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2019 Best Practices For Keeping Your Password Secure

2019 Best Practices For Keeping Your Password Secure

Every account you have is protected by a password or a PIN of some kind. A PIN is a personal identification number that is unique to the account it is attached to. In some cases, you are allowed to choose your own PIN. For other accounts, you must use the PIN or password that is provided by the creator of the account. Memorizing PINs and […]

Are Bitcoin Bomb Threats A Serious Security Threat?

Are Bitcoin Bomb Threats A Serious Security Threat?

Users around the world have been receiving bitcoin extortion emails for a long time, one of the most notorious being a “sextortion” threat to show a computer-eye view of you watching adult videos to the world. The latest threat is more alarming: the sender claims to have a bomb planted at the recipient’s business. Financial institutions in New […]

Phishing Emails: Why They’re a Threat & How to Protect Your Business

Phishing Emails: Why They’re a Threat & How to Protect Your Business

It is a scary fact that one out of every three business employees will open a phishing email at work on any given day. Phishing emails are created explicitly by hackers to try and convince you to give up pertinent information about your business or inadvertently make your data vulnerable. Therefore, it is critical that you know all you can as a […]

Sextortion Scam Pretending To Come From Your Hacked Email Account

Sextortion Scam Pretending To Come From Your Hacked Email Account

A recent sextortion scheme highlights the vulnerability users face when their data is stolen and used against them.

How Can You Stay Safe From Phishing Attempts? Try These 7 Tips

How Can You Stay Safe From Phishing Attempts? Try These 7 Tips

In this article, we’ll be going over the top seven ways to protect yourself and your business from email phishing attempts. But first, what is phishing?

Is Your Company Phone Line A Potential Security Risk?

Is Your Company Phone Line A Potential Security Risk?

It seems like every week, a new, high-profile data breach is in the news. Both national and international companies alike can be hacked at any time, putting clients and customers in danger of having their financial and personal information used by criminals. Likewise, breaches like these pose real threats to the stability of a company. Trust in […]

Do You Know How to Spot Fake Software and Updates? Learn the 7 Red Flags!

Do You Know How to Spot Fake Software and Updates? Learn the 7 Red Flags!

If you are connected to the internet, then you are a target for malware, viruses, and hackers. Every day, 350,000 new malware programs come to the surface. Your firewall and anti-virus protection can only provide so much security. That is why it is very important that you know how to spot fraudulent software and fake updates. Fortunately, there […]

Why I No Longer Charge My Mobile Phone Overnight and Why You Shouldn’t Either

Why I No Longer Charge My Mobile Phone Overnight and Why You Shouldn’t Either

I just read this warning: “Don’t overcharge your mobile phone. Make sure you unplug it from the charger after it reaches 100%. Don’t leave it charging overnight.”

Psst… Do You Want to Know a Secret?

Psst… Do You Want to Know a Secret?

Amazon’s Alexa Has Some Answers to Questions You Probably Don’t Even Know to Ask.

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