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Americans Reported 1.4 Million Cases of Fraud in 2019

The FTC, state agencies and NGOs received a record number of fraud reports during the past year.

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Capital One Hit By a Massive Security Breach: What Should You Do?

It is one of the biggest data breaches ever.

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Stop Using These Easy to Hack Password Practices & What to Do Instead | 2018

It is difficult for humans to memorize unique passwords for the 150+ accounts the average person has so they reuse or slightly modify them, which is a dangerous practice.

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Russian Cyber Teams Are Infiltrating Small Business Computer Networks. What You Should Do! | May 2018

The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has recently warned that Russian cyber teams have been infiltrating home and small business networks

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Nearly Half of Businesses Have Been Victims of Cyberattacks (But Didn’t Know It) | 2017

While those who run small businesses know cyberattacks are a clear problem, many have not taken actions to protect their employees or customers.

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How Does Your Small Business’ Cybersecurity Measure Up to This Checklist From the FCC? | 2017

It is time for you to compare the cybersecurity steps you should take vs. what you’re actually doing.

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Small Business Checklist for Responding to the Equifax Security Breach | 2017

Also included, information from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission regarding the Equifax breach.

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IRS Early Warning: Start Preparing for 2018 W-2 Email Phishing Scams

The IRS is already warning tax professionals and businesses to beware of W-2 scams in 2018.

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How to Protect Your Business from Ransomware Attacks

Steps to take to keep your company’s computers from being taken hostage by criminal hackers.

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How to Monitor Small Business Computer Security Alerts

When major security threats occur, here are places to turn for the latest updates.

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11 Google Scams and Links to Google Support for Each | 2017

Advice for avoiding online scams that try to make you think they originate with Google.

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IRS Issues Urgent Warning to Small Businesses: Beware of W-2 Phishing Scam Return | 2017

The IRS has issued an urgent warning about the return of an annual scam. This year it’s worse.

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What Does HTTPS Mean? And Why a Small Business Website Needs the ‘S’

Get ready to add more security to your business website in 2017 and beyond.

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Homeland Security Tips for Choosing Harder to Hack Passwords

In addition to password management applications and two-step validation, here are some tips for making your password harder to hack.

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Passwords Are Stolen Everyday; How to Protect Yours From Being One of Them

Don’t wait until your password is stolen to follow these procedures.

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How to Recognize and Avoid an Attempt to Crack Your Two-Step Verification Passwords

As attackers evolve, there are many steps businesses and consumers can take to protect themselves.

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How Voice Recognition Software is Being Used to Detect Cyber Criminals

(In cyber crime), the weakest link is often the human. Software developers are trying to strengthen that link.

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How to Avoid a New Cyber Attack Attempting to Access Small Business Bank  Funds

Cyber criminals are using a new attack against hundreds of small business employees.

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Seven Resolutions for 2016 That Will Help Protect Your Small Business Computers

Simple steps you should take to help protect your computers and data in 2016.

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Top Ten Free Antivirus Utilities For Your Small Business | 2016

PCMag.com has released its annual list of free antivirus utilities.

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Most Small Businesses Have No Cyber Attack Response Plan

A survey reveals 80% of small business owners say their companies do not have a cyber attack response plan.

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If Your Business Bank Account Gets Hacked, Your Bank May Blame You

For individual customers, banks must reimburse victims of cyber-fraud. For bank accounts of businesses, even one owned by one person, the same rule doesn’t apply.

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Why You Should Still Use a Password Manager

A breach of a password management system provides another opportunity to explain how a password management service is better than other methods.

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Advice From Google on Avoiding Scams Directed at Small Businesses

A wide range of warnings for avoiding scams from con-artists claiming to be from Google.

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More Tips for Actively Managing Your Passwords

More helpful tips and ideas for managing your passwords.

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What Small Business Customers Should Know and Do About the JPMorgan Chase Cyberattack

From the bank’s SEC filing and information provided on Chase.com, this is what is currently known about the cyberattack and what the bank is recommending to its customers.

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How Hackers Use ‘Social Engineering’ and How to Prevent It

Following the recent wave of celebrities having online accounts hacked, here is an explanation of “social engineering,” part of the method the cyber criminals likely used.

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Ten Tips From the FCC for Improving Your Small Business Cyber Security

Ways to improve your small business cyber security from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.

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Password Protection Advice from SmallBusiness.com

Username and password protection is an ongoing requirement for small businesses. Here is a roundup of helpful advice on internet security and password management that has appeared recently on SmallBusiness.com

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Ebay Asks 145 Million Users to Change Passwords

Ebay is asking its 145 million users to change their passwords because of a cyberattack that compromised a database containing encrypted passwords “and other non-financial data.”

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What is Two-Step Verification and Why You Should Start Using Them

It’s incredibly easy and fast to use a two-step verification method to protect your online accounts. Here’s how they work and why you should use them.

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How (and Why) to Use a Password Management Application

A lock on your front door doesn’t do you any good if you keep the key under the mat, just like the best security on the web won’t protect you if you have the same bad password on every site you visit.

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How to Reduce the Odds of Being Hacked While Using Public Wifi

Getting in a solid work session at the local coffee shop may be a tempting idea, but it has its risks. Like getting your personal information stolen because you were careless on a public network.