We all love shopping, traveling, and social gatherings. It's likely that you've already come across QR codes, while you are walking around the mall or while sitting in a restaurant with a digital menu. They serve many functions, such as sharing product information, redirecting users to websit

  Nowadays, almost all of the tasks and activities that we traditionally do offline can now be done online: banking, making friends, and even shopping. We are fully submerged in living life digitally. We are becoming more and more addicted to the convenience of getting things done with several

    Every time disasters happen, humanity comes as one. Setting aside our differences, we embrace one another and help the nations in need. However, this also gives scammers the opportunity to take advantage of people's generosity by creating fake charities or donation schemes to make easy

  We all want to make every moment special for our loved ones, and we go over the top on special holidays like Valentine's day. It is a day of expressing love, care, and affection to our romantic interests. We exchange gifts, cards, and flowers to show our love, and we often celebrate with a sp

    What would you do if you found out that someone stole your identity? Would you go after the culprit or brush it off and move on? The Identity Theft Awareness Week this 2023 starts today, from January 30 to February 3. The event focus on how to reduce your risk and fight back against id

    Cybercriminals were everywhere last year. They were on the texts you received, daily emails, and even on random websites — all that sneaky, nasty, and fishy efforts to steal your money. Our Trend Micro Check Team tracked and reported hundreds of cybersecurity threats and topics,

    The most effective way to protect ourselves from phishing attacks is to be familiar with, or get used to the tricks and schemes cybercriminals use in phishing emails. Here are the common indicators of phishing attacks: Requests for your personal information and bank details Use of gen

  Email is one effective way to communicate with anyone, anywhere.  However, this gives cybercriminals the opportunity to use email to steal sensitive information, like bank accounts, passwords, and credit card numbers. Hence, the birth of email scams!     Email scams are malicio

How Do Data Leaks Happen?   We are all guilty of recycling passwords for once in our life or maybe we are still doing it. I don't blame you. It's convenient to log in across different websites and there's no need to memorize multiple passwords, right? However, this poor practice is one of the m

  Another layer of protection is having a second phone number that you can use for personal and other transactions. You might think that it's a huge inconvenience, however, a small adjustment to our lifestyle will have a huge impact on our security. Here are the benefits of having a second phon

  It's the most wonderful time of the year! Everyone is excited and busy running holiday errands — parties left to right, going on your dream vacay, and gift shopping. We are so busy that we forget that scammers are also busy plotting their scammy traps just for you.      T

  What is social media safety?   Did you know that approximately 60% of kids and teens ages 3-17 can easily access online content? — Internet and social media at our children's fingertips! An average kid watches 91 minutes of Tiktok videos per day and with the upcoming holiday season

    Everyone is so excited about this year's Thanksgiving! It's been a long while since we celebrate this festivity in the flesh. Perfect timing to catch up, dine together and spend the best time with our family and friends.      For teens and teens at heart, this is also a

    These days families come in different forms and set-ups but that doesn't change the fact that all parents want the best for their kids. Modern family set-up requires modern ways of parenting.    The key to becoming modern parents is understanding your children and their envir

    We always encounter scams through text, email, and even in person and it's becoming a norm. We somehow knew how to handle it by reporting, ignoring or deleting it. But what will happen if you accidentally respond to a phishing email or text? They can steal your passwords, bank account

    Are you ready to shop till you drop?!    It's the time of the year again, the beginning of the holiday shopping season, great deals, big discounts, and special promos are everywhere. You can get great deals for your bucks. Retailers like Target and Best Buy introduce a price

  Our generation has many sources of information all over the web. It's both a blessing and a curse. How will we know what to believe?..and who to believe? Fake news and false information are popping out everywhere -- when you need to shop online or check your email inboxes, and even when you'r

  Scammers are very good at impersonating big companies to swindle their customers. Take Best Buy, for example, scammers call their customers pretending to be Geek Squad (Best Buy's Official Tech Support Service) — they will inform the customer that there is something wrong with their com

Are spam emails dangerous?     Ever wonder how spammers get your phone number and email addresses? Or what spam really is? It doesn't matter where it came from it could be from an email, text, or call from unknown or known authors. Spams are an unsolicited digital form of communication tha

  How do we know if an invoice is real?     Nowadays, more and more of us prefer receiving a digital copy of our transactions offline and online, the most common is online invoices. It keeps us on top of our finances and most online invoice gives customers the option to view and pay o