Downloading a mobile app from an ad is extremely dangerous. I encourage you to read the latest San’s Ouch! Newsletter and discover what happened when a lady named Sarah did exactly that. Spoiler alert…things didn’t go well. You should only download mobile apps from the Apple App Store for iPhones/iPads or the Google Play Store for Android devices. Even then you need to keep your guard up. There have been instances where both app stores were fooled for a short period of time.
Sans Ouch! Newsletter – Top Three Ways Cyber Attackers Target You
Unfortunately, crooks are always trying to steal your identity and/or your money. As soon as we educate people on how to protect themselves from one method, the bad guys develop a new method to take advantage of people. The latest Sans Ouch! Newsletter discusses the current methods being used by crooks to steal personal and financial information from you. Knowledge is power. I highly recommend that you read their latest newsletter, so you won’t be victim of a cybercriminal.
Sans Ouch! Newsletter – The Power of the Passphrase
We all struggle with creating and remembering passwords. The more complex the password, the harder it is to remember. Well, using passphrases that are easier for you to remember can help solve your password problems. Read this excellent article, and learn how to unlock the power of the passphrase.
New Method to Share A Blog Post to LinkedIn
LinkedIn recently changed something in their website infrastructure that has “broken” the LinkedIn share button from the main blog page. We have removed the LinkedIn share button from the main blog page because of this issue. You are still able to share our blog posts to LinkedIn using the following method. Click on the blog post title you wish to share; this takes you into the details for the post. You will notice a LinkedIn share button is at the bottom of the post. Click on it to share the blog post as you have done in the past from the main page. Hopefully, LinkedIn will fix this quirk in the near future, however this method works well until that day comes.
Sans Ouch! Newsletter – Digital Spring Cleaning in 7 Simple Steps
Spring arrives on March 20th. Many of us will be doing some sort of spring cleaning around our homes. Have you ever performed spring cleaning on your electronic devices? If not, now would be a great time to develop a new habit that will make you more secure. The latest issue of the Sans Ouch! Newsletter talks about seven ways to perform a digital spring cleaning. The seven steps it discusses are: accounts, programs, finances, disposing of devices, backups, and social media. If you have any questions after reading the article, please reach out to us. We are here to help!
SANS Security Awareness Holiday Jingle 2021: Guard Your Card
Sans has released their 2021 security holiday jingle, Guard Your Card. It’s very entertaining, while providing useful information that can help keep you from being a victim of the cyber criminals out there. Enjoy!
Social Engineering – What is it?
Crooks often use social engineering to gain personal information from you that then allows them to steal your assets in various ways. The recent Sans Ouch! newsletter goes into detail about what social engineering is, and how not to be a victim. I highly recommend you take time to read this.
May 2020 Digital Informant Newsletter
We hope this blog post finds you safe and healthy. In our latest newsletter, The three types of windows 10 updates are explained in detail. Click here to read it.
Online Banking Slow? Don’t Assume It’s Your Computer
We are getting several calls from clients thinking there is something wrong with their computer or electronic device because they are having issues with their online banking. It’s probably not your equipment. Online banking is experiencing a very high demand now, which is making banking sites hard to access, or they are very slow in responding to user requests. Try accessing your banking website at another time, or just be patient.
Verify/Update Google Chrome Now
Google has released a critical security update for the Google Chrome browser. This only affects the desktop version; mobile apps are not affected. If you are on version 80; you are up to date. Not sure how to check? Watch this video from Britec09 to learn how.
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