Online privacy and security are critical components to ensuring that your personal data isn’t leaked all over the Internet every time you surf the web. Your personal data is a valuable commodity for companies such as Google, Facebook, and others that sell your information to advertisers for profit. And on the nefarious side, your personal data can be used by …
Cloudflare Tunnel Easy Setup
Cloudflare Tunnels is an AWESOME service for home users and businesses alike. But what is it exactly? Cloudflare Tunnels is kind of like a VPN connection in that it’s a secure way to access resources on your internal private network from the outside world. So for instance, say you have a Synology NAS device that has a local GUI interface, …
Create Your Own Personal VPN Proxy with Streisand
By now you’ve probably heard a lot about protecting yourself online with a VPN Proxy. You’ve probably even heard the names of some of the top VPN Proxy providers – NordVPN, TorGuard, Tunnel Bear – and my personal favorite Private Internet Access…a service I use daily, and highly recommend (if you’re interested, here’s my PIA affiliate link – much appreciated!). …
Long Range Dead Drop
This was a fun project. I recently ran across a YouTube video from a channel that I really like – the Cyber Weapons Lab, aka Null Byte. In this video, they discuss how to set up a Raspberry Pi as a dead drop using a downloadable Raspberry Pi image called PirateBox. A dead drop, in espionage terms is a method …
Let’s Encrypt UniFi
How To Install a Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificate on UniFi *** THIS GUIDE IS NOW OUTDATED – Check out the Definitive Guide to Hosted UniFi instead! ————– Or continue below…though it’s a total waste of time. ———- Let’s Encrypt allows you to have a FREE signed SSL certificate on your UniFi Controller without having to spend any money. When done …
HOW TO: Install Webmin on FreePBX
Webmin is a super useful tool for administering Linux, however due to security concerns, it doesn’t come installed on FreePBX by default. While Webmin is considered to be a security risk, it really is only a risk if it is open to the outside world. So, if your FreePBX is behind a firewall, and you aren’t port forwarding TCP 10,000, …
Think Twice Before Switching to Hosted VoIP
I read an article called ‘Why Hosted VoIP Makes Sense for SMBs,’ and while I do believe hosted VoIP is a viable solution eventually, there are some major barriers to overcome before I would say that it makes sense. I get asked about hosted VoIP pretty often, and I tell people that I can’t in good conscience recommend it if …