According to the 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), the two most frequently used methods for hacking a company and stealing their information over the past year were phishing and use of stolen credentials (think user IDs and passwords). Both methods actually go hand-in-hand. A hacker, utilizing social engineering [...]
What do families talk about when someone begins the process of learning to drive? Well, they probably talk about safety; it’s important to know the rules of the road, and to remember how serious it is to be operating this new machinery. Not to mention, just because you can take the car [...]
Dear Savvy Cyber Kids, Between remote learning, gaming, social media, and communicating with friends, I feel like my kids are spending all of their time in front of a screen. I have heard that too much screentime is bad for my kids. Is all screen time the same? Thank you [...]
Disney has a well-deserved kid-friendly reputation, that doesn’t mean everything on Disney+, their streaming service, is appropriate for your whole family. While there’s no R-rated material on the platform, you should still understand the different sections of the streaming service and what’s offered so you can make the right decision [...]
Dear Savvy Cyber Kids, I have a young toddler, and of course family and friends around the world. I post pictures of them on my private Instagram account, sometimes putting one on Facebook but not as often (and the audience is always my friend list but I know that means [...]
By Ben Halpert Legend has it that the famous bank robber Willie Sutton answered the question, “Why do you rob banks?” with “That’s where the money is.” While that statement is actually a simplification of his longer answer, that was the jist of it. Today’s cyber criminals focus on stealing [...]
By Morgen Henderson It’s no secret that technology is helping us accomplish things we never thought were possible. Aside from all the benefits it gives us on a day to day basis, it can also be a great tool to keep children both engaged and occupied. In fact, children are [...]
Not many of us view it this way, but owning technology should be treated like owning a car. In order for a car to run as it should, there are certain maintenance items that need to be checked along with fluid levels to keep the car performing as it should. [...]
I Know Your Password Passwords. We all have them, and we all hate them. Why? As small business owners and consumers, we are busily trying to complete our daily list of to-do items as efficiently as possible. Yet, every time we want to read an article that affects our industries [...]
2019 ended on a high-note for Savvy Cyber Kids as we were featured in a cover story in the Sunday, December 8, 2019 edition of the New York Times, Video Games and Online Chats Are ‘Hunting Grounds’ for Sexual Predators. It was a surreal feeling to see a story that discusses [...]
