passwords
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Yes, someone “from Kentucky” is trying to get into your LinkedIn. Here’s what to do.
Read Essay →: Yes, someone “from Kentucky” is trying to get into your LinkedIn. Here’s what to do.This past week, I received several emails “from LinkedIn” indicating that someone from Bardstown, Kentucky requested a “reset password” link…
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How to make strong passwords and protect them: A simple guide
Read Essay →: How to make strong passwords and protect them: A simple guideWith the new year here, it’s a good time for a refresher on how to make strong passwords and help keep…
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How can I prevent a Facebook hack? Reader Q&A
Read Essay →: How can I prevent a Facebook hack? Reader Q&AThis week in our Out Tech Your Kids Facebook group, we were asked how to prevent a Facebook hack, and…
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You won’t believe how easily this CNN reporter was hacked. Here’s how to prevent it.
Read Essay →: You won’t believe how easily this CNN reporter was hacked. Here’s how to prevent it.Our team watched this CNN Business video with our jaw dropped when we saw how easily hacker Rachel Tobac was…
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What you should know about the massive medical data breach affecting 20 million people
Read Essay →: What you should know about the massive medical data breach affecting 20 million peopleHealthcare data breach html I have no idea why I haven’t been seeing this massive healthcare data breach in the…
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Survey says: Gen Z kids are not using online passwords safely
Read Essay →: Survey says: Gen Z kids are not using online passwords safelyWhen it comes to digital parenting, there’s a seemingly endless number of conversations we need to have with our tweens…
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5 apps I started using that changed my life this year
Read Essay →: 5 apps I started using that changed my life this yearYes, we’re all still getting a lot of mileage out of “there’s an app for that” because…well, it’s true. Especially…
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Kids and digital footprints: 6 things kids should know to keep them safer online
Read Essay →: Kids and digital footprints: 6 things kids should know to keep them safer onlineKeeping our kids safe and healthy is our number one job as parents. And with so many of them using…
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If you’re a Twitter user, you must update your password STAT. That’s 330 million of you.
Read Essay →: If you’re a Twitter user, you must update your password STAT. That’s 330 million of you.As Twitter has just informed all 330,000,000 of its users in an apologetic but so far underreported post, you should…
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Start the year off with organization: 20 tech to-dos to knock off your list!
Read Essay →: Start the year off with organization: 20 tech to-dos to knock off your list!If you’re like us, then you’ve got a ton of fingerprints on your computer and way too many photos on…
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Think you’re creating safe, secure passwords? You might want check. Stat.
Read Essay →: Think you’re creating safe, secure passwords? You might want check. Stat.Over the years, you’ve probably heard a few different suggestions on how to create strong passwords, one of which was…
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Master Lock 1500eDBX: Definitely not the padlock you remember from your school days
Read Essay →: Master Lock 1500eDBX: Definitely not the padlock you remember from your school daysJunior high was the only time I used my school-appointed locker and half the time I could never even remember…
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Can my WiFi baby monitor be hacked by predators? Reader Q+A
Read Essay →: Can my WiFi baby monitor be hacked by predators? Reader Q+AFor the last year or so, erroneous reports of “hacked” baby monitor systems that are WiFi enabled have been perpetuated…
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Cool printable WiFi password signs. DIY alternatives to answering the question, What’s your password again?
Read Essay →: Cool printable WiFi password signs. DIY alternatives to answering the question, What’s your password again?When friends or family (or babysitters or playdate parents) visit, it’s not long before someone asks what your Wi-Fi password…
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Piquing Our Geek: Facial recognition technology goes from the military to your own smartphone
Read Essay →: Piquing Our Geek: Facial recognition technology goes from the military to your own smartphoneEye scanning and facial recognition technology seems like something you only see in classic Schwarzzeneger and Tom Cruise movies. But…
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The 11 best tech New Year’s resolutions worth keeping
Read Essay →: The 11 best tech New Year’s resolutions worth keepingYes, we all make New Year’s Resolutions to eat better and work out more and blah blah blah. Cue the…