May 2023- Scareware: A Story
Scareware: A Story Warning! Your computer is infected with Black Basta ransomware. Call this phone number right away to fix your computer! - If you saw this warning pop-up on your computer, would you call the phone number? The Attack After thirty years of working hard, Deborah had saved enough money to retir…
March 2023- Do I Need Security Software?
March 2023- Do I Need Security Software? Overview When you bought a new computer years ago, you often had to install additional security software on your computer to help ensure it was secure against cyber attackers. However, most of today’s computers and devices have numerous security features already built into…
February 2023- Biometrics- Making Security Simple
February 2023- Biometrics- Making Security Simple Overview Do you hate passwords? Are you tired of constantly logging into new websites or can’t remember all of your complex passwords? Frustrated by having to generate new passwords for new accounts or having to change old passwords for existing accounts? We have go…
January 2023- Disposing of Your Mobile Device
January 2023- Disposing of Your Mobile Device Overview Mobile devices, such as smartphones, smart watches, and tablets, continue to advance and innovate at an astonishing rate. As a result, you may be replacing a new device as often as every year. Unfortunately, you may not realize just how much personal data are…
December 2023- Browsers
December 2023- Browsers Overview Browsers such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari, or Mozilla Firefox are one of the most common ways people interact with the Internet. We use them for reading the news, checking email, shopping online, watching videos, and playing games. As a result, browsers are also…
October 2022- Shopping Online Securely
October 2022- Shopping Online Securely Overview The holiday season is nearing. Soon millions of people will be looking to buy the perfect gifts, and many of us will shop online. Unfortunately, cyber criminals will be active as well, creating fake shopping websites and other online shopping scams to steal your infor…
September 2022- Got Backups?
September 2022- Got Backups? Overview If you use a computer or mobile device long enough, sooner or later something will go wrong. You may accidentally delete the wrong files, have a hardware failure, or lose a device. Even worse, malware may infect and wipe or encrypt your files. At times like these, backups are…
June 2022- Learn a New Survival Skill: Spotting Deepfakes
Learn a New Survival Skill: Spotting Deepfakes What Are Deepfakes? The word "deepfake" is a combination of "deep learning" and "fake." Deepfakes are falsified pictures, videos, or audio recordings. Sometimes the people in them are computer-generated, fake identities that look and sound like they could be real pe…
August 2022- Charity & Disaster Scams
August 2022- Charity & Disaster Scams Cyber criminals know that one of the best ways to rush people into making a mistake is by creating a heightened sense of urgency. And one of the easiest ways to create a sense of urgency is to take advantage of a crisis. This is why cyber criminals love it whenever there is a tr…
July 2022- Phishing Attacks Are Getting Trickier
July 2022- Phishing Attacks Are Getting Trickier Phishing attacks have become the most common method cyber attackers use to target people at work and at home. Phishing attacks have traditionally been emails sent by cyber attackers to trick you into doing something you should not do, such as opening an infected ema…
