• 11 Holiday Shopping Tips You Can’t Afford To Ignore

    11 Holiday Shopping Tips You Can’t Afford To Ignore

    During this season of giving (and shopping), it’s extremely important to keep your guard up to protect your personal information online. From Black Friday doorbusters to Cyber Week flash sales, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement.  And then there’s Giving Tuesday, a day dedicated to generosity and supporting causes we care about.…

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  • Millions of Patient Records Exposed, Again -What the Latest Healthcare Data Breach Means for You

    Millions of Patient Records Exposed, Again -What the Latest Healthcare Data Breach Means for You

    The breaches just keep happening. Until there are significant repercussions for these breaches and the stolen data involved, companies will continue to skimp on their cybersecurity investments, leaving people’s sensitive information—and sometimes even lives—at risk. Consider the recent breach at Change Healthcare. Many people might think, “I’ve never heard of them, so why should I…

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  • Who Is National Public Data? Why Should You Care? — Data Aggregators and Your Personal Information

    Who Is National Public Data? Why Should You Care? — Data Aggregators and Your Personal Information

    Data Aggregators and Your Personal Information! Everything we do online — every action we take — generates data. That data is collected and then (since they have our permission) the website owners can do whatever they want with the collected data.    Wait. You don’t remember giving anyone permission to gather and use your data?…

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  • Staying Safe Online: A Guide for Seniors and Their Loved Ones

    Staying Safe Online: A Guide for Seniors and Their Loved Ones

    Have you ever helped a loved one navigate the tech world? It can be a great way to stay connected, but it’s important to be aware of online safety. Recently, a peer commented they felt as if more could be done to help educate and protect seniors from internet scams. That caught my attention and…

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  • How To Protect Yourself Online

    How To Protect Yourself Online

    As more aspects of our lives move online — banking, shopping, & healthcare just to name a few — ensuring online safety has become increasingly important and is crucial in today’s digital age. “What is online safety, you ask?”  The actions an individual takes to protect themselves, their personal information, and their digital assets when…

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  • Spot a Phishing Email

    Spot a Phishing Email

    With the holidays and tax season quickly approaching, spam emails – those that try to get you to click links or open attachments – are more prevalent in your inbox. Threat actors hope you are too busy to review the email before you click. Here are some simple things you can do to protect yourself.…

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  • Facebook Cloning of User Accounts

    Facebook Cloning of User Accounts

    Have you experienced a clone of your Facebook account? Where another person copied your Facebook account, then reached out to your friends with friend requests or personal messages? Then you need to change some of the security settings on your account. I will walk you through doing this in the mobile Facebook application.

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