Dave Albaugh
Dave Albaugh is a freelance Information Infrastructure Master Technician who consults on computer & network security for small businesses, SOHOs & entrepreneurs. He has documented loads of "knowledge nuggets" for different clients on topics such as security, understanding the technology behind the internet, and the infrastructure behind a computer network, all written in non-techie English. When he's not putting out client's fires, Dave is a roadie for his wife's Taiko group and a non-biker motorcycle enthusiast
Common tech support scams: How to identify and avoid them
By Dave Albaugh in Information Security, on July 3, 2019 at 1:20 pm
6 Best VPNs for Mac/MacBook and Some to Avoid in 2023
By Dave Albaugh in VPN & Privacy, on January 18, 2019 at 11:24 am
Common phishing scams and how to recognise and avoid them
By Dave Albaugh in Information Security, on November 29, 2018 at 2:08 pm
6 Best VPNs for iPad with great iOS apps (updated for 2023)
By Dave Albaugh in VPN & Privacy, on September 17, 2018 at 8:56 pm
What is Tor? How to use it safely and legally (plus 5 Tor alternatives)
By Dave Albaugh in VPN & Privacy, on June 11, 2018 at 12:09 pm
What is W2 phishing?
By Dave Albaugh in Information Security, on June 11, 2018 at 10:41 am
A beginner’s guide to using Tor for anonymous browsing
By Dave Albaugh in VPN & Privacy, on August 23, 2017 at 7:50 pm
Blocking ads and malware with host files on Mac, Windows and Linux
By Dave Albaugh in Information Security, on February 28, 2017 at 7:59 pm
SQL injection prevention tips for web programmers
By Dave Albaugh in Information Security, on February 13, 2017 at 7:13 pm
Latest guides
How to watch like a Girl S1 online from anywhere
March 22, 2023 / by Craig McCart
HMA not working with Hulu? Try this!
February 15, 2023 / by Craig McCart
Want to reduce GTA V lag? Read this!
February 15, 2023 / by Craig McCart
Avast not working with NowTV? Try this!
February 14, 2023 / by Craig McCart
PureVPN not working with BBC iPlayer? Check this out!
February 13, 2023 / by Craig McCart
HMA not working with iPlayer? Read this!
February 12, 2023 / by Craig McCart
HMA not working with Disney? Read this!
February 8, 2023 / by Craig McCart
PureVPN not working with Disney? Try this!
February 7, 2023 / by Craig McCart
PIA not working with NowTV? Try this!
February 4, 2023 / by Craig McCart
VyprVPN not working with Disney Plus? Try this!
February 4, 2023 / by Craig McCart
Latest Antivirus
Norton vs Kaspersky: Which is best?
July 20, 2022 / by Steve Adams
McAfee vs Norton: Which is best?
July 18, 2022 / by Steve Adams
Norton vs Bitdefender: Which is best?
July 18, 2022 / by Steve Adams
ESET vs Avast 2023: Which is best?
June 30, 2022 / by Steve Adams
Kaspersky vs Sophos: Which is better?
June 14, 2022 / by Steve Adams
Latest App Studies
COVID-19 App Tracker: Is privacy being sacrificed in a bid to combat the virus?
April 7, 2020 / by Paul Bischoff
Latest Cloud and Online Backup
Is Dropbox Secure? 10 Ways To Make The File Sharing Service Safer To Use
December 28, 2017 / by David Gilbert
How long do hard drives last for?
August 27, 2017 / by Paul Bischoff
How to build your own cloud storage server at a fraction of the cost
October 28, 2016 / by Paul Bischoff
4 tools to torrent on a Chromebook, Chrome OS, and Chrome browser
August 17, 2016 / by Paul Bischoff
Why cloud backup needs a privacy charter
January 6, 2016 / by Paul Bischoff
Latest Crypto
Worldwide cryptocurrency heists tracker (updated daily)
June 28, 2019 / by Theo Tsihitas
Understanding cryptography’s role in blockchains
April 10, 2019 / by Josh Lake
How to buy and pay with bitcoin anonymously
April 18, 2018 / by Aimee O'Driscoll
Monero vs zcash vs dash: which is the most anonymous cryptocurrency?
April 4, 2018 / by Aimee O'Driscoll
20+ Bitcoin scams and how to spot and avoid them
March 8, 2018 / by Aimee O'Driscoll
Latest Data Breaches Studies
58% of organizations fail to acknowledge data breach disclosures
May 4, 2021 / by Aimee O'Driscoll
US schools leaked 28.6 million records in 1,851 data breaches since 2005
July 1, 2020 / by Sam Cook
Government breaches – can you trust the US Government with your data?
