Interesting Stuff

I think I was excited about this presentation because it covered such a wide range of topics and gave me more things to editorialize about.  Stuff we talked about included:

• Stuff for sale & giveaway - computers, ink cartridges to give away, cheap stuff.
• The Marcus Hutchins Story - should be a movie thriller some day
• The CIA hacks the NSA - you can't make this stuff up.
• Microsoft’s Windows 10 S - do not want!
• Password Guidance Review - use good passwords for important sites, and start it with a special character
• LastPass: Password Manager - the most popular one
• Have I been Pwned? - A good site for checking your email and passwords
• SQRL: No password login - and no name or email address either.

Marcus Hutchins:

• saves the world from WannaCry:  <link>
• is an evil hacker:  <link>
• is a good guy:  <link>
• why was he arrested?  <link>
• UK let him Hutckins be arrested <link>
• who is he really?  <link>

Secure Quick Reliable Login (SQRL) - Thisis a not quite ready for prime time method of replacing names and passwords to login to websites and services, both from trusted and un-trusted computers and devices.  It works and is marvelously simple for the user.  My user's guide linked below is the easiest way to learn about it; the GRC SQRL home page tends to be much more text oriented but is better for the technical details of how it works.

• Home page:  <link>
• Direct Download Link:  <link>  This is an executable hosted on grc.com
• Demo login page:  <link>  Install first, create an ID, then click this link.
• Newsgroup:  <news.grc.com/sqrl>  (You need a Newsgroup reader to access this)
• User's guide ("for Dummies" written by BobB:  <link>

Other links:

• Windows 10 S:  <link>
• Lastpass' homepage:  <link>
• Have you been "Pwned?" (aka hacked?)  Check by email account:  <link>
• Can even see if you password(s) are available online:  <link>
• Troy Hunt talks about Have you been Pwned on Hack5:  <link>
• Our Own Ned's Colorado train trip: <link>