I spent 4 years in an internet forum learning about internet security and privacy, learning where to get all the best apps and programs for free, I have a media player that can play virtually any format, I also learned a lot about becoming invisible on the internet and doing some things that are regarded as illegal, a good VPN is important especially on sites like facebook because hackers are rife on there, a good VPN is also very good for preventing hackers from getting into your computer, mine gives out a false IP address, I have a paid for version of a good antivirus too, one that I didn't pay for, not trying to brag here but I thought it very important to stay safe on the internet at the time I started learning all this stuff, and I truly beleive I couldn't have been more right about that, the importance of keeping certain files stored on a flash drive is also of major importance, especially in the event of being hacked, gives you the option of being able to replace lost files on your computer after being hacked and the hackers simply can't get at it because it's stored on a flash drive not conected to your computer.
Thir13en_Ghosts
With all the precautions I have in place being hacked would have zero effect on me because I have a flash drive with an operating system ready and waiting to install, the knowledge I have could be described as priceless but I beleive you can never be too careful so to have a backup plan like mine in place is also priceless.
Dec 2ForeverAndEver3
Last you said, you will teach me...?
Dec 2Thir13en_Ghosts
Do you mean you need to know how to put an operating system on a flash drive?
Dec 2ForeverAndEver3
I'm not into technical, just software of all sorts of business systems.
Dec 2My kids do the technical...
I bet they're better than you...
Their father was also into technical...
They tried software, but found it too boring...
Can you do programming, and what goes with it?
Create a full business system, etc
Thir13en_Ghosts
No, I can't do all that but I have a good friend, a computer technician who can.
Dec 2ForeverAndEver3
Computer Technicians don't do software programming...
Dec 2Thir13en_Ghosts
I wouldn't know about that, I'd have to ask him, I've even taught him some stuff he didn't know though.
Dec 2ForeverAndEver3
Like what?
Dec 2Can you program?
In what?
Thir13en_Ghosts
Stuff about internet security, privacy and good free programs and where to get them.
Dec 2ForeverAndEver3
Oh...
Dec 2You borrow them... I program them...
We have good guys that does security,
I would have preferred knowing myself,
but has never had time...
Thir13en_Ghosts
No lol, because I know the best sites to get them I download and install them, I don't borrow them.
Dec 2Thir13en_Ghosts
I'll give you an example, the best media player on the market, VLC media player can play virtually any format and it's completely free and you can get it here:https://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Dec 2ForeverAndEver3
That makes you a technician...
Dec 2and those things download loads of viruses with them,
even though it says it hasn't...
and you don't know about them...
Then one day...
CRASH...
Vierkaesehoch
Thanks TG. Yes, it is pretty grim in cyber land. Four years to learn all this stuff. Slow teachers, perhaps. But you probably also learned a bunch about how personal behaviors are important for keeping safe, or at least safer. Avoiding porn sites, same for any offer too good to be true, rarely opening unsolicited links, ways to distinguish the fake such links from real ones, using open source platforms--preferably NOT being on MS software, --and when so, allowing updates from MS, ditto for choosing apple products over others, avoiding Chinese products ( easier said than done), not broadcasting wealth or family details, being careful about personal or family pics, etc. I wonder about the need for paid for anti hack ware--especially if one behaves, as above--and VPN's. Here on CS, all should follow the site advice. Lots of time chatting on site, until you get a feeling for writing to a decent, serious and real person. Learning to vet out scammers, and clues to real people. Not really too hard--the crooks, after all, are human, and rarely are very clever. Never sending money, and reporting business offers. (Except mine, cash in advance only, for curing severe TD-HD Syndromes.) Avoid offers saying you must comply right away. Double and triple ID methods, above even complex passwords. Using complex PW's and different ones for each site. Minimizing sites, and trying to close old-unused ones. And above all, don't sign up to scummy data mining scams like Facebook. Might as well post personal banking info. Bad trade off, for narcissistic, dumb, lazy lemmings.
Dec 2ForeverAndEver3
VierKaseHoog…
Dec 2What do you do for a living...?
Vierkaesehoch
I was a legal drug pusher, and needle torturer, destroyer of young minds of mush, and fake scientist, VERY fake. Does this help?
Dec 2ForeverAndEver3
Go ahead...play to the website...you're Not playing to me...
Dec 2Vierkaesehoch
Thanks. A most redundant, valid and useless piece of advice. I'll try my best to obey.
Dec 2Thir13en_Ghosts
Absolutely not lol, that's why I spent 4 years learning all that, and during that process I also learnrd the best sites to get it all from, the most trusted sites, here's a site for example not to trust for getting free apps, softonic.com, if you get anything from there it's highly likely you will either get malware in the program or a virus.
Dec 2Thir13en_Ghosts
Vierkaesehoch if you want a good site for creating complex passwords try this one, having good passwords is also a good preventative action to protect from hackers. https://passwordsgenerator.net/
Dec 2