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Staying Safe on Ebay

For over ten years eBay has been used by consumers to find deals on the things they want as well as an affordable way to sell items, whether you are cleaning out your attic or starting a small business. But like with most things online, you need to know the facts in order to avoid those who wish to scam you and take your money.

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How Hard Is It to Hack Wifi?

CEO Kent Lawson points out how incredibly easy it is for ordinary people to hack WiFi. It doesn’t take any tech expertise — it doesn’t even take a geek — for someone to access your email passwords, logins, and other highly sensitive data. Read on to learn how this is happening — perhaps even to you! Read More

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Sony’s PlayStation Data Theft and Your Online Security, By the Numbers

Serious data breaches at both Sony and Epsilon have allowed hackers to steal millions of customers’ personal details in the past month alone. If you own a Sony PlayStation network, hackers now know your name, your home address, your email address, your birthday, and your PlayStation password and login name. That’s a lot of data now in the hands of crooks. Check out this summary of the Sony data theft and how it affects you, by the numbers. Read More

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Ask the Expert: Am I At Risk If Stores I Shop At Keep My Email Address on File?

In his latest “Ask the Expert” monthly installment, CEO Kent Lawson discusses ways you can protect your email, password, and other sensitive information in the wake of the recent Epsilon email data breach affecting millions of customer information from retail giants and banks nationwide. Before you click on that so-called legitimate link sent from your “bank,” check out his tips to keep yourself and your family protected! Read More

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