Tax season is scam season. It is also a good time to talk to elderly people about their tax returns. In the age of the Internet, email and smartphones older people to get confused and even intimidated by the technology. And scam artists know this. For elderly African-Americans information security is a key concept they […]
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Tax Season 2017 -Who’s Doing Your Taxes?
Tax season is scam season and the cyber crooks are trying every possible trick to get your money. African-Americans, people of color, senior citizens and immigrants are especially targeted. Why? Because we are not educating ourselves. Tax scams targeting black people in the past included a scheme for slavery reparations. Immigrants are vulnerable because they […]
Read MoreCar Hacking is Real!
As you know cars are more and more reliant on technology. Internet connected cars provide everything from GPS directions, to entertainment to monitoring how well you and your engine are performing. And anything connected to the Internet can be hacked. Recently the FBI issued a public service announcement warning that cars are increasingly vulnerable to […]
Read MoreBreach Brief – FBI, DHS
The personal information of nearly 30,000 federal employees, including FBI employees may have been compromised. According to Motherboard.com an anonymous hacker used a compromised Department of Justice email account to gain access to the department’s intranet. Using this access the hacker allegedly downloaded the personal information of more than 20,000 FBI employees and roughly 9,000 Department of […]
Read MoreApp of the Week – LoungeBuddy
It’s vacation season and that means you’ll be travelling. And travelling sometimes means airports, delayed or cancelled flights, long security lines and crowded gates during layovers. That’s why LoungeBuddy is the App of the Week. LoungeBuddy shows you how to find and get into the best airports lounges. Lounges are no longer reserved for the […]
Read MoreNewest Social Media Scams
Social media is where a lot of black people hangout online. Its the place to be online. But African-Americans need to understand that social media is the heart of scam country.The newest social media scams are constantly evolving and becoming either more sophisticated or more irresistible. You need to know what the latest scams are […]
Read MoreSummer Scams
This is just a warning to black people. The definition of social engineering can be found here. Read it then come back to this blog post. Welcome back. Now that you know the definition of social engineering I’m gonna tell you again that the ability of cyber criminals to talk you into bad decisions and […]
Read MoreDon’t Play That Phishing Game
Black people have a saying “You got caught slippin’.” That is basically what a phishing attack is, catching someone off guard. Phishing comes at you in many different ways. It can be an email, a text message, a phone call or even in the mail. It could even be a website you visit. […]
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