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What Are the Risks of a Data Breach?

Identity IQ

How to Help Protect Yourself from a Data Breach While the threat to your personal security can be extremely unsettling, regular privacy scans, strong passwords and authentication, updated software, and being mindful as to what you share online, are major preventative measures you can practice daily to significantly help mitigate this risk.

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Be Wary of Scammers in the Holiday Season

Security Through Education

In October, Cybersecurity Awareness Month taught us the importance of safe practices such as the use of multifactor authentication, strong passwords, and VPNs. One instance to be careful of is when posting on social media. Also, beware of fake in-app purchases or shared links on social media. Images: [link].

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CLEANING UP THE CLUTTER (Pt. 5 of “Why Don’t You Go Dox Yourself?”)

Cisco Security

The first pass of your delete list might well be longer than a CVS receipt, because these days the average person has 100 password-protected accounts to manage, but don’t worry! For the unfamiliar, data brokers are companies which collect and bundle personal information for everything from ad customization to individual investigation.