What personal documents and files do you risk losing or having exposed in the event your computer is stolen, compromised by an online attacker, or it falls into the wrong hands? You can avoid the pain of having to recover from the disaster of exposed information by simply locking up…
Online banking is convenient: it’s easy to check balances, schedule payments, and transfer funds. It’s also easy for cybercriminals to target online banking sites, separating consumers from their money. You know about being careful and not clicking on random links or downloading software from unknown sources in order to avoid…
As more consumers take advantage of online resources, such as financial accounts, social networks, and shopping sites, the need to manage a growing number of passwords and logins can cause frustration and risky behaviors. How can you avoid reaching this point? (Click below image to enlarge) EMBED THE IMAGE…
Your email account is not accepting your password. Your friends are asking how you got stranded in London and whether you got the money they wired. Your mother wants to know why you are sending out emails with nothing in it, but a link. Surprise, your email has been hacked….
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) estimates that 733 million passengers boarded flights at some of the busiest airports across the country throughout 2011 and 2012. With travel this ubiquitous, people are losing their personal wireless devices at record rates. How many misplaced their devices, and how can you prevent this…
In anticipation of a greater holiday season this year, many retailers are now kicking off their sales a few days early. According to the National Retail Federation, consumers are expected to spend about 4.1 percent more this holiday season than last. Unfortunately, it’s not just retailers who will be using…
From social networking and shopping to banking and job seeking – you name it – we’re becoming dependent on the Internet to get our tasks done. With a variety of different accounts, we could be just one click away from our private and often sensitive information falling into the wrong…