August 2022

Unfortunately, scammers often see students as easy targets for identity theft.  Assuming, as young adults, they are less knowledgeable about identity theft and fraud. Often, students are more likely to fall victim to identity fraud and a lot of that has to do with the environment they are in, the way they communicate, and the information they have to share with the school. With these 7 student identity theft protection tips, students will be better prepared as they embark on their college life. 7 Student Identity Theft Protection Tips Don’t overshare. Social media can make it easy for a scammer to learn personal details about you. Be careful what information you share on these sites because you never know who might see your posts. Your birthday, address, previous schools, and even your pets’ names could be used to gain access to your passwords and accounts if you’ve used them as […]

Schools across the nation are kicking off the new school year,  and students are targeted for Identity Theft and Fraud schemes!   Schemes that we never worried about in the early 2000s.  Student life was simple,  desktops were for papers, no smartphones, no social media, and socializing was actually in person!  That is not today’s reality Now more than ever, devices, Social Media, and advanced schemes have increased the risk for students. Risks that now are more prevalent due to the majority of students having constant connectivity.   A significant increase in phony LinkedIn, Facebook, and other social media friend requests placing many students at risk coupled the daily inundation of information/misinformation has given cybercriminals an endless resource to implement their attacks.  It’s not just college kids though… K-12 districts across the U.S. have become targets as well.   The worst-hit states include: New York with 89 Texas with 79 Illinois and Ohio […]

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 soon. BUT home wifi isn’t safe from hackers. There are good reasons for that, since remote work has many benefits for workers, as well as fewer overhead costs for employers. After a large chunk of the working population got a taste of working from home, many decided that they liked it. However, working remotely has its own problems and challenges, especially in terms of network security. Your home network is probably not protected by the same rigorous cybersecurity protocols that corporate networks have access to. So, either the company or the employee needs to take steps to […]