Category: online security

Do These 4 Things to Help Secure Your Online Life

As people continue to move large portions of their lives online, cyber criminals find more ways to exploit them. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center logged 847,376 complaints in 2021, with potential losses exceeding $6.9 billion. But often internet users make it too easy for bad actors. The five most commonly-used passwords around the world…


UK Conservative Party Delays Ballots on Security Advice

The UK’s Conservative party has delayed sending out leadership contest ballots to its members in order to “enhance security around the ballot process” after consulting with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the party confirmed on Wednesday. The rule was also changed to prevent members from voting for a second time to override their first ballot….


Americans Have Little Trust in Online Security: AP-NORC Poll

Most Americans don’t believe their personal information is secure online and aren’t satisfied with the federal government’s efforts to protect it, according to a poll. The poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MeriTalk shows that 64 percent of Americans say their social media activity is not very or not at…