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Protecting yourself on the internet: social media

I was reading an article this morning about one of the founders of Apple, Steve Wozniak, and his crusade against Facebook. Wozniak is quoted as saying that you should get off of Facebook because “there’s almost no way to stop companies from spying on your habits.” Unfortunately, he’s right, however,[Read More…]

July 17, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Protecting yourself on the internet: mobile device security basics

RBC | Of all the cases I’ve worked on as a private investigator, well over 50% of them included a cell phone and/or a tablet. If you think that a passcode for your phone is enough to protect you, you would be mistaken. According to Symantec (one of the leading[Read More…]

June 17, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Protecting yourself on the internet: Preventing and treating malware infections

RBC | mal-ware (noun) Software that is specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system. The subject of malware (a.k.a. malicious software) is as deep as it is wide. It covers a broad spectrum of digital bugs and can get incredibly complicated. I’m going to attempt[Read More…]

June 11, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Protecting yourself on the internet: don’t get hooked by phishing

RBC | Over the last eight years as a private investigator, a significant portion of my cases have been something referred to as “Business Email Compromise.” Typically, what happens is a high-level employee’s email account is “broken into” by hackers. The said hackers then spend some time reading the employee’s emails[Read More…]

June 5, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Protecting yourself on the internet: the basics of password maintenance

RBC | Protecting yourself on the internet can appear to be a rather daunting tasks but if you’ll follow some simple steps, you very well may prevent yourself from becoming a victim. This is the first of a series of articles that will get you started in the right direction.[Read More…]

May 23, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times 1 comment

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Protecting yourself on the internet: the basics

RBC I After being gone from the area for the last 30-plus years, I was surprised at how the internet had made its way to Rio Blanco County… and in such a big way. Speaking from personal experience, a lot of areas in the “big city” don’t have the quality[Read More…]

May 18, 2019 by Niki Turner 1 comment

Internet safety for kids

RBC | “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …” Dickens’ infamous opener has been an accurate description of our world since it was printed in 1859. Wars, recessions and natural disasters continue alongside astounding leaps in science, technology, and human imagination. The explosion of[Read More…]

March 16, 2019 by Caitlin Walker Comments are Disabled