Unencrypted – THE DEVIL STRIP

Unencrypted | What is two-factor authentication?

December 16th, 2020

Writing by John Nicholas One of the best options available to protect your personally identifiable information is to use two-factor authentication, also known as 2FA. Many companies offer this as a security... Read More...

Unencrypted | Twelve tips for Christmas cybersecurity

November 16th, 2020

Writing by John Nicholas The pandemic should keep us at home more this year than in holiday seasons past. That will likely mean more online shopping, virtual visits to relatives and more time on... Read More...

Unencrypted | Do I really need to install that update?

October 14th, 2020

Writing by John Nicholas The short answer is yes. It is common these days to see an alert on your phone, tablet or computer that informs you that an update is ready to download and install. T... Read More...

Unencrypted | What are “deepfakes” and how can you spot them?

September 16th, 2020

Writing by John Nicholas Deepfakes, or deep fakes, are manipulated videos, images or audio produced by sophisticated artificial intelligence. They use falsified images and sounds that appear to be real. Bu... Read More...

Unencrypted | Protecting yourself from “fake news” during election season

August 24th, 2020

by John Nicholas Election season is heating up, and we are all searching for truth in the sea of information that is at our fingertips. It is not easy. Disinformation, or deliberately misleading in... Read More...

Unencrypted | Identifying bots and slowing misinformation

August 10th, 2020

by John Nicholas You may find it hard to believe, but for the first decade or so of the service we all call the internet, it was considered a place for conspiracy theorists. If you uttered the phrase “I rea... Read More...

Unencrypted | Internet Browser Basics

May 14th, 2020

by John Nicholas Everyone uses a web browser — Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, etc. — and everyone has an opinion about which one is best and which one is most secure. Whichever web browser you ... Read More...

Unencrypted | Using a VPN

April 23rd, 2020

by John Nicholas We hear about phishing scams, malware and ransomware all the time. Those threats are common and real — and there are other, hidden threats lurking too. We can protect ourselves from those t... Read More...

The Death of a Man | The Devil’s Milk Three Part Trilogy

Dominic Moore-Dunson and Dara Harper Launch Black Artists Guild

Yvonne’s Arts and Sweets: Practicing self-care through baking and painting

Tallmadge couple performs magic act on ‘Penn and Teller: Fool Us’

As local schools turn to educational apps for distance learning, parents and teachers struggle to find the ones that actually work

Yvonne’s Arts and Sweets: Practicing self-care through baking and painting

Tallmadge couple performs magic act on ‘Penn and Teller: Fool Us’

Akron’s death care workers feel the strain as Ohio hits 10,000 COVID-19 deaths

The Devil’s Dozen: Music Events March 2016

Peachcurls showcases NEO musicians on new album ‘Meadow’

Brian Lisik’s ‘Gudbye Stoopid Whirled’ wasn’t supposed to be about the pandemic — but it is

Longtime rocker Harvey Gold is ‘all the versions’ of himself on new album

New Year, New Resolutions

Letting them find their own path

Maternity leave during COVID

The doctor is in: Teenager mood swings