Social media sites like TikTok and Facebook have a seemingly never-ending selection of settings you can tweak for security and privacy. Please don’t leave the defaults on – take a little time and review the options, find options that limit who can see your data and reduce your overall exposure. A good example is TikTok’s […]

Don’t use the same email address to sign up for multiple accounts. If that email is compromised, so are all the accounts connected to it. Assign a different email address with a unique password to every type of action you take on the internet (i.e. social media, work, e-commerce, etc.)

Remember, hackers will scour any and all traces of your online presence to obtain information that could help them crack your account. This means they’re looking at your social media for personal details that could make guessing a password easier. Avoid sharing such details online, especially those that could give any indication of your login […]

Sharing updates about holiday vacations and other trips is one of the most common social media activities, but it may be a chancy one. Sharing your travel information publicly may be dangerous to your security – someone might plan a robbery based on knowledge of when you won’t be at home.

Public forums like Reddit offer a place to talk about prescient topics and share stories. If you decide to share a story or leave a comment, be sure not to include any information that could give away your identity.

Facebook allows you to geographically check in as part of posting on the site. Never show off where you’re currently located on social media. Depending on your settings, anyone may be able to view this information. Not only does it give away your current location, it could tell the wrong people that you’re currently not […]