October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The infographic, “Cyber Safety Starts at Home,” covers the key points to avoiding problems online. One of those points is “Share with Care.” This seems especially timely because the granddaddy of all sharers, Facebook, just revealed a data breach that affected up to ninety million users.Facebook claims to have resolved the … [Read more...] about Scam Tip – is your Facebook account secure?
Scams & Cons
Five tips to deal with a phishing email for the Netflix scam
Netflix users beware, the scammers want your personal information. Netflix has millions of users, so is it any wonder those users have become the target of phishing email scams? The bottom line is, if you receive an email advising you that your payment to Netflix has been declined and that you can remedy the problem by clicking a link in the email, it’s a Netflix scam. Did … [Read more...] about Five tips to deal with a phishing email for the Netflix scam
Three tips for your Internet of Things device
If you’ve bought a “smart device” for your home, you could be helping hackers around the world. The problem began when the first smart devices failed to provide a way to change their default passwords. When the news broke that these devices could be hacked on a massive scale and used in phishing scams, the manufactures slowly made changes to enhance the security of future … [Read more...] about Three tips for your Internet of Things device
The Keto Diet – to Keto or not to Keto?
The Keto Diet - to Keto or not to Keto? The latest weight-loss craze is the Keto diet. The cool thing about the Keto diet is that it allows you to eat all those guilty pleasures other diets say you must avoid. According to the emails I’ve been seeing, this is a miracle diet. Oh wait, haven’t we been there? Done that? While not necessarily an outright scam, the Keto diet craze … [Read more...] about The Keto Diet – to Keto or not to Keto?
The grandparent scam
The Grandparent Scam Even with all the coverage about “the grandparent scam,” the trick still works extremely well. What’s surprising is how often the scammers are successful. I’m not a big fan of Dr. Phil, but he did do good a segment with AARP scam expert Amy Nofziger in which they detailed the grandparent scam, how it works, and how to avoid it.The grandparent scam … [Read more...] about The grandparent scam