Tom Smith
@tomsmithtech.com
I defend small businesses like yours from hackers, and coach a 10u baseball team.
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No kings.
March 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
No kings.
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I swear, I don't get it.
March 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I swear, I don't get it.
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March 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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March 5, 2025:
March 5, 2025
In the gym of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, on March 5, 1946, former and future prime minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill rose to deliver a speech.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:44 AM
March 5, 2025:
It's been a year since Yahoo and Google forced us to use DMARC..
(and that's a good thing!)
Have you gone back and checked your settings since then?
You need to.
Have any questions? Reply and let me know.
(and that's a good thing!)
Have you gone back and checked your settings since then?
You need to.
Have any questions? Reply and let me know.
March 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It's been a year since Yahoo and Google forced us to use DMARC..
(and that's a good thing!)
Have you gone back and checked your settings since then?
You need to.
Have any questions? Reply and let me know.
(and that's a good thing!)
Have you gone back and checked your settings since then?
You need to.
Have any questions? Reply and let me know.
Do you trust your browser?
I almost had to find a new favorite this week...
I do trust Safari and Firefox
Not Chrome or Edge.
Mozilla (Firefox) changed their Terms of Use last week and upset a lot of people, myself included!
But, Monday they rewrote the new terms to be more clear...
I almost had to find a new favorite this week...
I do trust Safari and Firefox
Not Chrome or Edge.
Mozilla (Firefox) changed their Terms of Use last week and upset a lot of people, myself included!
But, Monday they rewrote the new terms to be more clear...
March 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Do you trust your browser?
I almost had to find a new favorite this week...
I do trust Safari and Firefox
Not Chrome or Edge.
Mozilla (Firefox) changed their Terms of Use last week and upset a lot of people, myself included!
But, Monday they rewrote the new terms to be more clear...
I almost had to find a new favorite this week...
I do trust Safari and Firefox
Not Chrome or Edge.
Mozilla (Firefox) changed their Terms of Use last week and upset a lot of people, myself included!
But, Monday they rewrote the new terms to be more clear...
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February 28, 2025
February 28, 2025
Today, President Donald Trump ambushed Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky in an attack that seemed designed to give the White House an excuse for siding with Russia in its war on Ukraine.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:26 AM
February 28, 2025
MAGA's Orwellian notion of "free speech"
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-vanc...
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-vanc...
MAGA's Orwellian notion of "free speech"
They only value it insofar as it advances authoritarianism.
www.publicnotice.co
February 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
MAGA's Orwellian notion of "free speech"
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-vanc...
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-vanc...
DOGE gaining access to government systems is a HUGE security issue. Read this non-political article from Bruce Schneier to learn more... www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
Our representatives in government should not allow this to happen!
Our representatives in government should not allow this to happen!
DOGE as a National Cyberattack - Schneier on Security
In the span of just weeks, the US government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history—not through a sophisticated cyberattack or an act of foreign espionage, b...
www.schneier.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
DOGE gaining access to government systems is a HUGE security issue. Read this non-political article from Bruce Schneier to learn more... www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
Our representatives in government should not allow this to happen!
Our representatives in government should not allow this to happen!
Just wrapped up my #Create30 journey with 20 posts in 30 days! I learned how vital community support can be and how constraints boost creativity. Planning ahead will be a game-changer.
I’m most proud of publishing my first YouTube video—flaws and all.
I’m most proud of publishing my first YouTube video—flaws and all.
February 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Just wrapped up my #Create30 journey with 20 posts in 30 days! I learned how vital community support can be and how constraints boost creativity. Planning ahead will be a game-changer.
I’m most proud of publishing my first YouTube video—flaws and all.
I’m most proud of publishing my first YouTube video—flaws and all.
Online creators often launch with a minimum viable product. Their MVP.
Today, while thinking about how to help protect them from threats, I had an idea...
Minimum Viable Security. MVS.
Doing enough to be protected, without wasting money and time.
What do you think about this idea?
#create30
Today, while thinking about how to help protect them from threats, I had an idea...
Minimum Viable Security. MVS.
Doing enough to be protected, without wasting money and time.
What do you think about this idea?
#create30
February 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Online creators often launch with a minimum viable product. Their MVP.
Today, while thinking about how to help protect them from threats, I had an idea...
Minimum Viable Security. MVS.
Doing enough to be protected, without wasting money and time.
What do you think about this idea?
#create30
Today, while thinking about how to help protect them from threats, I had an idea...
Minimum Viable Security. MVS.
Doing enough to be protected, without wasting money and time.
What do you think about this idea?
#create30
Most online professionals don’t think about cybersecurity—until something goes wrong.
The truth?
You don’t have to be an expert to protect yourself.
The truth?
You don’t have to be an expert to protect yourself.
February 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Most online professionals don’t think about cybersecurity—until something goes wrong.
The truth?
You don’t have to be an expert to protect yourself.
The truth?
You don’t have to be an expert to protect yourself.
I used to think your MFA app needed to be separate from your password manager, but now I think it’s okay to keep them in the same app.
