Your Online Safety Podcast

The Dark Web What is the Dark Web, why does it exist, and why is it important to YOU? We answer those, and more, questions in this podcast as we discuss the purpose of the Dark Web. We offer comprehensive Online Safety courses to train you, your children, and your business employees how to recognize and […] The post Episode 44: Explaining the Dark Web appeared first on Home Cyber Defense .

How to Stop SPAM! Spam is everywhere and can definitely be one of the most irritating consequences of our digital world. It is very common through email, but unfortunately, text message spam is also growing rapidly. In this podcast we will discuss the ways to dramatical reduce the amount of Spam in your life. Working […] The post Episode #43: How to Stop SPAM appeared first on Home Cyber Defense .

Ransomware: Should You Pay Up? The use of ransomware has spiked in recent years, roughly 40 percent of all spam emails in 2016 contained ransomware with many of these attacks successfully locking up the files of individuals and businesses. So, when this happens, should you pay the ransom? In this podcast, we address this question and […] The post Episode #42: Ransomware – Should You Pay Up? appeared first on Home Cyber Defense .

Recognizing a Credit Card Skimmer: The most common way cyber-criminals steal credit and debit card numbers is through card skimmers. If you ever swipe your card at a gas station pump, withdraw cash from an ATM, or buy tickets from a vending machine, then you are at risk. In this video Video Podcast, we will teach you t recognize […] The post Episode #41: Recognizing a Credit Card Skimmer appeared first on Home Cyber Defense .

Protect Your Phone From Being Hacked! In this podcast we look at the ways that a bad actor, or friend with a grudge, can hack your phone and what you can do to prevent this from happening. We offer comprehensive Online Safety courses to train you, your children, and your employees how to recognize and avoid cyber threats […] The post Episode #40: Protect Your Phone From Being Hacked! appeared first on Home Cyber Defense .

In this podcast we look at a new type of hack is know as Smishing. Smishing is basically phishing scams that are sent over Short Message Service (SMS) text messages. The podcast informs you what to watch out for and the steps you need to take to protect yourself from being caught in this scam. We […] The post Episode #39: SMishing-The Hacker’s Newest Tactic appeared first on Home Cyber Defense .

Our new format will include #CyberAlerts when an issue appears that affects a large number of people. For detailed Cyber Alerts please subscribe to our Hone Cyber Defense Weekly newsletter at: https://homecyberdefense.net. This alert discusses a huge list of email address and password pairs appeared in two “combo lists” referred to as “Exploit.In” and “Anti […] The post Cyber Alert: Over ONE Billion User Names and Password Combinations Found on Web appeared first on Home Cyber Defense .

Phishing scams are on the rise, with over 85 percent of businesses having fallen victim to some type of phishing. This is a seemingly simple type of attack, but they’re so successful because they are targeted at unsuspecting employees and leverage social engineering to get the job done. Hackers realize the weakest link to most businesses are their […] The post Episode #38: Protect Your Business from Phishing Scams appeared first on Home Cyber Defense .

Welcome to our expanded podcast that will now cover online safety for your home, family, and business. Our new podcast covers lessons from our Cyber Safety courses that are available at the OnlineSafetyCenter.org website. We will be discussing a range of timely topics such as preventing Cyber Breaches in your business to protecting your children from […] The post Your Online Safety Podcast appeared first on Home Cyber Defense .

Holiday shopping can be the most rewarding part of the year, for you AND for cyber-criminals. In this podcast we discuss the steps that you need to take to stay secure while doing your online shopping. For more details on this or to keep up with all the cyber threats that may affect you go […] The post Episode #37: How to Shop Safely this Holiday Season appeared first on Home Cyber Defense .