Complete Tailscale Guide; Setup, Deployment, and Hardening

The Complete Tailscale Guide:
Setup, Deployment, and Hardening

If you've ever wrestled with port forwarding, dynamic DNS, or a clunky traditional VPN just to reach a device at home or a server at work, Tailscale is about to change your life. It creates a private mesh network (called a tailnet) across all your devices, wherever they are, with no open ports and no complex firewall rules. It just works.

This guide covers everything: creating and securing your account, installing Tailscale on Windows, Linux, virtual machines, and Docker containers, and hardening your tailnet so it's both maximally secure and actually pleasant to use.

Cybersecurity & IT/Networking Apps - iOS

Cybersecurity, Networking & IT Related Apps; That I Actually Use (*For iOS)

I recently put together a list of the Android apps that have actually earned a spot on my phone after 20+ years running Pacific Northwest Computers. I got enough questions about "what about iPhone?" that it's worth doing a proper companion piece.

Setting Up OPNsense as a Private DNS Server with Intrusion Detection (ProxMoxVE)

Setting Up OPNsense as a Private DNS Server with Intrusion Detection in a Proxmox VM

Transform your network security with a dedicated DNS server and real-time threat detection

Maximize Your Digital Privacy

 

How to Maximize Your Digital Privacy in Today's Connected World

In recent months, I've noticed a surge in customer inquiries about online privacy and data security. Questions like "How can I keep my online accounts more secure?" and "I want to browse the internet as anonymously as possible; how do I do that?" have become increasingly common. The growing concern about personal data removal from the internet reflects our collective awakening to digital privacy risks.

This comprehensive guide covers the fundamentals of online privacy, practical steps to enhance your digital security, and methods for removing personal information from the internet.

Data Privacy & Data Security In Today's Digital Age

How to Become as "Invisible" as Possible In Today's Cyberage

I have been getting a lot more questions from customers lately with regard to online data privacy and data security.
"How can I keep my online accounts more secure?"
"I would like to surf the internet as anonymously and as privately as possible. How can I do that?
"I found some personal information online, and would like it removed! How do I do that?"

So I decided to write a post covering the basics of online privacy, how to improve your safety and security when online, and how to get personal data removed from the internet (if at all possible).