The Holiday Season is Almost Here and So is the Season for Online Scams Did you know that online scams triple during the holiday season? Just about every week, we get several emails from people who have fallen for an online scam – especially a computer repair scam. They have given their credit card information and… Read More »
Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly – Issue #994 – Now Available Online Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly, Issue #994, was sent to all subscribers on Friday, October 28, 2022, at approximately 8:25 AM, U.S. Eastern daylight saving time (USA). If you didn’t receive our latest newsletter, it’s because your ISP didn’t deliver it… or it’s in your spam folder. If… Read More »
A Letter from My Bank Yesterday, I was doing some online banking when I saw an article warning me about fraud attempts, phishing, vishing, and smishing. And many of the safety tips my bank wrote about reminded me of the many articles we have written in our attempt to keep all our readers and subscribers safe.… Read More »
Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers – 090322 Summer is in its final weeks and it’s the first Saturday of September. And if it’s Saturday, that means it’s time for another round of Saturday Bonus Questions & Answers. Sometimes the best tips and tricks are hidden in the questions and answers we publish. And rarely do we… Read More »
Don’t Be Afraid of the Bogeyman How many of you when you were young were afraid of the bogeyman when you were kids? I know I was. The bogeyman was always hiding under the bed, in the closet, or behind the dresser – just waiting to get at me. Of course, I grew up and… Read More »
Don’t be a Victim. Learn How to Recognize Phishing Emails Phishing is the number one way that miscreants steal personal information and identities. Every single day, hundreds of thousands of people are tricked into giving up personal information to criminals. And the many of these poor folks were tricked into clicking links in phishing emails or… Read More »