What Should I Know about Privacy Settings on My Devices?
Discover how to safeguard your personal information on mobile devices by effectively utilizing privacy settings for enhanced protection.
Online Personal Information and Identity Theft
Online Personal Information and Identity Theft Identity theft remains one of the greatest threats to privacy across the globe. There was a time when the primary risk of compromised personal information resulted from the careless disposal or recycling of sensitive documents retrieved and used nefariously by “dumpster divers.” Currently, it takes more than shredding papers…
Data Breaches in Our Time of Need
Data Breaches in Our Time of Need You’ve most likely applied for financial assistance whether you’re a big company owner or a regular employee. We rely on the government, banks, and other institutions to safely process our information. But what can we do when that information is intercepted or stolen by malicious third-parties? When data…
More Internet Users Online Than Ever
More Internet Users Online Than Ever The global pandemic has caused the largest spike of internet usage ever You’re probably online right now even though normally you’d be out and about doing whatever it is you usually do. Most of the world is in the same position as you – constantly online, even more so…
Facebook Leaks Personal Information Again, ~300 Million Records Exposed
Facebook Leaks Personal Information Again, ~300 Million Records Exposed On December 4th, security researcher Bob Diachenko uncovered an online database that held more than 267 million Facebook users’ IDs, phone numbers, and names. As of December 19th, the database is unavailable, but the fact remains that these users’ information was exposed. According to Comparitech, the…
Data Breaches Result in Huge Costs
Data Breaches Result in Huge Costs Despite all the advancements in technology, we can’t put an exact number on how many data breaches there have been. Call it an information overload, but there are simply too many records and no one has come up with a method to fully organize and tally up the breaches.…
What Is Identity Theft?
What Is Identity Theft? Identity theft is something that can happen to anyone. With an increase in identity theft these days, anybody is at risk. Hackers steal your information from a website you use when your password is weak. Sometimes they will hack a whole database of users, and the company must release a statement…