Scams & Cons

The year 2017 has been one for the record books. We’ve seen a dark-horse candidate elected to the presidency, venerated news reporters accused of purveying fake news, and social media rise in importance as the source of news for millions. Indeed, 2017 may well be remembered as the year of fake news. But, sneaking up on every email user there’s another source of fake news. It's … [Read more...] about Fake news email scam growing in popularity

Just in case you weren’t aware, October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. The basic principles behind staying safe online are to stop and think before you connect. Cyber safety is really a matter of being aware of the constant bombardment of information we’ve come to know as the online experience.In a way, it’s much the same as driving. The other morning I was in … [Read more...] about McKenna’s take on the Franklin Law email scare

The past few years have been filled with news about data breaches. This constant bombardment makes it easy to become complacent about yet another. However, on July 29, 2017, Equifax discovered their US website had been compromised. Information for 143 million people may have been stolen. That’s 44% of the population. With almost one of every two people affected, chances are … [Read more...] about What you need to do about the Equifax data breach