by Kyle Kerskie | Mar 4, 2022 | Data Breaches, Devices, Privacy Tips & Tricks
If there was a way to look at how many records have been exposed in data breaches, would you want to see it? Unfortunately, news about massive corporations suffering data breaches has become the norm in this digital age. According to research by done Tenable, the...
by Carrie Kerskie | Feb 22, 2022 | Devices, Financial Identity Theft, Fraud and Scams, Identity Theft, Phone/Text, Podcast, Privacy Tips & Tricks
Recently, Carrie received a call from someone worried that their mobile phone number was hacked. Out of fear, and some bad advice, they made some drastic changes on their own to protect their information. What they did not only gave the bad guys more control but...
by Carrie Kerskie | Feb 15, 2022 | Cyber Threats, Devices, Fraud and Scams, Identity Theft, Phishing/Email, Podcast, Privacy Tips & Tricks
Malicious Email Rules Forwards Your Emails to Scammers Recently, when replying to a client’s email, I received an email undeliverable response saying that their mailbox was full. However, upon closer review, the email address mentioned didn’t belong to my client. I...
by Carrie Kerskie | Dec 9, 2021 | Devices, Podcast, Privacy Tips & Tricks, Social Media Breaches
In this episode Carrie and Kyle talk about the different types of security methods on your Apple device. Carrie answers Kyle’s question about which methods are “safer” to use, as well as explaining their potential weaknesses. She also shares stories of why the...
by Carrie Kerskie | Dec 8, 2021 | Devices, Podcast, Privacy Tips & Tricks
You’ve probably wondered if your passwords are strong enough, but have you ever thought about how secure the place you keep them is? In this episode, Carrie and Kyle discuss certain risk behind where you save your passwords, as well as going over three common...
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...