Online medical or health-related information is beneficial when correctly interpreted and carefully used with common sense, but on the flip side, misinformation, misinterpretation or misuse can lead to serious physical and/or emotional harm. The growing problem associated with excessive online patient research has even led to a new medical condition called Cyberchondria, the unfounded escalation of concerns about […]
A shortcoming of the Internet is the abundance of misinformation that coexists alongside helpful and accurate information. What makes matters worse is that in a matter of seconds, misinformation can spread exponentially through social media. Other issues include the reporting of faulty or inaccurate data and the emotional and physical harm that sometimes results from the application of inaccurate […]
A new successful gmail phishing attack has come to my attention and it’s so subtle and successful that both inexperienced and experienced technical users are becoming victims. The warning signs of this attack are not easily apparent and therefore the main strategy we can use to protect ourselves against this attack is to pay close attention every […]
A virus in the apparent form of ransomware found its way onto my computer last week and I’m not going to lie but for a few moments, I experienced sheer panic! Luckily, I had some tactics for dealing with the situation so I came out of it unscathed. But this hit too close to home and since some friends and […]
Nuwber is a relatively new people search engine that combines public information with White Pages data and social network information and it’s ranking high in search results when trying to locate personal information for an individual. To remove your information from Nuwber, follow these quick and easy steps: Locate your information by typing your name in the search bar […]
Thursday night I laughed as I watched my grown son crawl on the floor and roam through my house with his eyes glued to his iPhone. He was in search of Pokémon but apparently they weren’t hanging out at our house so he headed to Pink Berry Frozen Yogurt where he had more success. Physical […]
Whether you use social media and the Internet or not, you and your reputation can be damaged online. As such, even if you’ve intentionally avoided social media and the Internet for one reason or another, you should know if your own information or images appear in a way that could be harmful to you. The key […]
“It won’t happen to me!” is what many of us think and hope when we hear about other victims of crime. But when it comes to cyber crimes, it’s become a case of when rather than if. “The number of U.S. data breaches tracked in 2015 totaled 781, according to a recent report released by the Identity Theft […]
Cyber Monday deals used to begin on the Monday following Thanksgiving weekend but just as Christmas trees appeared early this year to maximize the shopping season, so did online shopping deals. I noticed online sales that began as early as Thursday and are continuing through Cyber Monday. This is great news for those of us who prefer to […]
Persopo is one of many sites that provide quick and easy access to personal information originating in public records. A search on the site scans the Internet for contact information, current residence, marriage and divorce records, phone numbers, relatives and associates, arrest warrants, police arrest records, speeding tickets, sex offender status, felonies and misdemeanors, licenses and […]
In order to understand the dangers of having your personal data easily accessible online, the best place to start is to find evidence of it. Once you have a sense of what information others can easily locate about you, then you can determine if you want to do something about it or not. How to locate your personal […]
At a recent Cyber Security/Fraud event in Los Angeles, I learned new and valuable information from an FBI Supervisory Special Agent that I want to share with as many people as possible. To that end, I’m passing along what I learned with a few supplemental tips of my own. The FBI agent provided interesting cyber crime statistics from […]
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