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 ninth 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-james-allen-mar-22/
5G is on the Horizon
The hype is on for the upcoming new cellular communication standard 5G. Its key benefit over the existing 4G standard, speed. Speeds up to 1 Gigabit/sec are possible though expect the average speed to be considerably less. Don’t be in a hurry to replace your mobile device with the latest and greatest, because 5G devices will not be widely available for a couple more years. Even though limited deployment is currently in the final planning stages, the standard itself is not complete and is subject to change.
The Newest Computers no Longer Support Older Operating Systems
Those of you who want to continue using Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8.1 for the foreseeable future beware. If you currently own or are preparing to upgrade your computer hardware to one of the most current processors you will have to use Windows 10 or Linux. Microsoft has blocked updates to older Windows operating systems running on the 7th Generation Intel processors and equivalent processors by AMD and Qualcomm.
Cybersecurity Tips
Please read the USA Today article for details. Though I do have some concerns and clarification about some of the tips.
The article states, only use secure web browsers. This is a misleading statement. What it is saying is that you should only interact with websites that are secure, meaning they use HTTPS and they show a Green lock at the beginning of the address bar. In reality, you only have to worry about using a secure site if you are asked to provide personal information or making purchases on the site.