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Watch Out for This “Kidnapping” Scam

As technology advances, so are the tactics scammers use to pull of their schemes. The newest is as sinister as it is dangerous: faking a kidnapping to get you to send a ransom payment. The scam goes like this: You...

May 20, 2025

Store Your Passwords in Password Managers, not Word Processors

There are a number of golden rules to maintaining good cybersecurity: Use a strong password for each of your accounts; don't reuse passwords; set up multi-factor authentication whenever possible. But as important as making your passwords is, it's just as...

May 13, 2025

Google Is Using AI to Help Stop Scams

Scammers are everywhere these days. They're calling you, texting you, and hiding behind search results on the web. Unfortunately, you have to keep your guard up whenever engaging with technology. Google, it seems, is doing something about it. The company...

May 13, 2025

Microsoft Authenticator Is Removing Password Management and Autofill

As part of your cybersecurity best practices, MERIT Solutions recommends that you use multi-factor authentication (MFA). That way, even if a bad actor learns your password, your secondary authentication method prevents them from logging into your account. One strong method...

May 6, 2025

How to Stop Apps From Tracking Your Smartphone Activity

As evidenced by screen time records, we spend a lot of time on our smartphones, and app developers know it. They design their apps to track our every move, to better understand how we use our phones, and how to...

May 6, 2025

Don’t Fall for This Unpaid Toll Text Scam

Being told you owe money to a government agency isn't fun. On the contrary, it's quite stressful. If you find out you're on the hook for some fee or fine, you'll want to pay right away, to avoid any further...

April 29, 2025

ChatGPT’s Latest Trend Could Put Your Cybersecurity at Risk

If you've spent anytime online recently, you may have seen a trend sweeping your social media feeds. For a while there, it seemed everyone was posting an image of themselves as an action figure in a box—complete with accessories. In...

April 29, 2025

Routinely Check Up on Your Recovery Emails

Logging into your various accounts is probably routine at this point. You punch in your password—or use a password manager to autofill the credentials—and you're in. Every now and again, however, you may forget your password, or otherwise lose access...

April 22, 2025

Update Your iPhone to Protect Against These Two Actively-Exploited Vulnerabilities

Last week, Apple released a minor software update for iPhone: iOS 18.4.1. This update doesn't bring new features to your iPhone. In fact, after you install it, your iPhone should look and feel exactly the same. But under the surface,...

April 22, 2025

Focus Sessions Keep You on Task in Windows 11

While we all have the best intentions when we sit down at our computers to work, sometimes there are simply way too many distractions to stay on task. If you have an important project to complete, or you're trying to...

April 14, 2025