McQuiston: Multi-Factor Authentication … What It Is And Why You Should Use It
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
The Jemez Agency
Serving Los Alamos since 1963
Have you noticed that many websites and apps are starting to require more than just a password to login to your account? Do you get annoyed and frustrated and wish you didn’t have to do it?
The fact is, more and more websites are requiring this additional level of security and that means more and more questions have surfaced in regards to what it is and why it’s necessary.
When a website or app requires at least one additional piece of information besides a password in order to login, it’s called Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Each Read More
LAMC Shares Q&A On Understanding Prostate Cancer
LAMC Urologist Vincent Fiorica, MD
Los Alamos Medical Center News:
Prostate cancer is a condition often heard about, but perhaps seldom fully understood.
In recognition of National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC) asked LAMC Urologist Vincent Fiorica, MD, to answer some of the most frequently asked questions concerning this common form of cancer.
What is the prostate?
- The prostate is a gland that is only found in men, located just below the bladder and in front of the rectum. It is an important reproductive tool because it produces some of the fluid (semen)
Dannemann: Legislators Espouse Hot Button Issues
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2023 New Mexico News Services
In a recent op-ed article, Rep. Greg Nibert, (R-Roswell), sounded the alarm about New Mexico school children, gender identity issues and new legislation. Nibert referred specifically to two bills passed this year: House Bill 7 and Senate Bill 397.
His op-ed was followed a few days later by an article by Rep. Rod Montoya (R-San Juan) on the same theme.
It may be a false alarm.
HB7 is an anti-discrimination law related to the hot-button issues of reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare. The language prohibits public Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Sept. 5, 2023
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
As monsoon season winds down, the rains have been pretty much a no-show this year. The rivers that were running high swollen with spring runoff fueled by the melting of a good snowpack are now running below normal. The mighty Rio Grande has dropped to less than 200 cubic-feet-per-second, having been measured at 176 cubic feet per second at the Colorado border near where it enters New Mexico.
The low flows make for excellent fishing conditions on the larger rivers like the Rio Grande, the Chama River and the San Juan River. This is a prime time Read More
Robinson: Richardson Had A Big Vision For New Mexico
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2023 New Mexico News Services
A teenager asked Bill Richardson, “What did you say to Saddam?”
“I said, ‘You gotta let these guys go, but if you don’t, don’t shoot me.’”
The crowd laughed.
On a hot summer Saturday in 1995 Bill Richardson walked with the parade in Mora, dodging fresh horse pies, grasping hands, throwing candy, hugging grandmas and mugging for everyone with a camera. Just back from Iraq, the New Mexico congressman had persuaded Saddam Hussein to free two Americans. Richardson was a national hero and the star of the Mora Fiesta parade.
I had a magazine Read More
Amateur Naturalist: Ponderosa Pine Tree Bark
Picture 1: The bark of a ponderosa pine tree grows into plates as the trunk grows taller and wider. Photo by Bob Dryja
Picture 2: Sections of older grey, lumpy textured bark on the left and right while layers of orange colored younger bark layers are in between. A drop of sap can be seen on the section of orange colored bark. Photo by Bob Dryja
By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
A ponderosa Pine Tree can immediately stand out due to its various kinds of dimensions. Some may reach 230 feet in height and be over 6 feet in diameter. They may live for up to 600 years but one tree has been found to be 935 years old. This means Read More
Catch Of The Week: Qakbot Takedown – Operation Duck Hunt
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
On Aug. 29, the FBI and DOJ (Department of Justice) made a huge announcement – Qakbot has finally been taken down via a multinational operation.
The takedown, which took place in the U.S., France, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, Latvia and the United Kingdom, represented one of the largest U.S.-led disruptions of botnet infrastructure used by cybercriminals to commit ransomware, financial fraud and other cyber-related criminal activity.
“The FBI neutralized this far-reaching criminal supply chain, cutting it off at the knees,” FBI Read More
