Jun 16, 2022 | Online Safety, Tech Insight & Tips
Today we’re talking about phishing and smishing. No, we aren’t speaking gibberish. In fact, phishing emails and smishing texts can cause quite serious issues for those who don’t recognize them and don’t know how to respond if they receive them. Phishing Emails...
May 27, 2022 | Online Safety, Tech Insight & Tips
Hotels, airports, coffee shops, restaurants and parks are some examples of places that tout their offerings of free-to-the-public Wi-Fi. While this is a kind gesture, sometimes public Wi-Fi doesn’t offer a very secure connection. Though there are risks of public Wi-Fi...
Aug 24, 2021 | Online Safety, Tech Insight & Tips
Ah, the good old days. Remember back when the extent of protecting your personal information was based on owning a home paper shredder and not throwing away mail or documents with sensitive material printed on it? Yes, gone are the days of simple dumpster...
Jun 25, 2021 | Online Safety, Tech Insight & Tips
Social media is so common now, it’s part of everyday life for many people. Unfortunately, it’s commonality can often makes users so laxed, they forget about taking important security measures—like protecting their privacy. Facebook Remains #1 Remember a little over a...
Dec 17, 2020 | Online Safety, Tech Insight & Tips
In the times we live in, many children learn how to use the internet before they know how to read or write. In fact, one study in 2011 by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, a research group affiliated with Sesame Street, found that 25% of children under age 6 regularly...
Aug 11, 2020 | Online Safety, Tech Insight & Tips, Tech Trends
Technology—especially internet-connected devices—have become part of our modern way of life. Many Americans spend each day’s first few and then final minutes connected to the internet and glancing at a screen. And of course, we spend countless hours in between, at...
