October 21, 2019 Risky Business (Part 2) You’ve got ransomware! Now what? If you had the foresight to create safe backups, you can restore your data and move on. Sometimes the…
October 7, 2019 Don’t Forget to Wipe Your Data What happens to all the files, photos, songs and other data on your devices when you resell them or throw them away? Well, if…
June 24, 2019 The Internet of Junk How many of your “smart” devices are smart enough to update their own software? For that matter, how many of them can upgrade at…
April 14, 2019 Swiped: Identity Theft (pt 1) Identity theft is arguably one of the worst cyber crimes in terms of deep and lasting impact to the victim. This runs the gamut…
April 7, 2019 Spotting Scare Scams Bad guys have been using scary emails and pop-up messages to bilk unsuspecting victims of millions of dollars for a long time now. But…
February 17, 2019 Toying With Security The European Union has recalled a GPS smart watch meant to be worn by children so that their parents can keep tabs on them….
November 5, 2018 Why You Should Care About the Future of Computing Your physical world is governed by many laws and regulations that protect your freedom and privacy. Why should the digital world be any different?…
October 8, 2018 How to Protect Yourself From Ransomware Ransomware, the malware that locks up your data and hold it for ransom, has been growing by leaps and bounds in the past few…
October 1, 2018 Big Companies Behaving Badly: The Facebook Breach Explained Between 50 and 90 million Facebook users’ accounts were exposed, appearing to give hackers full access as if they were logged in as you….
September 24, 2018 Now Is the Time to Freeze Your Credit One of the best ways to avoid identity fraud is to freeze your credit reports. Thanks to a new law that just went into…
