, the intruder will have access to your home and work addresses along with places you frequently visit.
- National Do Not Call Registry:
- https://www.donotcall.gov
- 1-888-382-1222 (Call from the phone you want to register)
- Other than personal calls the only calls allowed by this registry are the following:
- Political calls and related polls.
- Charitable organizations who are looking for donations.
- Companies that you have done business with in the last 18 months.
- Report any other type of call after you have been on the list for a full month.
The next show will be on October 12th at 9:30 am EST. Until next month, please stay safe and vigilant.