• Security isn’t just a Microsoft thing

    Posted on November 1, 2021 at 02:42 CDT by • Comment in the Forums

    ON SECURITY

    Susan Bradley

    By Susan Bradley

    Here at AskWoody, we concentrate on Microsoft patch days and security issues.

    But insecurity, privacy, and protection of your sensitive information aren’t just a Microsoft thing. Attackers go where there are people, and computers, to attack. Recently, an ad claiming that Chromebooks were immune to ransomware caught my eye. While makers of Chromebooks can state that they do not have the operating system targeted by ransomware, that’s not to say they are immune from all security risks. There should be a certain amount of paranoia on every platform.

    Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.42.0 (2021-11-01).

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