Password myths, phishing test, and a comic – Top 3 of the Week
https://eduk8.me/2019/01/some-password-security-myths/ https://eduk8.me/2019/01/test-your-phishing-email-detection-skills-with-google/ https://eduk8.me/2019/01/comic-are-the-odds-in-my-favor/
When it comes to cheating on homework, Alexa is the new Google
Is your kid getting straight A’s on homework lately? You might want to switch off Alexa. Last week, New Jersey mom Yerelyn Cueva, 24, posted a short clip on Twitter of her son doing his math homework at their kitchen table. In the 11-second video, 6-year-old Jariel asks, “Alexa, what’s 5 minus 3?” The…
The Pudding’s data visualizations are amazing
The Pudding’s data visualizations are amazing. Source: The Pudding Oh my goodness, the Pudding’s visualizations and research are amazing. I could spend all day reading through their data and seeing the data visualized. If The Pudding has covered a topic you are covering in class, their visualizations and information would be well worth sharing!
Some password security myths
Before we can pick a path to follow into the future of authentication, we must first overcome some myths and misconceptions around passwords that are still widely held, even by security professionals. Source: It’s Time to Dispel These 6 Dangerous Password Myths I would add one more, forcing password resets on a regular basis does not…
Test your phishing email detection skills with Google
Test your phishing email detection skills with Google. Source: Phishing Quiz Phishing is a hacking technique where the attacker fakes their identity to the victim, hoping the victim will not notice that they are not talking to who they think they are. At my school we’ve had several emails from attackers saying they are a principal,…
Latest information on focusing and the myth of multitasking
Here’s what my browser generally looks like: work email in the left-most tab, always open. TweetDeck in the next one, always open. A few Google Docs tabs with projects I’m working on, followed by my calendar, Facebook, YouTube, this publication’s website and about 10 stories I want to read — along with whatever random shiny…
Workaround for Verizon users of Remind, Google Chrome tips, and a teleprompter – Top 3 of the Week
https://eduk8.me/2019/01/workaround-for-verizon-customers-using-remind/ https://eduk8.me/2019/01/make-use-ofs-31-power-tips-for-chrome/ https://eduk8.me/2019/01/new-online-voice-activated-teleprompter-available-teleprompt-me/
How about asking a question?
What makes us human, I think, is an ability to ask questions, a consequence of our sophisticated spoken language. Animals are such agreeable friends — they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms. Jane Goodall, George Eliot. Source: The art of asking questions – freeCodeCamp.org Read on for tips on not only the questions we ask ourselves, but also of…