Why? Convenience matters. If security is too frustrating, people take shortcuts—like skipping MFA altogether.
#create30
Why? Convenience matters. If security is too frustrating, people take shortcuts—like skipping MFA altogether.
#create30
February 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I used to think your MFA app needed to be separate from your password manager, but now I think it’s okay to keep them in the same app.
Why? Convenience matters. If security is too frustrating, people take shortcuts—like skipping MFA altogether.
#create30
Why? Convenience matters. If security is too frustrating, people take shortcuts—like skipping MFA altogether.
#create30
✉️ Wondering if that email is safe? Here are 5 tips to keep you safe!
1. Check the sender's address: Look closely at the email address for misspellings or strange domains.
2. Look for personalization: Legit emails will likely use your name, not just “Dear Customer.”
1. Check the sender's address: Look closely at the email address for misspellings or strange domains.
2. Look for personalization: Legit emails will likely use your name, not just “Dear Customer.”
February 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
✉️ Wondering if that email is safe? Here are 5 tips to keep you safe!
1. Check the sender's address: Look closely at the email address for misspellings or strange domains.
2. Look for personalization: Legit emails will likely use your name, not just “Dear Customer.”
1. Check the sender's address: Look closely at the email address for misspellings or strange domains.
2. Look for personalization: Legit emails will likely use your name, not just “Dear Customer.”
The secret to cybersecurity for online professionals:
Do these 6 things, and you're doing enough...
1. Strong, unique passwords (password manager is a must)
2. Use MFA. Even if they guess your password, MFA stops them cold.
3. Device and network security. Update everything, often.
#create30
Do these 6 things, and you're doing enough...
1. Strong, unique passwords (password manager is a must)
2. Use MFA. Even if they guess your password, MFA stops them cold.
3. Device and network security. Update everything, often.
#create30
February 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The secret to cybersecurity for online professionals:
Do these 6 things, and you're doing enough...
1. Strong, unique passwords (password manager is a must)
2. Use MFA. Even if they guess your password, MFA stops them cold.
3. Device and network security. Update everything, often.
#create30
Do these 6 things, and you're doing enough...
1. Strong, unique passwords (password manager is a must)
2. Use MFA. Even if they guess your password, MFA stops them cold.
3. Device and network security. Update everything, often.
#create30
My 5-Year Reflection... (and a look ahead)
I'm disappointed in where I am as a creator online. Zero progress because of inaction.
But in 2025 I am...
..making progress.
.....improving my consistency.
........stretching my boundaries.
I AM EXCITED FOR THE NEXT 5-YEARS!
#create30
I'm disappointed in where I am as a creator online. Zero progress because of inaction.
But in 2025 I am...
..making progress.
.....improving my consistency.
........stretching my boundaries.
I AM EXCITED FOR THE NEXT 5-YEARS!
#create30
February 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
My 5-Year Reflection... (and a look ahead)
I'm disappointed in where I am as a creator online. Zero progress because of inaction.
But in 2025 I am...
..making progress.
.....improving my consistency.
........stretching my boundaries.
I AM EXCITED FOR THE NEXT 5-YEARS!
#create30
I'm disappointed in where I am as a creator online. Zero progress because of inaction.
But in 2025 I am...
..making progress.
.....improving my consistency.
........stretching my boundaries.
I AM EXCITED FOR THE NEXT 5-YEARS!
#create30
Last March I shared how email security could keep YOUR emails from being delivered to the inbox..
I still believe it, but if I were to write this now I’d be more adamant that it’s your RESPONSIBILITY to set it up correctly.
medium.com/@tomsmith3/y...
#Create30
I still believe it, but if I were to write this now I’d be more adamant that it’s your RESPONSIBILITY to set it up correctly.
medium.com/@tomsmith3/y...
#Create30
Your Email Deliverability Is Directly Related to Cybersecurity
How DMARC could stop YOU instead of the bad guys.
medium.com
February 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Last March I shared how email security could keep YOUR emails from being delivered to the inbox..
I still believe it, but if I were to write this now I’d be more adamant that it’s your RESPONSIBILITY to set it up correctly.
medium.com/@tomsmith3/y...
#Create30
I still believe it, but if I were to write this now I’d be more adamant that it’s your RESPONSIBILITY to set it up correctly.
medium.com/@tomsmith3/y...
#Create30
If you have a personal or business website and custom email, have you ever thought about email security and deliverability?
Do the terms SPF, DKIM, DMARC, BIMI mean anything to you?
If you think I'm just smashing random keys on my keyboard, you can tell me that too!
Ever think about any of this?
Do the terms SPF, DKIM, DMARC, BIMI mean anything to you?
If you think I'm just smashing random keys on my keyboard, you can tell me that too!
Ever think about any of this?
February 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
If you have a personal or business website and custom email, have you ever thought about email security and deliverability?
Do the terms SPF, DKIM, DMARC, BIMI mean anything to you?
If you think I'm just smashing random keys on my keyboard, you can tell me that too!
Ever think about any of this?
