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Yes, someone “from Kentucky” is trying to get into your LinkedIn. Here’s what to do.

Yes, someone “from Kentucky” is trying to get into your LinkedIn. Here’s what to do.

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks, Internet Safety

This past week, I received several emails “from LinkedIn” indicating that someone from Bardstown, Kentucky requested a “reset password” link in the wee hours of the morning. I shared this information on Threads and in our Out Tech Your Kids...
How to make strong passwords and protect them: A simple guide

How to make strong passwords and protect them: A simple guide

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks, Internet Safety

With the new year here, it’s a good time for a refresher on how to make strong passwords and help keep them safe. With phishing still on the rise, ever-present social media hacks, and general security breaches and unsavory shenanigans, it’s just a good...
How can I prevent a Facebook hack? Reader Q&A

How can I prevent a Facebook hack? Reader Q&A

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks, Best Apps, Internet Safety

This week in our Out Tech Your Kids Facebook group, we were asked how to prevent a Facebook hack, and specifically, if were any security measures to take that might help.  And yes, yes there are! Here, a few really simple tips to help prevent a Facebook hack. They can...
You won’t believe how easily this CNN reporter was hacked. Here’s how to prevent it.

You won’t believe how easily this CNN reporter was hacked. Here’s how to prevent it.

by Kristen Chase | Internet Safety

Our team watched this CNN Business video with our jaw dropped when we saw how easily hacker Rachel Tobac was able to get information about journalist Donie O’ Sullivan. Just from looking at his social media, she was able to do everything from get his home...
What you should know about the massive medical data breach affecting 20 million people

What you should know about the massive medical data breach affecting 20 million people

by Liz Gumbinner | Internet Safety

Healthcare data breach html I have no idea why I haven’t been seeing this massive healthcare data breach in the news, which impacts customers of companies like Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp. But when I saw a letter come in the mail from American Medical...
Survey says: Gen Z kids are not using online passwords safely

Survey says: Gen Z kids are not using online passwords safely

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

When it comes to digital parenting, there’s a seemingly endless number of conversations we need to have with our tweens and teens. And according to a recent survey, moving “how to make a strong password” to the top of the list is pretty important....
5 apps I started using that changed my life this year

5 apps I started using that changed my life this year

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps, Gear + Hardware

Yes, we’re all still getting a lot of mileage out of “there’s an app for that” because…well, it’s true. Especially on iOS, though Android is doing a little better keeping up these days. Over the past year, there are a few apps that...
Kids and digital footprints: 6 things kids should know to keep them safer online

Kids and digital footprints: 6 things kids should know to keep them safer online

by Kristen Chase | Internet Safety, Tips and Tricks

Keeping our kids safe and healthy is our number one job as parents. And with so many of them using smartphones and other electronic devices, their online safety has become a huge part of that. At Cool Mom Tech, we have always provided parents with helpful advice and...
If you’re a Twitter user, you must update your password STAT. That’s 330 million of you.

If you’re a Twitter user, you must update your password STAT. That’s 330 million of you.

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks, Internet Safety

As Twitter has just informed all 330,000,000 of its users in an apologetic but so far underreported post, you should really change your Twitter password right now, this very second. Not to be alarmist — but out of an abundance of precaution. Evidently, a bug...
Start the year off with organization: 20 tech to-dos to knock off your list!

Start the year off with organization: 20 tech to-dos to knock off your list!

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

If you’re like us, then you’ve got a ton of fingerprints on your computer and way too many photos on your smartphone. But to start 2018 with a clean slate (or at least, a clean screen), we’re sharing 20 tech to-dos to help you get more organized...
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