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Strong password protection has become critical as we use the internet for just about everything, including shopping, Social Media and services such as online banking. My 70 year old mom refuses to get paper bank statements in case someone intercepts her mail yet she is completely at ease with online banking. Go figure! That said, […]
With my rapidly growing list of over 165 passwords and usernames and an increase in mass password breaches, I decided today is the day to seek out a better and a safer way to create and to keep track of my passwords, usernames and other confidential information. As it turns out, this is easier said […]
I recently had an enlightening conversation with Hayley Kaplan, the CEO and Founder of What is Privacy. Kaplan’s journey into the world of online privacy began with personal tech mishaps, leading her to create “What is Privacy?” – a blog focused on identifying and solving social media and tech-related issues. Over time, this endeavor transformed into […]
Google gets our data from our online browsing and usage of its apps and products such as Nest, Waze, Google Maps, YouTube and Fitbit. This abundant and diverse information teaches Google to know us better than we know ourselves! As terrifying as this is, it’s not all bad. Our data enables Google to provide us […]
I can’t imagine managing my online world without a password manager. If you currently use a password manager please kindly leave a quick comment with the name of your password manager, how long you’ve been using it for and what you like about it. The rest of the article may be moot however there is […]
Consumer Privacy was a hot topic at the world’s largest technology conference, CES, that was held Jan. 7-10 in Las Vegas. Big companies and promising startups showed off their latest inventions to the tech world and while 8K TVs, smart devices and driverless cars were celebrated, the biggest and brightest in technology made Consumer Privacy […]
Watch out for dangerous Amazon, FedEx, UPS, USPS emails AND text messages that appear to be from these businesses but they are not! Many people are falling prey to these scams because vast numbers of consumers take advantage of the convenience and price savings of online ordering and they are mistaking fake delivery alerts for […]
The FBI is suggesting that home and small business network routers are rebooted to disrupt malware named “VPNFilter” that is infecting many types of devices connected to the Internet. Click here for the official FBI alert. “VPNFilter” can cause routers to become inoperable but even worse than that is that it can collect information passing […]
Data privacy is a huge concern in today’s digital world. For the average Internet user, it may seem like a necessary evil to share your browsing data with sites like Google and Facebook, but in reality, it is not! Unless you enjoy a complete lack of privacy, why not prevent others from knowing what you […]
The harmful Equifax breach has been reported to involve over 143 million Americans and that number is bound to grow. Equifax is overwhelmed and inundated by inquiries right now and seeking confirmation of status is leaving many frustrated and still uncertain. Rather than focusing on if you’re one of those millions of victims, act as […]
“It won’t happen to me!” is what many of us think and hope when we hear about other victims of crime. But when it comes to cyber crimes, it’s become a case of when rather than if. “The number of U.S. data breaches tracked in 2015 totaled 781, according to a recent report released by the Identity Theft […]
At a recent Cyber Security/Fraud event in Los Angeles, I learned new and valuable information from an FBI Supervisory Special Agent that I want to share with as many people as possible. To that end, I’m passing along what I learned with a few supplemental tips of my own. The FBI agent provided interesting cyber crime statistics from […]
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