Online Safety
Online shopping is quickly becoming the norm, as evidenced by its impact on U.S. retail sales. According to Forrester, U.S. online retail sales will reach more than $500 billion by 2020, up from $373 billion in 2016. Meanwhile, brokerage firm Credit Suisse said in a recent report that more than 8,600 brick-and-mortar stores are likely…
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“Yeah, yeah, yeah.” That’s what most people say to themselves when they read another article on passwords and the need to be smart about them. Or maybe what they say is “da-da-da.” Most people are lackadaisical about the topic because they haven’t had an account breached (broken into) because of a password takeover. Or maybe…
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Hackers and others maybe utilizing “packet sniffing” to read your personal data You’ll often hear that you should be careful when using the Internet, because you never know who’s spying on us. Indeed, there are some Internet gurus out there (more than you might think) who are convinced that most Internet Service Providers (ISPs), the…
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It’s the everyday habits that put you at risk. There are two types of people who go online. Those who have run into trouble or have been hacked Those who have (luckily) managed to avoid any issues We say “lucky” because the majority of people are “guilty” of online behavior that tends to put them…
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There are plenty of us who don’t know that much about computers, other than how to use them. With some luck, maybe the last computer you purchased (or was purchased for you) is still working. However, once it’s time to go shopping for a new computer, it can get a little nerve-racking if you haven’t…
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Netflix has become a household name for the digital natives and nomads of today because there are few creature comforts — like a library of your favorite movies and TV shows – that you can bring with you and have access to anywhere in the world with a click of a mouse. If you go…
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Strange things can happen when someone is over-eager or even desperate to find work or to come up with a way to make some money. In today’s world, many people go searching for solutions online. It’s when you’re looking for work opportunities on the Internet that you might accidentally walk right into a trap—a fraudulent…
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How many times a day do you think you check your phone? Is it 20, 50, 70? Whatever is the number you estimate, double it and then you might be somewhere close. According to psychologists, people use their smartphones twice as much as they think they do. This is no surprise, given that the convenience…
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