The need for greater oversight and accountability in our rapidly expanding digital world has acquired a relatively new angle thanks to globalization and geopolitics. In the rush to create market efficiencies, we usually don’t know or care where our oil…
In this post we’re sharing information on why you need to protect your personal data online, how that data is collected, and what you can do to minimize its collection. We’re not talking about intimate photos — if you put those online, you’re just bein…
You get a call from a number you seem to recognize. The caller says they work for a big company you do business with. They seem to know things about you. Then they ask for more information – your birthdate, Social Security number, or credit card n…
Android users – and I’m one – are well-advised to be constantly vigilant about the types of cyberthreats directed, at any given time, at the world’s most popular mobile device operating system.
Imagine that the very security tool you put in place to keep intruders out of your home is suddenly being used as a doorway in. This nightmare is a reality for an increasing number of victims.As reported by The Washington Post, the California mom of a …
A mysterious entry jumps out from the US Department of Energy report covering emergencies and disturbances for Q1 2019. Without going into any detail, it simply notes that between 9:12 AM and 6:57 PM on March 5 the power grid suffered a “cyber event th…
Many of us have our smartphones on us almost all the time. Like wallets, they have become ubiquitous and essential to daily life. (For many, smartphones now even double as wallets.) Along with holding so much of our sensitive info, these devices also s…
How much of your personal data is stored online? Well, if you are anything like the ‘average Jo’ – the answer is a lot! In 2019, the vast majority of us bank and shop online, have official documentation stored online, have all sorts of personal information stored in our emails and let’s not forget about […]
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New Avast research* shows that 25% of connected users worldwide have never changed their passwords. Are you one of them? Our research also reveals that 83% of Americans use weak passwords that are easy to crack.
Smart technology and the internet of things (we’ll call it IoT for business, and smart devices for the home) is developing fast, often with little or no built-in security. At home, seduced by the attraction of new technology, we buy and use these smart…