Bundling up on Black Friday to shop for great deals on TVs, iPods, and holiday gifts while still full of Turkey and stuffing is a thing of the past. While our bellies have remained stuffed, our Black Fridays have changed considerably over the years. The advent of online shopping has made it easier than ever to score great deals and complete your holiday gift list from the comfort of your own home. But with convenience comes new cybersecurity risks including fraud, scams, and identity theft. Keep your holidays filled with cheer by using the following tips to improve your cybersecurity…
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Julia Lewis
Cybersecurity: How to Protect Yourself from Phishing, Spoofing, and Smishing
Spam emails, texts, and calls – we all get them. The offerings are usually too good to be true: a free cruise, an inheritance from a long-lost aunt, a free iPhone. Who wouldn’t want to be the lucky winner? And that’s exactly what hackers bank on. Scams are effective because they prey upon people’s desires: the desire to win the desire to have more and even the desire to be needed. That’s why hackers will often impersonate people we know, emailing us with an urgent need for us to call them, send them money, or help them with an immediate…