Posts Tagged ‘password’
How to Set Parental Restrictions on iPad and iPhone
When your children are using devices that can connect to the internet, you should be using Parental Restrictions to protect them. Apple makes it very easy to set Parental Controls on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. These restrictions allow you to control a number of things including purchasing, internet browsing, downloading apps, and viewing explicit…
Read MoreCybersecurity for Beginners
There is a common misconception that you have to be a tech expert to understand cybersecurity. That is simply not true. There is a lot that you can be doing to protect your personal computer and your entire business with little to no knowledge of cybersecurity. Everyone is a Target Cybersecurity threats affect everyone. You…
Read MoreHow to Protect Your Phone from Viruses and Phishing
Believe it or not, your phone is susceptible to viruses, malware, and phishing scams. Protecting your laptop or desktop computer is vital to protecting your data, but you should be keeping an eye on your phone too. Your phone is in danger of catching a virus or malware from a variety of sources including: Malicious…
Read MoreWhy You Should be Wary of Public Wi-Fi
Traveling for business is required for many jobs. Working while traveling for pleasure is often a necessary evil for many small business owners as well. To protect you and your devices while you’re working on the go, you should understand the dangers of public Wi-Fi. What is Public Wi-Fi? Public Wi-Fi is any wireless network…
Read MoreInternet Privacy Practices for Businesses
As small businesses, it’s important for us to be conscious of the security needs of our clients and customers. As a web development company, in particular, we must always be thinking about how to maintain the privacy and security of our clients AND our clients’ clients. Collecting Information As a business, it is necessary to…
Read MoreWhat’s Your Password?
There are a number of factors that impact the security of your password from the complexity and length or even how easy it is to guess by those around you. To check if your password is secure enough, ask yourself the following questions. (And answer honestly.) How long has it been since you last changed…
Read MoreDon’t be Caught by Phishing
Phishing scams can be dangerous for you and your online accounts. Your email provider, like Google, works very hard to ensure that its email clients are safe from phishing scams. However, that just means that when a phishing scam does get through it is especially deceptive. What is phishing? Phishing scams are emails, texts, or…
Read MoreKeep Your Passwords Safe
There is nothing worse than when you find out your passwords weren’t as secure as you thought it was. One minute your account is secure, the next, your Facebook account has twenty new posts asking your friends to send you money in Zimbabwe. Obviously, most people these days know when they’re being duped, but just…
Read MoreThe Internet is like Dungeons and Dragons
The internet is a world of magic and unicorns. But, it can also be a dark and occasionally dangerous place. You need to be careful. Any of those supposedly happy and helpful dragon egg sellers could secretly be highwaymen waiting to steal your passwords. To avoid the dangers of the internet, you should follow some…
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