In today’s increasingly technological society, public Wi-Fi is found almost everywhere: airports, hotels, malls, restaurants, and coffee shops to name a few. Since it is so commonplace, most of us connect to the free Wi-Fi without thinking twice. While it…
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Category: Communication, Personal, Social Media, Technology
Tags: cyber crime, cyber criminals, cyberattack, hacker, mobile device, mobile security, online safety, protecting your data, Wi-Fi
I recently received a letter from a medical group stating that my personal data may have been stolen as a result of a hacking attack. I’d been to this doctor once in only the past five years, but nonetheless, my…
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Category: Business, Commercial, Employees, Loss Control, Prevention, Technology
Tags: cyber, cyber attack, cyber crime, data backup, data corruption, data loss, hacked, passwords, personal data, protecting your data
While sitting in my doctor’s office, I started thinking, “What if?” What if the doctor’s computer network were hacked tonight? Does he have knowledgeable I.T. staff protecting the sensitive personal information in all those patient files, including mine? I could end…
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Category: Business, Central, Commercial, Financial, Loss Control, Prevention, Risk Management, Technology
Tags: computer, credit, cyber, cyber crime, cyber thief, cybercrime, cyberthief, data, data breach, hacked, hacker, identity theft, National Cyber Security Awareness Month