July 24, 2019 / by Paul Bischoff
Which states have the most data breaches? Data breaches by US state
June 20, 2019 / by Paul Bischoff
The biggest data breaches in history (updated daily)
December 13, 2018 / by Dave Albaugh
Latest Data Privacy Management
7 Best Botnet Detection Software for 2023
July 2, 2021 / by Stephen Cooper
7 Best Hacker Detection Software
July 2, 2021 / by Stephen Cooper
What is a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)?
June 27, 2021 / by Amakiri Welekwe
What is Data Subject Access Request (DSAR)?
June 25, 2021 / by Amakiri Welekwe
7 Best Consent Management Platforms
June 18, 2021 / by Stephen Cooper
Latest Identity Theft Protection
IdentityForce vs LifeLock: Which is best?
April 19, 2022 / by Kyle Schurman
How to delete online accounts and reduce your security risks
February 3, 2020 / by Sam Cook
Identity fraud on Upwork and other freelance sites threatens gig economy integrity
July 30, 2019 / by Sam Cook
Consumer interest in checking credit scores jumped 230 percent in a decade. Here’s why that’s a dangerous trend
February 20, 2019 / by Sam Cook
Latest Information Security
What is RFID blocking?
January 8, 2023 / by Mark Gill
What is Fog Data Science and Why Should You Care?
January 2, 2023 / by Marc Dahan
Zero-click attacks and what you can do about them
January 2, 2023 / by Marc Dahan
What is Pegasus malware?
December 19, 2022 / by Ray Walsh
What is www2 and is it safe?
December 15, 2022 / by Justin Schamotta
Latest Kodi
How to download and install Kodi Matrix 19.4 on Firestick
August 13, 2019 / by Ian Garland
Kodi 20 Guide: Builds, addons and updates
August 13, 2019 / by Ian Garland
How to watch the British Golf Open on Kodi – Royal St. George
July 17, 2019 / by William Elcock
How to Watch AEW – Fight for the Fallen Live Free on Kodi
July 12, 2019 / by William Elcock
How to watch the 2021 MLB All-Star Game on Kodi
July 8, 2019 / by William Elcock
Latest Kodi Popular Posts
How to stop Kodi Buffering (3 fixes that actually work)
March 14, 2019 / by William Elcock
30+ Best Kodi movie and TV addons working in 2023
February 12, 2019 / by Paul Bischoff
How to install a VPN on Firestick/Fire TV
February 2, 2019 / by Paul Bischoff
The 20+ Best Kodi Sports Addons: Updated January 2023
January 1, 2019 / by William Elcock
Best Kodi Repositories, 6 we love and some to be wary of
May 30, 2018 / by Ian Garland
Latest Net Admin
How to Deploy a Secure FTP (SFTP) Service on Microsoft Azure
March 15, 2023 / by Amakiri Welekwe
How to Create SFTP Server Using Cygwin
March 15, 2023 / by Amakiri Welekwe
Differential Backup Guide
March 8, 2023 / by Amakiri Welekwe
What is a Network Operations Center (NOC)?
March 8, 2023 / by Amakiri Welekwe
Docker Container Logs Guide
March 7, 2023 / by Stephen Cooper
Latest Plex
How to get started streaming with Plex media server
September 20, 2017 / by Aaron Phillips
Selectively routing Plex through your VPN
September 20, 2017 / by Aaron Phillips
Popular Posts
A beginner’s guide to online censorship
August 26, 2017 / by Paul Bischoff
How to make your Amazon Echo or Google Home more private
December 13, 2016 / by Paul Bischoff
Latest Privacy Studies
Personal voter data: Which state governments offer the best data privacy protections?
September 16, 2020 / by Paul Bischoff
Which governments impose SIM-card registration laws to collect data on their citizens?
January 9, 2020 / by Paul Bischoff
Biometric data: 100 countries ranked by how they’re collecting it and what they’re doing with it
December 4, 2019 / by Paul Bischoff
Internet Privacy Laws by State: which US states best protect privacy online?
