By Shannon Fitzgibbon What is cyberbullying? With technology and social media becoming more accessible than ever in modern society, anyone can be a victim of cyberbullying. Cyberbullying, as defined by PACER National Bullying Prevention Center, is “the use of technology to repeatedly and intentionally harass, hurt, embarrass, humiliate, or intimidate [...]
When creating a new account (social media, banking, or anything else!), a website will often prompt you to create answers to security questions. The questions are designed to help you recall information that is easy to remember, but also, unfortunately, easy to guess! For the most part, we are taught [...]
By: Natalie Newman Technology usage has become a normal activity in everyone’s daily lives. The more advanced our technology gets, the more people want to buy more. Whether it’s the new iPhone or a new computer, technology has grown to be a necessity in our lives, topping our survival lists [...]
By Shannon Fitzgibbon Online blackmail is the term that defines the threatening of someone over the internet to leak information to either the public or friends and family unless that individual complies with the demands of the blackmailer. Online blackmail can happen to anyone with access to the internet, including [...]
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 [...]
