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Cybersecurity is an everyone problem. So why does it always sound like it’s only for IT people?Each week, Rich takes one topic, from phishing to ransomware to how your phone actually tracks you, and explains it in plain language in under ten minutes or less. No buzzwords. No condescension. Just the stuff you need to know to stay safer online, explained like you’re a smart person who never had anyone break it down properly. Because you are!
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- 6 days ago9 min
After the Click: How to Report a Security Mistake
A security mistake can leave you writing and deleting the same message to your manager. You suspect something went wrong, but finding the words feels harder than it should. Plaintext with Rich explores the first useful conversation after a suspicious click, download, or account approval, including the response from the person receiving the report. A sample report and a sports replay analogy show why the sequence of events matters more than a polished explanation. You'll hear why opening a lin...
- 1 weeks ago8 min
Task Scams: Why You Shouldn't Pay to Get Paid
Task scams can make an evening of online assignments feel like money earned. Then the withdrawal request turns into another demand, and the balance you've been watching starts to mean something different. Rich traces the sequence described in the Federal Trade Commission's August 2025 warning, from unexpected work offers to supposed commissions and deposit demands. The conversation explores why a polished app can display earnings without establishing that the money exists or belongs to you. I...
- 2 weeks ago8 min
Device-Code Phishing: The Real Login Page Trap
Device-code phishing starts with an uncomfortable possibility: the sign-in address you checked really does belong to Microsoft. The document you're expecting comes with a code, the page looks right, and the question that matters is still hiding in the request. Plaintext with Rich follows the approval from the person entering that code to the software waiting on the other end. A television sign-in and a parcel collection slip help explain device-code flow without turning your commute into a te...
- 3 weeks ago8 min
Browser Extensions: What Did You Give Permission To?
Browser extensions can stay in your working day long after you've forgotten why you installed them. That tiny toolbar icon may represent a bigger arrangement than you remember making. Rich explores what extension permissions describe, from website data to other browser capabilities, and why broad access deserves context rather than automatic suspicion. Socket's August 2026 investigation supplies a concrete example of useful extensions acquiring malicious behavior, including some bought from l...
- Oct 2, 20268 min
ClickFix: When a CAPTCHA Asks You to Run a Command
You came for a conference agenda, and the website wants proof you're human. ClickFix can hide behind that familiar check, with instructions that deserve a much closer look. Rich follows the moment a fake CAPTCHA, a test meant to distinguish people from automated visitors, changes what it asks you to do. Microsoft's August 2026 TerminalFix analysis provides a concrete example involving an imitation Cloudflare screen and commands pasted into Windows Terminal or PowerShell. CERT Polska's Februar...
- Sep 25, 20264 min
Last Seen - When the Phones Woke Up (Episode 4)
Episode 4: When the Phones Woke Up Finding one another doesn’t fix the city. There are still people waiting for news, families searching for loved ones, and neighborhoods trying to function without the systems they depend on. Then the phones begin waking up. In the final chapter of Last Seen, messages arrive out of order, maps fill with roads again, and everyday convenience returns almost as quickly as it disappeared. But after seeing what happens when one damaged connection affects nearly...
- Sep 18, 20265 min
Last Seen - The Meeting Place (Episode 3)
Episode 3: The Meeting Place Leah and her parent are both moving across the city, but every piece of information arrives too late. Each new clue leads to another place the other person has already left. With phones, maps, and location sharing still unreliable, a forgotten family emergency plan may be their only chance to stop missing each other. In Part Three of Last Seen, the search leads to a broken clock in Washington Park and a meeting place no one has mentioned in years. I...
- Sep 11, 20265 min
Last Seen - The Rumor (Episode 2)
Episode 2: The Rumor A broken voice message offers one clue: “We’re going to St—” But St. where? As Leah’s parent searches hospitals, shelters, and gridlocked streets, the communications outage creates another problem. Reliable information is moving slowly, while rumors are racing across the city. In Part Two of Last Seen, a paper map, a neighborhood radio network, and a small act of trust become more useful than any app. Then a handwritten note sends the search in an entirely new direction. ...
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Cybersecurity is an everyone problem. So why does it always sound like it’s only for IT people?Each week, Rich takes one topic, from phishing to ransomware to how your phone actually tracks you, and explains it in plain language in under ten minutes or less. No buzzwords. No condescension. Just the stuff you need to know to stay safer online, explained like you’re a smart person who never had anyone break it down properly. Because you are!
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