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10 tips for getting back on the road again

Covid-19 lockdowns are starting to lift, and people are already beginning to travel for work and family reasons. We’ve shared cybersecurity best practices for travel before, but this year, there are some pandemic-related...

10 ways to avoid Black Friday and Cyber Monday scams in 2019

November 26, 2019

The holiday shopping season is almost here, and many of us are gearing up for the big sales that go with it. In particular, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are sure to be two of the busiest shopping days of 2019.But...

11 Ways to Make Remote Work Safer

As the Covid-19 virus continues to spread, more companies will consider remote work as a way to keep their teams healthy and safe. But for many businesses, this will be their first experiment with remote work at scale —...

3 Common Valentine’s Day scams (and how to avoid them)

February 10, 2020

It’s almost Valentine’s Day … but Cupid isn’t the only one looking for targets. Every year, hackers and scammers take advantage of people’s emotions around this holiday and do serious financial and psychological...

3 post-holiday cybersecurity tips for January

January 27, 2023

The holidays are behind us and a new year has begun. Start 2023 off right with these three post-holiday cybersecurity tips:Check for fraudulent activityThe holidays are a time of elevated risk for credit and...

3 Valentine’s Day scams to watch for in 2023

February 9, 2023

Valentine’s Day scams are a perennial threat. This year, keep yourself and your loved ones safe by learning about these three common Valentine’s Day threats and how to avoid them.Fake florists There’s a...

4 Tax Scams to Avoid in 2020

February 18, 2020

For U.S. residents, the annual April 15 tax filing deadline is fast approaching. Unfortunately, every year around this time, fraudsters attempt to take advantage of people’s understandable anxiety over tax delinquency and...

4 tax scams to watch out for in 2021

It’s tax season in the US, and as per usual, the bad guys are out in full force. As in previous years, they're attempting to scam people out of personal information, money, and more. Here are 4 sneaky tax scams that you...

5 Airbnb security and privacy tips

November 19, 2019

Holiday travel season is almost here. And while many of us will be staying with family, friends, or in hotels, a growing number of people are making use of Airbnb to find lodging during the holidays.Airbnb rentals can...

5 Apple Watch Security and Privacy Tips

January 14, 2022

Do you have an Apple Watch? Here are 5 Apple Watch security and privacy tips to help you make your device more secure:Create a strong passcode for your Apple WatchWhen you first set up your Apple Watch, you were...

5 Cybersecurity Tips for Study Abroad Students

September 8, 2019

Spending a semester or a year abroad can be a life-changing experience for college students. But while living in a strange new place is undoubtedly exciting, it can mean new safety challenges as well—and this includes...

5 things to know about Apple’s iCloud Keychain in 2021

December 3, 2020

iCloud Keychain is Apple’s native password management solution for iOS and macOS, but it does more than just remember passwords! Keychain can be used to store credit card details to make online payments, remember Wi-Fi...

5 Things to Know About Blockchain Voting

November 5, 2019

Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of any democracy. But in recent years, the integrity of the electoral process itself has been called into question.People across the ideological spectrum are concerned about...

5 tips to help you avoid scam Facebook ads

December 8, 2020

People are reporting an increase in suspicious Facebook ads — suspicious because the prices seem unreasonably low, or because they claim to have availability for products that are out of stock everywhere else.If...

5 Ways to Improve Cybersecurity in Schools

5 Ways to Improve Cybersecurity in Schools

September 4, 2019

As we talked about in part 1 of this piece, the issue of cybersecurity in schools is significant—and doesn’t seem to be getting better.So what steps can individual parents and concerned adults take to address such a...

5G iPhones and more at Apple’s October Event

5G iPhones and more at Apple’s October Event

October 14, 2020

Tuesday’s Apple Special Event introduced the iPhone 12 line and some cool new accessories as well. Here’s an overview of the new and upcoming product releases announced at the event:iPhone 12 and iPhone 12...

6 Things to Know about Open Firmware Password Protection

January 29, 2020

Macs are very safe computers, but they’re not immune to attacks — or to theft. Luckily, your Mac has some hidden features that can be enabled for extra security. One of these is Open Firmware Password Protection....

7 COVID-19 vaccine scams to watch out for

January 18, 2021

The COVID-19 vaccines are here, but there have been serious issues with availability and distribution. Sadly, the bad guys are taking advantage of the situation — and of people’s anxieties — with new COVID-19 vaccine...

7 Cybersecurity Tips for College Freshmen

August 26, 2019

Each fall, millions of college freshmen hit the nation’s campuses to begin some of the most important years of their lives. For many of them, this marks a transition into adulthood—and a whole new world of...

7 Cybersecurity Tips for E-Filing Taxes in 2020

February 19, 2020

With the April 15 tax filing deadline just weeks away, millions of U.S. taxpayers are getting ready to electronically file their tax returns. But electronic data transfer — especially where sensitive personal and...

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