Feb 13, 2020 | Online Safety, Tech Insight & Tips
Public Wi-Fi can be a great convenience. If your device lacks cellular internet access or if you’re in a place where your smartphone signal isn’t usable, free public hotspots can help keep connected life moving smoothly. It might truly be said that using public...
Jan 28, 2020 | Online Safety, Tech Insight & Tips
Phishing Emails Phishing emails are scams hackers and cyber criminals use to try baiting you into providing sensitive material such as credit card or account numbers, passwords, usernames and other personal information. These emails often appear to be...
Dec 30, 2019 | Online Safety, Tech Insight & Tips
Most people hate managing and remembering passwords. In the age of the internet, it’s one small point of frustration most of us agree on. The unfortunate truth, however, is that strong passwords are a necessary evil. With that in mind, we’ve compiled this list of tips...
Dec 6, 2019 | Online Safety, Tech Insight & Tips
A Season of Deals…and Scammers The holiday shopping season is in full swing, and it’s easy to get wrapped up and overwhelmed with all the great deals. These days, so many of us do holiday shopping online. The prospect of all those savings may cause some shoppers to...
Jul 8, 2019 | Online Safety, Tech Insight & Tips
Unfortunately, few malicious software threats (malware) announce themselves so obviously as portrayed in the above picture. With the exception of ransomware, malware largely depends on keeping itself hidden from the user until it’s too late. That’s why...
May 13, 2019 | Online Safety, Tech Insight & Tips
Raising kids was never easy, but in the digital age, it’s harder than ever. In a simpler time, before the internet and smartphones, parenting was about teaching kids not to talk to strangers and making sure they didn’t play outside too late on school nights, looked...