July 20, 2018 / by Paul Bischoff
Latest Ransomware Studies
Ransomware attacks on US schools and colleges cost $3.56bn in 2021
August 31, 2021 / by Paul Bischoff
Ransomware attacks on US government organizations cost over $70bn from 2018 to October 2022
March 17, 2021 / by Paul Bischoff
Ransomware attacks on US healthcare organizations cost $7.8bn in 2021
February 11, 2020 / by Paul Bischoff
Freedom of Information requests reveal 65 NHS trusts affected by ransomware in the last 5 years
January 29, 2020 / by Paul Bischoff
Latest Scams Studies
Nearly 73,000 Americans lost more than $1 billion to romance scams in 2022
February 10, 2021 / by Paul Bischoff
The United States of Elder Fraud – How Prevalent is Elder Financial Abuse in Each State?
April 17, 2019 / by Paul Bischoff
Phone Spam Statistics for 2017 – 2023
February 15, 2019 / by Craig McCart
Online scams rose 25 percent in the US during the pandemic
December 4, 2018 / by Paul Bischoff
Latest Sports Streaming
How to watch Spain vs. Germany (World Cup 2022) online from anywhere
November 25, 2022 / by Craig McCart
How to watch France vs Denmark (World Cup 2022)
November 24, 2022 / by Mark Gill
How to watch England vs. United States (World Cup 2022) online from anywhere
November 23, 2022 / by Craig McCart
How to watch Wales vs Iran (World Cup 2022)
November 23, 2022 / by Ian Garland
How to watch France vs Australia (World Cup 2022) live online
November 20, 2022 / by Ian Garland
Latest Sports Streaming Popular Posts
How to watch Super Bowl LVII (57) free online anywhere in the world
February 2, 2019 / by Sam Cook
How to watch Super Bowl LVII (57) on Kodi: Live stream anywhere
January 29, 2019 / by William Elcock
How to watch Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, and Serbia live streams (Group E of the World Cup)
June 16, 2018 / by Sam Cook
How to watch Group F of the World Cup – Germany, Mexico, Sweden, South Korea
June 13, 2018 / by Ian Garland
How to watch Group C of the World Cup – live stream France, Australia, Denmark, Peru matches
June 5, 2018 / by Ian Garland
Latest Streaming Studies
Which Christmas movie is most popular in your state?
December 15, 2020 / by Rebecca Moody
Which romantic comedy is most popular in your state?
February 12, 2020 / by Rebecca Moody
Netflix vs Amazon vs Hulu vs Disney+: Which offers the best value for money?
November 8, 2019 / by Rebecca Moody
The Most Popular Halloween Movies by State 2023
October 30, 2019 / by Rebecca Moody
Netflix subscribers and revenue by country
June 21, 2019 / by Rebecca Moody
Latest Studies
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August 18, 2022 / by Paul Bischoff
Worldwide crypto & NFT rug pulls and scams tracker
August 3, 2022 / by Rebecca Moody
Worldwide NFT heists tracker
July 26, 2022 / by Rebecca Moody
Financial data breaches accounted for 153.3 million leaked records from January 2018 to June 2022
July 21, 2022 / by Paul Bischoff
15+ Two-factor authentication statistics 2020-2022
July 18, 2022 / by Craig McCart
Latest Surveillance Studies
Data privacy laws & government surveillance by country: Which countries best protect their citizens?
October 15, 2019 / by Paul Bischoff
Latest TV Streaming
How to watch The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 13 online
February 6, 2023 / by Mark Gill
How to stream The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder S2 online
January 30, 2023 / by Ian Garland
How to watch Lockwood and Co from anywhere online
January 20, 2023 / by Craig McCart
How to watch I Am Jazz season 8 online
January 18, 2023 / by Mark Gill
How to watch Happy Valley season 3 online
January 16, 2023 / by Mark Gill
Latest Utilities
12 best video editing software for beginners in 2023
June 11, 2020 / by Aimee O'Driscoll
Best video conferencing software for small businesses
March 20, 2020 / by Aimee O'Driscoll
Best video converters for Mac in 2023 (free and paid)
August 12, 2019 / by Aimee O'Driscoll
Best video converters for Windows in 2023 (free and paid)
July 12, 2019 / by Aimee O'Driscoll
Is your Windows startup slow? How to speed it up by finding and disabling startup programs
May 22, 2018 / by Sam Cook
Latest VPN & Privacy
PureVPN vs VyprVPN: Which is better in 2023?
March 17, 2023 / by Craig McCart
Hide My Ass vs PrivateVPN: which should you choose?
March 17, 2023 / by Craig McCart
PureVPN vs Hotspot Shield: which is better?
March 15, 2023 / by Craig McCart
PureVPN vs AtlasVPN
March 6, 2023 / by Craig McCart
PureVPN vs PrivateVPN
March 5, 2023 / by Craig McCart