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 | Mar 2, 2021 | Devices, Fraud and Scams, Phishing/Email, Privacy Tips & Tricks
Click Here to Listen to The Podcast Spam is annoying. You know what I’m talking about – the junk emails that fill up your inbox and interrupts your productivity. How much time do you waste every day deleting spam emails? I know I used to waste a lot of time hitting...
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 | 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...
by Carrie Kerskie | Jan 5, 2021 | Devices, Privacy Tips & Tricks
As with most individuals, you probably have a ton of passwords to go along with your numerous online account. Unless you’re using the same password for everything – which you shouldn’t be! -You’ll need a secure place to store them. Watch the...
by Carrie Kerskie | Dec 16, 2020 | Cyber Threats, Devices, Privacy Tips & Tricks
Are your passwords on the naughty list? Watch on YouTube Listen to the Podcast Not all passwords are created equally. Some are strong, those with a minimum of 14 characters. While others are weak, those with less than 12 characters. If passwords are what stands...