Times are really different right now compared to years past, but today is March 31, and that means it’s World Backup Day. As we’re quarantined and trying to stay healthy, it may be a good time to remind ourselves about…
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Category: Business, Education, Home, Personal, Prevention, Technology
Tags: back up data, confidential data, data backup, data storage, information technology, Personal, personal computer, personal data, personal information, private information, protect online privacy, protecting your data, protection, technology
We have probably all been to a public building where there are signs offering a free service to plug in your device at a charging location. Without thinking, we hurriedly plug in our device to the USB, by either using our…
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Category: Personal, Prevention, Technology
Tags: cell phone, cyber security, cybersecurity, data, data backup, data breach, malware, malware attack, mobile device, mobile security, Personal Cyber Protection, personal data, personal information, personal insurance, protecting your data, smart phone, USB flash drive
There’s no doubt people spend A LOT of time on the Internet. Hence the need for an annual Data Privacy Day! The Digital 2019 Report reveals that the average Internet user spends more than a quarter of their life on…
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Category: Central, Financial, Home, Household Inventory, Personal, Prevention, Technology
Tags: computer, cyber, cyber crime, cyber criminals, cyber insurance, cyber insurance coverage, cyber risk, cyber security, cyberbulling, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, hackers, home, identity theft, identity thieves, Internet, internet safety, laptop, Personal, personal computer, Personal Cyber Protection, personal data, personal information, protect online privacy, protect your home, protecting your data, protective devices, Safety Tips, smart phone, smartphone, software, tablet
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
Did you know that using your mobile device in public places increases the risk to your personal data? Devices are easily lost or stolen, putting your device content, as well as your personal data, potentially at risk!
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Category: Central, Personal, Prevention, Technology
Tags: anti-malware, anti-virus, mobile device, mobile security, password, personal data, phone finder, SSL encryption, Wi-Fi
It was early on a Sunday morning when I received an e-mail from my credit card company alerting me to a potentially fraudulent charge. Apparently, someone in Texas was using my card number to purchase home remodeling materials. As I learned…
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Category: Business, Central, Service
Tags: credit card company, credit cards, customer information, customers data, cyber attack, data compromise, fraud, identity theft, personal data, privacy policy, private information