Top 3 Ways to Keep Up with Cyber Security
Hardware
Keeping hardware up-to-date on any device is usually updated automatically by default. In the last several years, Apple, Android, Windows, Linux, and peripheral devices have wireless capabilities and software available online.
It’s good to restart your devices at least once a week according to the NSA.
Currently, we are in a code red for surveillance of Americans by Russia and China on the orders of the Pentagon’s Chief Pete Hegseth. Trump is strong-arming the GOP. Vance is looking forward to Trump’s death to move forward with a theocracy-techno state.
Meanwhile, the richest man in the world Elon Musk, is illegally destroying institutional structure keeping America Running like a liberal democracy.
Firmware
Firmware is what a device like a cell phone, smart TV, printer, network router, etc uses as its operating software. For a printer to print the firmware needs to give the commands to move the paper and when and where to spray dots of ink.
Imagine a giant nuclear power plant and the firmware in the valve system has a flaw that can be exploited by a rogue agent to stop water from flowing to the cooling reactors. Then we have a nuclear meltdown because someone didn’t upgrade a valve firmware. Or in a simpler case your phone gets its contact list raided and taken over along with all your secure account information tied to it.
Software and Apps
Software includes all code-based instructions for running the machines we use including the applications or Apps. Operating Systems like Windows and Mac are software that run software applications. MS Word is a word processing software. There’s even software for giving remote administrative access for people to work together over a network. This is critical software to keep up-to-date and usually is included in your computer or device updates.
Again the problem here is Cyber Command just kicked the door wide open for any bad actor to come along and take over a computer. A lot of times it’s just a user error like opening up a phishing e-mail or going to a nefarious website that installs malware. User behavior goes a long way in staying safe on the web.
In the end, there really is no way to stay 100% secure in this world cyber security or terra firma. But you can create hurdles to make it harder by keeping your technology up-to-date.
