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Secure your WIFI. Ask us how.
03/16/2024

Secure your WIFI. Ask us how.

Learn how to secure your Wi-Fi and router from cyber criminals.

Secure your router. Ask us how?
03/16/2024

Secure your router. Ask us how?

Six years on, routers remain a favorite post for concealing malicious activities.

Say Cheese
03/15/2024

Say Cheese

Facial-recognition data is typically used to prompt more vending machine sales.

2FA should be part of your security, but not all of it.
03/14/2024

2FA should be part of your security, but not all of it.

An SMS routing company's exposed database was left online without a password, spilling 2FA codes and password reset links to the open web.

You have friends in high places... maybe?
03/13/2024

You have friends in high places... maybe?

The dangers posed by the largely unregulated commercial data market prompted the Biden administration to try to prevent adversarial countries from exploiting Americans’ sensitive personal data.

Stick with the RING.
03/12/2024

Stick with the RING.

Video doorbells sold on Amazon, Walmart, Sears, and other online retailers have serious security flaws, a Consumer Reports investigation finds.

If you were going to protect anything.....🤦‍♂️🤦🏻‍♀️
03/11/2024

If you were going to protect anything.....🤦‍♂️🤦🏻‍♀️

Protecting yourself from data breaches

Stick with the Ring....
03/11/2024

Stick with the Ring....

Walmart and Temu pulled the affected doorbell cameras from their stores. Amazon and others have taken no action.

How many open accounts do you have?
03/10/2024

How many open accounts do you have?

100 is too many passwords to remember, but you probably knew that: 90 percent of us worry about our vulnerable logins. Here's the answer.

Are you secure on your WIFI network??
03/10/2024

Are you secure on your WIFI network??

Learn how to secure your Wi-Fi and router from cyber criminals.

Did you know the apple watch has a fall detector??
03/09/2024

Did you know the apple watch has a fall detector??

If Apple Watch detects a hard fall, it can help connect you to emergency services if needed.

Did you miss last weeks newsletter?? We talk about your information on the internet...
03/09/2024

Did you miss last weeks newsletter?? We talk about your information on the internet...

Your digital footprint is bigger than you think and your personal information is everywhere.

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