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How my Internet outage caused security problems

Posted on September 23, 2024 at 02:42 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

ON SECURITY

By Susan Bradley

I live in a city with electricity, high-speed Internet, and all the other customary modern conveniences.

In that same city dwell squirrels, birds (including beautiful hummingbirds), possums, kit foxes, bees, and too many others to mention. Although they’re lovely to have around, they are not necessarily the best of neighbors. Interaction with them doesn’t always work out, and sometimes that affects my technology — and even my security.

Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.39.0, 2024-09-23).

On Security Insects, Internet, Internet connectivity, ISPs, Multifactor Authentication, Newsletters, Patch Lady Posts, Performance, Security, Squirrels, Wiring, Xfinity

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