Not long ago, I was in Best Buy grabbing a few things and I overheard some shoppers trying to purchase a new wireless router for their home. Hearing the father talk to his son, it was clear this wasn’t their area of expertise. The different WiFi versions, buzzwords of “gaming” and “lightning fast” across the various options didn’t help matters much. They didn’t really know what they needed or even should buy, so a Best Buy rep stepped in to help narrow down their search.
In today’s world, technology is a fact of life. From the little computers we carry everyday in our pockets that doubles as a phone, to so many home devices now connecting to the Internet to provide features, it’s here to stay. In fact, many would argue it will only get more and more involved. This got me thinking, how should normal people protect themselves and their families from those that would do them digital harm?
Security concepts are increasingly difficult things to keep on top of, not to mention master – if at all. Many security posts and articles, whether it’s a recent hacker exploit or another business losing their data, are written in such a way that only a computer science student or someone in the industry would even understand it. What about the ordinary person? What about someone’s mother or father, or even their grandparents? Shouldn’t they also have the ability to more easily understand computer and network security? Being the victim of a scammer or having your computer data destroyed can have significant consequences on many parts of your life.
It’s with those ideas in mind, that this website was born. I wanted to find a place where I could provide information so that it just might help someone’s family be better protected in the digital age we live in. Clearly, to fully understand some things you need knowledge and experience in that field. But I hope I can provide a bit of a translation layer between the really detailed things and a foundation that an ordinary person can understand. So, here’s to a new adventure!