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How to Protect your Smartphone from Mobile Attacks

By Hayley Kaplan On February 18, 2013 ·
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With increasing popularity of tablets and more than 1 billion smartphone users in the world, access and storage of sensitive data and information via mobile devices has increased dramatically.  Simultaneously,  mobile attacks including device theft, viruses and malicious apps are on the [...]
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The email I wish I had never sent

By Hayley Kaplan On February 9, 2013 ·
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Condominium hotline discussions can result in loads of emails and I had to laugh when I got batches about dog poop in common areas of our condominium complex. But what was funny at first soon became annoying as email after email cluttered up my mailbox. How much debate can one take about DNA testing poop [...]
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You’ve set up a Google Alert on yourself, right?

By Hayley Kaplan On February 6, 2013 ·
Google Alerts
Google Alerts provide an easy way to monitor the web for content that is of interest to us. These alerts can tell us what information is appearing on the Internet about ourselves which means, at the very least, we should all have an alert set up on our own name. (see below)   [...]
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What do people see when they view your Facebook profile?

By Hayley Kaplan On January 26, 2013 ·
Facebook View
A reader’s question on my last article, Who Sees Your Personal Facebook Posts, made me realize I’d left out a simple tip.  Her question was, “When someone is looking for my personal page they can see all of my cover page pictures. How do I block them [...]
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Who Sees Your Personal Facebook Posts?

By Hayley Kaplan On January 22, 2013 ·
Stained mouth from blueberries
I recently learned that Facebook makes changes to its code every Tuesday and even though many changes may not be obvious, let me tell you why that matters. A few weeks ago, I smiled at a handsome man in the car next to me while waiting at a red light.  He started laughing so I [...]
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How to Keep Hackers Out of Your Website or Blog

By Hayley Kaplan On January 11, 2013 ·
ninja o!!!
I was uncomfortable and unhappy after I watched someone hack into a site in less than 5 minutes. It was so easy to do! So, I followed “the hacker’s” advice to reduce this from happening to me and then cried (just a bit) when I completely messed up my site’s layout in the process. That [...]
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Self-destructing photos and videos: Fact or Fiction?

By Hayley Kaplan On December 21, 2012 ·
Snapchat
I asked my son why he was so cranky a few days ago and he explained he had just fallen asleep after studying for final exams when he was woken up by an annoying long distance text.   A good friend had downloaded Snapchat, an app that sends a photo that automatically disappears after a few [...]
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How to Remove Personal Information from the Internet

By Hayley Kaplan On December 8, 2012 ·
Found!
I typed names into Spokeo today and to put it mildly, I freaked out when I retrieved all sorts of personal information from the Internet!  Our lives have become publicly open books but what upset me most was finding the personal information of children too!  Spokeo does not initiate or create the information.  It is [...]
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Social Media Privacy and Security Tips – Part II

By Hayley Kaplan On November 29, 2012 ·
Don't bury your head in the sand to avoid reality
Social Media enriches our lives and connects us instantly and inexpensively with the world, but it simultaneously makes it challenging to maintain privacy. Virtues of Social Media include the ability to express ourselves and to share information in interesting and creative ways personally and for business, but on the flip side, mistakes have harmed people [...]
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Beware of Cyber Monday Online Shopping Scams

By Hayley Kaplan On November 25, 2012 ·
cyber-monday-deals
Monday, November 26th is Cyber Monday and it’s important to remember that cyber criminals will be online in full force too.  If you are seeking online deals on Cyber Monday or anytime this holiday season, it can’t hurt to take a few moments to review the guidelines in Holiday [...]
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