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Scams

Tech support scammers are still at it: Here’s what to look out for in 2023

Tech support scammers are still at it: Here’s what to look out for in 2023

Scams

Tech support scammers are still at it: Here’s what to look out for in 2023

Fraudsters still want to help you 'fix' a computer problem you never had in the first place

Phil Muncaster19 Jan 2023


Scams

Top 10 Venmo scams: Don't fall for these common tricks

Top 10 Venmo scams: Don't fall for these common tricks

Scams

Top 10 Venmo scams: Don't fall for these common tricks

Here's what to know about some of the most common ploys that scammers use on the payment app

Phil Muncaster17 Jan 2023


Digital Security

Now you can legally repair your tech – sort of

Now you can legally repair your tech – sort of

Digital Security

Now you can legally repair your tech – sort of

A new law portends a future where (we hope) it will be easier for us all to repair, fix, upgrade, and just tinker with things we already own

Cameron Camp11 Jan 2023


We Live Progress, Business Security, COVID-19

Hybrid work: Turning business platforms into preferred social spaces

Hybrid work: Turning business platforms into preferred social spaces

We Live Progress, Business Security, COVID-19

Hybrid work: Turning business platforms into preferred social spaces

Hybrid work and hybrid play now merge into hybrid living, but where is the line between the two? Is there one?

Alžbeta Kovaľová09 Jan 2023


Privacy

The doctor will see you now … virtually: Tips for a safe telehealth visit

The doctor will see you now … virtually: Tips for a safe telehealth visit

Privacy

The doctor will see you now … virtually: Tips for a safe telehealth visit

Are your virtual doctor visits private and secure? Here’s what to know about, and how to prepare for, connecting with a doctor from the comfort of your home.

Phil Muncaster04 Jan 2023


Kids Online

Gaming: How much is too much for our children?

Gaming: How much is too much for our children?

Kids Online

Gaming: How much is too much for our children?

With many children spending a little too much time playing video games, learn to spot the signs that things may be spinning out of control

Phil Muncaster03 Jan 2023


Digital Security

The world’s most common passwords: What to do if yours is on the list

The world’s most common passwords: What to do if yours is on the list

Digital Security

The world’s most common passwords: What to do if yours is on the list

Do you use any of these extremely popular – and eminently hackable – passwords? If so, we have a New Year’s resolution for you.

Phil Muncaster02 Jan 2023


Digital Security

2022 in review: 10 of the year's biggest cyberattacks

2022 in review: 10 of the year's biggest cyberattacks

Digital Security

2022 in review: 10 of the year's biggest cyberattacks

The past year has seen no shortage of disruptive cyberattacks – here’s a round-up of some of the worst hacks and breaches that have impacted a variety of targets around the world in 2022

Phil Muncaster27 Dec 2022


Kids Online

'Tis the season for gaming: Keeping children safe (and parents sane)

'Tis the season for gaming: Keeping children safe (and parents sane)

Kids Online

'Tis the season for gaming: Keeping children safe (and parents sane)

It’s all fun and games over the holidays, but is your young gamer safe from the darker side of the action?

Phil Muncaster21 Dec 2022