Cybercrime is up. Scammers are vicious. Now’s the time to share this infographic with the ones you love to keep them safe from the bad guys.
Protect your family members from online fraud
My dad has a Ph.D. in zoology. He worked as a computer programmer for decades. He can identify a bird species from a flicker of a tail feather while we’re driving 70mph down a highway.
He’s brilliant. And yet… he almost fell for an online scam.… Get the scoop...
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Why nobody answers the phone anymore and when life will get better: Revisiting Robocalls
“Hmmm… who do I know from Mount Airy, Maryland?”
“Why would the IRS leave me a message?”
“How can I be calling MYSELF?”
Robocalling is out. of. control. Most people I know have become so accustomed to avoiding them that they’ve completely stopped answering their phone unless they 100% recognize the caller.… Get the scoop...
Tools to Fight the Robocallers
Although it seems like we’re losing the battle against robocallers, you don’t have to sit idly by while they take over your phone lines. Use these tools to block, identify and control unwanted calls.
They can help you by…
- Comparing incoming calls with a database of known spammers and suspicious callers.
How I almost got hacked and how I avoided it
If you don’t want to read this post, here’s the spoiler:
OMG stop reusing your passwords!!
Ok, now I can start.
This morning I was logging into Skype because I had a podcast interview, and Microsoft asked me to verify my identity.… Get the scoop...
Why You Shouldn’t Use Public Wi-Fi
Let’s start with the opening sentences from a column in USA Today:
“I don’t really need to worry about online privacy,” I used to think. “I’ve got nothing to hide. And who would want to know what I’m up to, anyway?”
So begins the tale of a technology journalist who wrote an article on a plane then was approached by a stranger when he got off.… Get the scoop...
Can You Guess the Top 100 Passwords?
I always sigh when I see SpashData’s yearly Top Worst Passwords, but I sleep better knowing none of YOU use any of these!
But I can bet you know some of them. 🙂 Take this quiz to test your knowledge of the top 100 (from 2017’s list).… Get the scoop...
Your Passwords Are Not Safe
“The Mother of All Breaches”
“Biggest EVER collection of breached data”
“An astonishing 773 million records exposed”
“Ooh, this is a big one.”
Do any of these headlines get your attention? The site HaveIBeenPwnd discovered a cache of emails and passwords called “Collection #1.” The data included records from previous hacks as well as millions of data points that had not previously been known.… Get the scoop...
My Big Mistake: Skipping the privacy setting on a new site
It’s been years since I set up a website from scratch with a new URL. But when my husband needed a new email address for our new life in Nashville, I volunteered to put a little something together on the fly.… Get the scoop...
Temporary Email Addresses to Manage Spam
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before:
A page you visit teases you with an offer for a wonderful tip sheet, white paper or other resource, all for free if you just enter your email address. But your email address is one of the most valuable facts about you, and every time you give it out, you risk exposures to hackers, spammers and more.… Get the scoop...
Another reason to be mad at Facebook
People who place ads on Facebook know that they can upload a database of names to put their ads directly in front of their contacts. I was going to try it to advertise my book to my followers, but because I have mostly business emails in my newsletter database, I figured that I wouldn’t be able to hook up the business email addresses with the personal ones you guys likely use on social media sites.… Get the scoop...
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