Back in 2016, I wrote a piece about my trust issues with tech companies and in light of the recent Mark Zuckerberg testimony, I thought I would revisit the topic to see how much has changed. Facebook Growing Pains Let’s face it, you’re lucky if you can find anyone who claims to trust Facebook these… Read More »
What’s In Your Cryptocurrency Wallet?
The Dark Web has been called a digital black market because that is exactly what is has become over the past few years. Websites and marketplaces on the Dark Web hide their owner’s identity and location using the Tor encryption tool. Also, every black market needs a currency that is easy to move around and hard… Read More »
Ten Tips For Safe Shopping
As we near another frenzied holiday season, online retailers scramble to build up their inventories and launch amazing deals for online shoppers. At the same time, hackers come up with their own creative and novel ways to compromise our personal information and steal our digital identities. But don’t despair this shopping season as you can… Read More »
Breach Recovery Checklist For You and Your Company
No business nor individual is immune to a cyber breach yet I still hear many people telling me they don’t think they will be affected. They believe that their company does not have anything valuable enough to steal, but every company and individual have valuable data to a cyber thief that we might overlook. While… Read More »
ATM Skimmers…State of the Art of the Hack
Ever since ATM machines first appeared back in 1969, thieves have been eagerly lining up to hack them and their users. Today’s ATMs include integrated video cameras, thick steel walls and silent alarms for security but some also contain the latest in state of the art of hacking technology adding up to more than… Read More »
Top 5 Cyber Practices To Keep You Safe
People assume that staying safe from cyber hackers requires a lot of money. While spending money in the right area is important, common sense features costing little to no money and are the most effective defenses to thwart a cyber attack. Let’s face it, no one is 100% safe from cyber hackers so each of us… Read More »
Evolution of ATM Theft: Sledgehammers To Skimmers
Over 10 billion transactions are performed every year at ATMs and there are over 425,000 of these cash dispensing machines throughout the US for a total of 3,000,000 used globally. ATMs hold anywhere from $3,000 to upwards of $100,000 per machine so they naturally become a prime target for thieves. Physically breaking open an ATM is… Read More »
Keep Robocalls Off the Hook
Over 2 billion robocalls are placed every month. Receiving an occasional robocall call would be no big deal but SPAM wouldn’t be SPAM if it was only occasional. I personally receive 5 to 6 robocalls every day and I am not alone as the number one consumer complaint to the FCC is now telemarketing calls.… Read More »
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