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Home WiFi isn’t Safe from Hackers
Thanks to the Internet, jobs that we used to have to do from the confines of an office can now be done at home. Even before COVID led many of us to work from home, millions of us already worked remotely. And that trend doesn’t seem like it will slow down any time...
Parenting Kids is Hard Enough
Parenting kids is hard enough, parenting kids with social media is another thing... Without clear guidance from us as parents, and education on the consequences of oversharing, our kids can open themselves to damages we can’t even predict. This is an enormous...
Healthcare Breaches and Medical ID Theft
Do healthcare breaches and Medical ID Theft go hand in hand? I first want to refer back to an article from about two years ago titled Telehealth Creates Creates Cyber Risks. In the article, I stated that “the COVID-19 pandemic has increased consumer risks through...
10 Tips to Reduce Your Risk of Identity Theft
Whether you are a consumer or a small-business owner Identity Theft should be top of mind. Protect yourself and your business by using these 10 tips to reduce your risk of identity theft. First, what is Breach Fatigue or Alarm Fatigue? Alarm fatigue is when we get...
Stolen Check – ID Theft
Here is a story of a stolen check - ID Theft, how they found out about it, and what they did. Sally and her husband were living in student housing in Chicago. She was supporting both of them at the time when a personal check was stolen. Because they were living in...
What is Employee Criminal Identity Theft?
All identity theft is illegal, YES, but what do they mean when they say Employee Criminal identity theft? Unfortunately, it is not just some fictional story played out in the movie "Identity Thief". If you have not seen this movie, I highly recommend it. Jason...