by Carrie Kerskie | Dec 8, 2021 | Case Studies, Cyber Threats, Devices, Financial Identity Theft, Identity Theft, Podcast
In this episode of privacy mentor, Carrie talks about a couple that fell for an elaborate pop-up scam that resulted in them losing nearly half a million dollars. She goes in depth about how convincing these criminals can be, by telling the story from the victim’s...
by Carrie Kerskie | Feb 23, 2021 | Cyber Threats, Identity, Identity Theft, Privacy Tips & Tricks
The pandemic brought about many changes in 2020. One change was the increase in identity theft. Yet, reported data breaches declined. Why? Find out the answer to this question and more in this episode. Special guest: Eva Velasquez, CEO of the Identity Theft Resource...
by Carrie Kerskie | Feb 16, 2021 | Cyber Threats, Devices, Privacy Tips & Tricks
Where do you go to find out the best way to protect your devices?? An IT Pro, of course. In this episode I chat with Dennis DiGiacomo, MDP Studios, about the threats he is seeing and simple steps us non-tech folks can take to protect our devices. Notice I didn’t say...
by Carrie Kerskie | Feb 15, 2021 | Assets, Cyber Threats, Privacy Tips & Tricks
Guest post by Dennis DiGiacomo, MDP Studios Let’s ask ourselves would we ever sign a blank check and leave it sitting around on your desk at work or hand over your car keys to a complete stranger asking to borrow your car to run an errand. Likewise, you know not to...
by Carrie Kerskie | Feb 2, 2021 | Cyber Threats, Identity Theft
When someone becomes a victim, they call the police. Identity theft and cyber crime victims often complain that the police “did nothing.” Is that true? In this episode, you will hear directly from Sgt. Brian Sawyer on law enforcement’s role in fighting identity theft,...
by Carrie Kerskie | Jan 31, 2021 | Cyber Threats, Devices, Privacy Tips & Tricks
Do you use Instagram? They recently updated their terms. It is shocking. Watch my video, below, as I review their new terms and explain how it impacts you and your privacy. What you hear may shock you, I know it shocked me! Prefer to listen? Check out the podcast...
