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  • Make your Mobile a Tough Target: Strengthening Your Mobile Device

    Do you pay attention to how secure your mobile phone is? Most of us do not do this, which makes it very easy for a hacker to get in and target us. ...
  • Tips to Protect Your Identity from Cyber Thieves

    There are several tried and true ways that you can use to protect yourself from ID theft, and some of them you might have never even considered: Ch...
  • 8 Cyber Security Tips You Can Start Today to Keep Yourself Safe

    These days, it seems like there is one data breach after another, and each time, they are being done by those who want to steal your identity. Than...
  • Survival Tips When You are Lost in the Woods

    It’s that time of the year again. And getting lost in the woods is NOT fun and sometimes deadly. But you have a chance if you are lucky and have a ...
  • Protecting Your Parents from ID Theft

    When we look at statistics, most of the people who are victims of ID theft are 50 years old or older. Unfortunately, cyber criminals have no issue ...
  • Is Your Privacy a Concern with Biometrics?

    When people started using biometric identifiers, many believed that it was all of the security that we needed. However, that was around 15 years ag...
  • Is Your Uber Driver a Criminal?

    Do you ever Uber? If you do, you probably feel relatively safe when getting into a stranger’s car. However, you might not be as safe as it seems. M...
  • If Your Social Security Card is Stolen, This is What You Should Do

    Back in the 1930s when Social Security numbers were first introduced, they were not meant to be used as we use them today. However, if you are like...
  • Two-Factor Authentication: What is It and How Does it Work?

    There are many ways that you can protect yourself on the internet, and one of the things you can do is begin using two-factor authentication. You h...
  • Synthetic Identity Theft: What Is It?

    You might know what identity theft is. It’s when someone takes someone else’s personal and private information so that they can get something out o...
  • Use Facebook or YouTube if You Want to be a Criminal

    When you start thinking about a cybercriminal, you probably imagine a sleezy looking person in a dark room wearing a black hoodie, right? They are ...
  • Is Your Spouse Cheating? Your Kids Lying? They Might Use Vault Apps

    If you have a child who has a smartphone or a spouse who is acting suspicious, they might be hiding things on their mobile devices. How are they do...