Simple Advice to Protect Your Phone from Hackers
Smart phones contain a lot of sensitive information that you would want to protect.
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Category: Cybersecurity
Cyber-attacks are becoming more frequent – are you prepared?
We are hearing about cyber-attacks on a daily basis; these are becoming more common and increasing in larger scale. We’ve already seen that banking institutions are frequently targeted. Now, cyber- criminals have even targeted infrastructure such as water, electricity, food.
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Can Your Smart Thermostat be Altered Remotely by Strangers?
imagine if you set your thermostat to cool your home to 65 degrees when you go to bed at night, then you wake up sweating the next morning and find out your thermostat is now set at 80 degrees. Someone outside your home accessed the thermostat and adjusted it without your knowledge.
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Money Mondays: Texting Scams You Need to Know About
A few days ago, I received a text that I had to think twice about: “Bernie, your package has been held at the post office since March, respond as soon as possible to claim it by clicking this link.”
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The Threat of Cyber Attack has Increased During the COVID-19 Crisis
This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com We have enough to worry about during this time of COVID-19 spread, sheltering in place, possible recession. But it seems that the threat
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Your Smart TV is Watching You
This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Back in 2014, I wrote Even your TV can spy on you warning readers that certain brands of smart TVs are collecting data
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Digital Prepping: How to Protect Your Family’s Data Online
Written by: Kayla Matthews Families are online more often than ever. Even when you’re together, your loved ones may be online chatting with friends, checking social media or browsing the
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Money Mondays: Prepare for a Cyber Attack on Your Bank
This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com In the last few weeks, we’ve seen news reports that U.S. banks are facing an increased risk of cyber attacks. We’ve been warning
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Huge Cybersecurity Breach at Equifax – See if You are At Risk
This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Just a quick post today before I go to work. Did not hear about this in mainstream TV news, but you should know
Read moreTop 5 Online Tools for Backing Up Documents
You probably get at a minimum one important document every single day in the mail or online. These documents can range from things like different bank account information to up
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