by Judith Ackland | Sep 12, 2019 | Cybersecurity
I’ve enjoyed writing my latest blog series on protecting ourselves and those we love both online and off. I’m wrapping up the series with this article on protecting your private information as cases of theft, compromise, and stolen identities continue to...
by Judith Ackland | Aug 29, 2019 | Cybersecurity
In our last blog in the series about protecting ourselves and our loved ones, we talked about protecting ourselves from manipulative phone calls. In this installment, we’ll talk about a similar threat: emails. While emails themselves are not dangerous, they become so...
by Judith Ackland | Aug 16, 2019 | Cybersecurity
I’m a big advocate of being proactive and protecting ourselves and those we care about in all areas of life. In our last blog, we talked about ways to protect our children from predators both on and offline. In this blog, I’ll discuss something that I hear a lot of...
by Judith Ackland | Aug 5, 2019 | Cybersecurity
It seems like almost every day there is another breach of personal information. The latest is Capital One, an incident in which a hacker gained access to 100 million credit card applications and accounts. This leads to many people asking themselves: How...
by Judith Ackland | Dec 5, 2018 | Cybersecurity, Gifts
This time of year, I am often asked how to save money on Christmas gifts and/or how to avoid overspending throughout the holiday season. As I was thinking about this topic and the various approaches that could be taken, I decided the first step could be to simply...
by Judith Ackland | Sep 18, 2017 | Cybersecurity
The big news this week, besides the hurricanes, is the Equifax breach where approximately 143 million consumers’ information was disclosed to criminals. What should you do to protect yourself? Check to see if your personal information was possibly disclosed to the...