The Tip Now that we are entering the full swing of tax time, it’s important to remind ourselves that this is the season for online scams, phishing emails and fraudulent phone calls. This is the cybercriminals’ most favourite time of …
The Tip We’ve mentioned in several weekly tips that it is a bad habit to use the same passwords on multiple sites. With more and more large breaches coming into the news recently, it’s more important than ever to stop …
Recently there have been several privacy/security breaches in the news. People that subscribe to the terrific service at https://haveibeenpwned.com will already be aware of these. These breaches have been happening at major sites, and by now, if you use the internet and …
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The Tip What’s old is new again. If you’re surfing and you get a pop-up that says something along the lines of “Norton Security: Your PC is infected with 5 viruses”… DO NOT click on proceed or install. The Detail …
The Tip In this issue, I’d like to revisit our first Cybersecurity post from November of 2017, “Passwords vs Passphrases”. It is as important and relevant today as it was then. The Detail I won’t repeat the entire first post …
The Tip A new phishing attack has surfaced that can easily catch the most diligent of us. It is also fortunately easy to spot, once you’re aware of what to look for. The Detail We’ve all been to sites now …
The Tip It’s actually rather trivial to fake a sender in an email phish, and easy to spot the simple attempts. In some cases, especially on a mobile device, it’s not always obvious that a ‘from’ address has been faked. …
The Tip Tax season is not only the busiest time of the year for accountants and financial institutions. It is also becoming one of the busiest times of the year for scammers and thieves. The Detail There are many fraud …
Forward: Over the last year or so of researching and writing this blog, I’ve come to the conclusion that there really are only about ten cybersecurity tips, and they are mostly common sense. The rest are just minor variations. With …
Forward: Over the last year or so of researching and writing this blog, I’ve come to the conclusion that there really are only about ten cybersecurity tips, and they are mostly common sense. The rest are just minor variations. With …
The Tip This issue is just a light-hearted follow-up to the pre-holiday season’s, “Internet Skinny Dipping”. I thought it was ironic to get this article in my news feed upon our return to work. =========================== The Detail Apparently amongst the …
The Tip This holiday season, many of us will give or unwrap a brand new computer, phone or tablet. Let’s take a few minutes before we take our first plunge with them into the internet. The Detail While most new …