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 tenth 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/staying-safe-online-with-james-allen-apr-26/
Windows 10 Creative Update
- The recently released Creative update to Microsoft’s Windows 10 is the first of two to be released this year.
- If you own an older or low-cost Windows phone there is a 40% change that you will not be able to upgrade to the newest version of Windows.
- New Features
- Game Mode – Allows for better game performance.
- Paint3D – An upgrade to the classic Windows Paint program.
- Night Light – Allows you to use your computer at night without affecting your ability to go to sleep. Check out this article to learn more.
- Dynamic Lock – Allows you to use your Bluetooth enabled phone to unlock your computer.
- Edge Browser improvements
- Start Menu now has folders
- Greater Privacy – Microsoft gives you a little more control over what data they collect.
Google’s “Project Owl”
- This is Google’s attempt to minimize fake news, disturbing answers and offensive search suggestions from appearing as a top ranked results.
- New algorithms are being developed to make sure authoritative content pushed to the top of search results.
BrickerBot
- A Vigilante worm that destroys insecure IoT devices.
- Translated this means that there is a program that uses the Internet to seeks out your smart light bulbs and other such devices that are not properly protected and makes them unusable.
- This is being done to prevent these unprotected devices from being used in DDOS (Denial of Service) attacks.
See you next month.