Monthly Archives: October 2011

CYBERBULLYING

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Bruce Demarest

Advice from the Federal Trade Agency: Cyberbullying is bullying or harassment that happens online. It can happen in an email, a text message, an online game, or comments on a social networking site. It might involve rumors or images posted … Continue reading →

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Danger of shortened URLs

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Bruce Demarest

Wikipedia: “Another use of URL shortening is to disguise the underlying address. Although this may be desired for legitimate business or personal reasons, it is open to abuse.” https://bdemarest.wordpress.com/2011/10/28/danger-of-shortened-urls/ shortened to  http://wp.me/p1adOj-48. http://www.wellsfargo.com could be shortened to http://bit.ly/urlWellsF or http://tinyurl.com/ulrWellsF. … Continue reading →

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Scamming the Unemployed

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Bruce Demarest

There are two broad areas of scams – Job-Hunting and Fake Jobs Job-Hunting Scams “Show me the money and I guarantee you a job.” Run don’t walk away from anyone who promises to get you a job. Don’t send them … Continue reading →

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What Landlords Need to Know About Using Consumer Reports

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Bruce Demarest

Are you in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)? FCRA is designed to protect the privacy of consumer report information and to guarantee that the information supplied by consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) is as accurate as possible. The … Continue reading →

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Do Crooks know Where You Are?

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Bruce Demarest

We all know to stop the newspaper and mail when we go on vacation. However, if you are using geolocation services like Forsquare, Loopt and Gowalla, the world knows you are not at home every moment of every day. Are … Continue reading →

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Medical Identity Theft Could be Dangerous to Your Health

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Bruce Demarest

Medical Identity Theft may be the most dangerous form of Identity Theft, because it could mean life or death. It may change your medical and health insurance records. A record is created with the imposter’s medical information which might be … Continue reading →

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Use Firewalls to Protect Your Network from Hackers

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Bruce Demarest

Your computer network needs to be isolated from the internet. Computers with sensitive information – like financial account numbers and Social Security Numbers – need to be isolated from the rest of the network. Only employees with a need to … Continue reading →

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The FBI’s Child ID App

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Bruce Demarest

The FBI has created an iPhone App that provides a convenient place to electronically store photos and vital information about your children so that it’s literally right at hand if you need it. You can show the pictures and provide … Continue reading →

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Laptop and Smart Phone Security

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Bruce Demarest

Restrict access and storage of customer and employee Non-Public Information on portable devices that leave the office. We hear news reports about lost laptops that contained sensitive information all the time. Do not let your company become a similar headline. … Continue reading →

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Secure Business Password Management

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Bruce Demarest

Your company needs to have a password policy to secure sensitive customer and employee information. The security of your network is only as good as the weakest entry point. The weakest point in most business networks are weak passwords. Passwords … Continue reading →

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