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The basics of security

Posted on August 30, 2021 at 02:45 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

ISSUE 18.33 • 2021-08-30

ON SECURITY

By Susan Bradley

What are the basics you need to secure your computers and devices?

The needs of consumer and business users are different, but the foundation of security is the same for both. We all need an operating system we can trust, a means to surf the Internet in a trustworthy fashion, and a way to save and store passwords securely. And I’ll add a fourth to this list, increasingly important: we need an application or device to allow us to effectively and efficiently use multi-factor authentication.

Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.33.0 (2021-08-30).
This story also appears in the AskWoody Free Newsletter 18.33.F (2021-08-30).

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