Be Alert to Impersonators If a request for identifying information is unexpected, don’t give any information. It is most likely a scam. It’s common for an unexpected request to take many forms: a text, call or email. These will often come from company/organizations you trust, like your bank, a family member or a charity. If […]
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Safe Holiday Shopping
Ship securely More people shopping online this year has led to an increase in home deliveries. “Porch pirates”, or thieves who steal packages from doorsteps, have also ramped up their activities as a result. To be on the safe side, make sure to ship packages to a secure location. If no one is going to […]
Coronavirus-Themed Attacks
The World Health Organization warns: beware of coronavirus-themed phishing attacks. Talk of a second wave of shutdowns is brewing and some places have already started them. With this new surge of attention toward the virus we have all started growing used to, increased coronavirus-themed attacks are also expected. Online security attacks usually piggyback on popular […]
Google Password Protection – Phishing
Change Your Password! Google has a helpful feature that checks the passwords saved in your Google Password Manager against lists of accounts (usernames and passwords) that were compromised in hacks, data breaches and other cyber security incidents. If Google sees that a password you are using was one involved in a data breach, Google will […]
MS Office 2010 End of Support
Just 9 months since Windows 7 end of support, another Microsoft product is also reaching the end of its life. Microsoft will discontinue support of Office 2010 on October 13, 2020. Office 2010 end of support doesn’t mean that you won’t be able to use Office 2010 anymore. It simply means that Microsoft will no […]