Back in July and August of 2017 we wrote a couple articles about financial abuse targeted at seniors. Did you see them? Elder Care – Signs of Financial Abuse – In this article we looked at the warning signs that need to be seen as Red Flags getting us to pay close attention! Tips to […]
This gets tricky. Are you familiar with the term Digital Native? These are people born at a time when the World Wide Web was already a part of our daily life. Typically, our parent’s grandchildren. Most folks reading this article are not digital natives. You likely surfed the digital wave as it formed and continue […]
We discussed much of this in depth earlier in the year and encourage you to catch up on previous password-related posts. If you have the time, we encourage you to read, bookmark or share on social media the posts we’ve written about Scams, Fraud, and more. These are important topics – for us and the […]
In the last post we looked at the startling news from August 2017, that had us all scratching our heads on the topic of “strong passwords.” Seems like everything we had been taught to do was now deemed wrong! If you missed that post, I suggest reading that first. Miss that UPDATE Part 1? CLICK […]
Wouldn’t you know! We were going full tilt boogie here with our recent blog series on Passwords, when all of a sudden – Breaking News! New info shook the very foundation of EVERYTHING we had been taught about creating a strong, safe password! Let’s get you caught up to speed. Back in 2003, Bill Burr […]
In July’s post about Elder Care – Signs of Financial Abuse, we reviewed the Red Flags that signal an increased vulnerability to financial abuse. This month, we focus on what you can do and look at ways you can be pro-active and take preventative, protective actions to keep the elderly safe – financially speaking. We […]
Throughout the past couple years, we’ve examined just how vulnerable our seniors are in this increasingly technological world. In earlier blog posts: Scams & Frauds – Get Smart and Tis the Season for Scammers, we looked at many of the most prevalent cons out there. Because the elderly make such easy prey, this is a […]
In the previous post, we covered the basics of a “SLICK password” and “passphrases” as an alternative to the usual suspects. If you missed that post, take a minute and review it now. CLICK HERE For those who are SUPER security conscious and want to create the ultimate in protection, we’re really going to bump […]
Did you know that as of 2015, the average user in the US had 130 accounts registered to ONE email address. And, the number of accounts has only increased from there. In fact, the number of online accounts we have today is projected by many to double every five years! Let that sink in. What […]
This has been a heavy-hitting series. You may want to go back and see what we covered in Part 1 and Part 2 of Identity Theft and Why Passwords Matter. We covered passwords, the ways in which your online accounts are vulnerable, social engineering and related methods of attack, and so much more. Here, in […]
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