If you use a smartphone, laptop, computer, home security device or a newer TV, you need to stay up to date about the risks that go with using them.
You want to take cyber security as seriously as you do with:
locking your house doors when you're away,
making sure your purse/wallet is secure from theft,
locking the car doors in public parking areas,
protecting your credit/debit cards and pin #s.
Cyber security is protection just like ALL of the above! And so much more!
Every day, there victims of cyber crime.
It could be a company you do business with experiencing theft of money and millions of peoples' identity information and passwords.
It could be the older person that doesn't realize they are being hacked, or scammed out of their money.
A little bit of knowledge can save you many hours of stress and a lot of money.
Take a bit of time to learn about ways to protect yourself as much as you can.
If you're not convinced, below are some of the stories about real, innocent people that were hacked and/or scammed, and the stress that came with trying to get life back to normal.
Money.
Revenge.
Some just love the thrill of hacking and invading someone else's privacy by secretly watching the cameras on your phone, laptop or home security.
Some just do it all for bragging rights to their friends.
Many hacks are done automatically by computer programs these days, and AI is making the process even easier and quicker for people to compromise your security.
Help people understand their technologies a bit more, learn the risks of being connected to the internet and strengthen their own security with minimal effort.
An ounce of prevention is worth a metric ton of cure, in the digital world.
This site is only a very basic first step.
I can help you learn what questions to ask so that you can arm yourself and your loved ones with the knowledge to stay as secure as possible, long into the future.
make a page for testemonials, horror stories, etc. Make the button below link to it.
- Long, complex, unique. Every account has to have a unique password! (a different password for each account)
- No common words, no personal info.
- Use a password manager. Make sure it's encrypted in some way.
- Always use 2FA (two-factor authentification) Also known as multi-factor authentification.
- Never click on links if you can avoid it, unless you are sure the source is legit.
- Never join a public WiFi without a VPN.
- It's not wise to click on links within emails. Learn alternative ways to validate the link and go to the website.
- Use a good VPN if possible.
- Hover over the link with your mouse to see what website it will take you to (the URL pops up in the lower left corner)
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Security, ID theft, financial loss, data theft, impacts to credit score, time wasted trying to get back into your accounts after someone else changed the passwords... and much more.
We can help make it easy by phone or online.
It's worth learning at least a little bit, over time. You don't want to have to spend hours of your life dealing with the stresses of cybercrime recovery.
Get help from somebody you trust. Look over this website and explore the links to other sites. Spending a little time learning is way better than dealing with hassles.
a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is basically the "address" on the internet where something is located. Like how Google's search bar is located at the URL "google.com"
Some examples of URLs are:
google.com/maps
https://cloud.google.com/terms
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload
The button below will take you to a website for Trend Micro, a reputable global cybersecurity leader. The URL looks like this, and you'd get to the same webpage if you copy and paste this URL into your web browser's search bar:
VirusTotal has a simple URL checker. Just copy the URL and paste it into the bar at the link below.
Read a short article on the Kaskperskey antivirus website:
https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/cookies
maybe another website link to answer the question "why i would care?", below?
Manipulating others to achieve a desired goal. It could be in the form of impostors on social media, like a friend that got their account hacked. It could be that weird text or call you received out of the blue.
This can be a lot of information to learn all at once.
I am happy to help you protect yourself and learn how to be more secure, one step at a time.
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