Windows Help & Advice - UK (2019-12)

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asswordsarea bigissueforsecurity.
They’rethekeystoyouraccounts,
yes,butimaginethatsomeonehad
swipeda copyofyourhousekey
withoutyouknowing:they’dbeabletoget
inwhenevertheylikeduntilyouwisedup
andchangedthelocks.If oneoftheservices
youuseonlinehashadsomekindof
passwordbreach– perhapstheirown
securitywasnotstrongenough,ora hacker
stumbledupona masterkey– theproblem
couldbeevenworsethanthat.Your
credentialscouldbe
floatingaroundany
numberofillicit
communities,your
housekeyscopied
andhandedoutto
everyne’erdowell
inthedarkcorners
ofthepub.Buthow
wouldyouknow?
Firstofall,you’ll
needtokeepa close
eyeonyourincomingemails.If anyservice
you’veusedhasbeenstruckbya data
breach,they’llnormallysenda bigapology
andaskyoutoresetyourpassword,which
youshouldabsolutelydo.Allbeingwell,that
affectedservicewillusethismisstepasan
opportunitytosureupitsdefences,andyour
newpasswordwillbebetterprotected.You

canalsotrycheckingdirectly.The

serviceHaveI BeenPwned

(https://haveibeenpwned.com),runby

MicrosoftregionaldirectorTroyHunt,keeps

itsnosetothegroundonmajordata

breaches,andincludesa waytosearchfor

theappearanceofyouremailaddressin

anyofthem.Googlehasrecentlystarted

tooffera similarserviceintheformof

PasswordCheckup,whichhasbeen

integratedintotheGooglePasswords

serviceatpasswords.google.com.

Thelaststepis the

mostcritical.Never

reusea passwordon

morethanoneservice.

Dothis,anda data

breachononewould

meanyouraccount

credentialscould

potentiallylet

attackersintoanyof

yourotheraccounts.

GooglePasswordscan

helpyougeneratesuper-securepasswords

andrememberthemonyourbehalf,and

therearestackofotherservicesoutthere

(LasPass,Dashlane,etal)whichcandothe

same.If you’reofferedtheoptionofusing

two-stepauthenticationforanyservice,use

it – thatsecondlayerofprotectioncould

alsoalertyoutoa loosepassword.

Hasoneof yourpasswordsbeencompromised?

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1

Which of these is

typically used by

a laser printer?

A Toner

B Ink

C Paint

2

How many inkjet

cartridges are used

worldwide per year?

A 11 million

B 101 million

C 1.1 billion

3

According to Which?,

what would a litre of

top brand printer ink cost?

A £

%…

&…

4

What temperature

does a laser printer’s

fuser reach?

A 205ºC

B 50ºC

C 425ºC

5

Which company

made the first

commercial laser printer?

A Xerox

B Hewlett Packard

C Canon

6

Which of these

is not a printer

technology?

A Dot matrix

B Daisy wheel

C Hammer action

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1A 2C 3B 4A 5B 6CAnswers

Password problems

Unchecky

unchecky.com

We all love free software, but we don’t

love sneaky software – if you’ve ever

clicked through an installer and not paid

quite enough attention while doing it,

you’ll know how painful dealing with the

little ‘extras’ many packages tack on can

be. Unchecky makes that process so much

easier: it knows when you’re running a

software installation, it can sniff out those

devious checkboxes and, as its name

suggests, it can uncheck them on your

behalf. No more unwanted software, no

more bundled adware.

If an installer is dodgy, if it’s going to

install that software anyway, but it’s

likely Unchecky already knows about it.

Install something suspect and it’ll flash

up a big warning so you know exactly

what you’re getting in to. Unchecky has

a minimal performance impact and

updates itself, so it’s a fire and forget app.

STOP RIGHT THERE No unwanted software

will get past Unchecky’s watching eye.

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