Do the terms SPF, DKIM, DMARC, BIMI mean anything to you?
If you think I'm just smashing random keys on my keyboard, you can tell me that too!
Ever think about any of this?
Gratitude for the helpful.
I'm thankful for how many people want to help others.
It's easy to be cynical and think everyone is out for themselves, but when you really open your eyes, there are many people that are just trying to make this world a better place.
I'm thankful for those people.
I'm thankful for how many people want to help others.
It's easy to be cynical and think everyone is out for themselves, but when you really open your eyes, there are many people that are just trying to make this world a better place.
I'm thankful for those people.
February 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Gratitude for the helpful.
I'm thankful for how many people want to help others.
It's easy to be cynical and think everyone is out for themselves, but when you really open your eyes, there are many people that are just trying to make this world a better place.
I'm thankful for those people.
I'm thankful for how many people want to help others.
It's easy to be cynical and think everyone is out for themselves, but when you really open your eyes, there are many people that are just trying to make this world a better place.
I'm thankful for those people.
I enjoy learning new things.
Over the last couple weeks I've been documenting the small lessons.
Now I can look back over what I picked up and it is helping me commit it to memory, and not go off in other directions.
Focuses my attention more on what is important.
#Create30
Over the last couple weeks I've been documenting the small lessons.
Now I can look back over what I picked up and it is helping me commit it to memory, and not go off in other directions.
Focuses my attention more on what is important.
#Create30
February 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I enjoy learning new things.
Over the last couple weeks I've been documenting the small lessons.
Now I can look back over what I picked up and it is helping me commit it to memory, and not go off in other directions.
Focuses my attention more on what is important.
#Create30
Over the last couple weeks I've been documenting the small lessons.
Now I can look back over what I picked up and it is helping me commit it to memory, and not go off in other directions.
Focuses my attention more on what is important.
#Create30
I heard about this thing that used to happen when Twitter was fresh and new...
Follow Friday!
Here are 10 cool people to check out:
Follow Friday!
Here are 10 cool people to check out:
February 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I heard about this thing that used to happen when Twitter was fresh and new...
Follow Friday!
Here are 10 cool people to check out:
Follow Friday!
Here are 10 cool people to check out:
I finally did it—I published my first YouTube video!
Setting up Fathom Analytics on Carrd.
It’s raw, unpolished, and only two minutes long, but I turned on the camera, hit record, and got it done. No overthinking, no endless scripting—just action. It’s not perfect, but it’s real.
#create30
Setting up Fathom Analytics on Carrd.
It’s raw, unpolished, and only two minutes long, but I turned on the camera, hit record, and got it done. No overthinking, no endless scripting—just action. It’s not perfect, but it’s real.
#create30
February 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I finally did it—I published my first YouTube video!
Setting up Fathom Analytics on Carrd.
It’s raw, unpolished, and only two minutes long, but I turned on the camera, hit record, and got it done. No overthinking, no endless scripting—just action. It’s not perfect, but it’s real.
#create30
Setting up Fathom Analytics on Carrd.
It’s raw, unpolished, and only two minutes long, but I turned on the camera, hit record, and got it done. No overthinking, no endless scripting—just action. It’s not perfect, but it’s real.
#create30
Setup Fathom Analytics for your Carrd website in less than 2 minutes!
YouTube video by Tom Smith Tech
youtu.be
February 6, 2025 at 1:27 AM
"Why don't I get emails from <client>?"
or "why are all my emails going to spam"?
As an email admin the first thing I check is the spam filter.
Every email is scored and either allowed or filtered.
But one today was something else...
common, but easily fixed.
...
or "why are all my emails going to spam"?
As an email admin the first thing I check is the spam filter.
Every email is scored and either allowed or filtered.
But one today was something else...
common, but easily fixed.
...
February 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"Why don't I get emails from <client>?"
or "why are all my emails going to spam"?
As an email admin the first thing I check is the spam filter.
Every email is scored and either allowed or filtered.
But one today was something else...
common, but easily fixed.
...
or "why are all my emails going to spam"?
As an email admin the first thing I check is the spam filter.
Every email is scored and either allowed or filtered.
But one today was something else...
common, but easily fixed.
...
What resource has significantly impacted my work?
Cal Newport's podcast, Deep Questions.
Back in 2020 I was introduced to his book So Good They Can't Ignore You. That lead me to his podcast, and I've consumed anything he's created since then.
#Create30
Cal Newport's podcast, Deep Questions.
Back in 2020 I was introduced to his book So Good They Can't Ignore You. That lead me to his podcast, and I've consumed anything he's created since then.
#Create30
February 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
What resource has significantly impacted my work?
Cal Newport's podcast, Deep Questions.
Back in 2020 I was introduced to his book So Good They Can't Ignore You. That lead me to his podcast, and I've consumed anything he's created since then.
#Create30
Cal Newport's podcast, Deep Questions.
Back in 2020 I was introduced to his book So Good They Can't Ignore You. That lead me to his podcast, and I've consumed anything he's created since then.
#Create30