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Feb 24, 2026

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Do Banks Refund Scammed Money?

Feb 17, 2026

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Imagine Committing 50,000 Cybercrimes. Then Turning 17.

Feb 10, 2026

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How Can You Protect Yourself on Social Media Sites?

Feb 3, 2026

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Let’s Celebrate Some Good News In Cybersecurity

Jan 27, 2026

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Ransom Man: A Shocking Data Breach at a Finnish Psychotherapy Service

For The Public, What’s The Cyber Vibe Buzzing In The Background?

Mar 3, 2026

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For The Public, What’s The Cyber Vibe Buzzing In The Background?

If you’re interested in real trends, not just snapshots in time, this 5-year report is for you.

Anthony Collette

Weekly resources to help keep you safer online — protecting you from hackers, online scammers, and other Digital Kleptomaniacs™

Brilliant at The Basics

Sep 9, 2025

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4 min read

5 Simple Cybersecurity Tips To Keep You Safe Online

Sep 16, 2025

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6 min read

How To Make Strong, Modern Passwords (And Why You Need To)

Sep 23, 2025

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7 min read

Why Use A Password Manager?

Sep 30, 2025

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7 min read

Lock Down Your Password Manager With An Extremely Strong Diceware Passphrase

Oct 7, 2025

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8 min read

Turning On Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Will Massively Increase Your Online Security

What Can a Scammer Do With Your Banking Information?

Jan 20, 2026

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8 min read

What Can a Scammer Do With Your Banking Information?

And what can you do after your banking information has been scammed or hacked?

Anthony Collette

How Safe Is Public Wi-Fi? What’s a “normie” to think?

Jan 13, 2026

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9 min read

How Safe Is Public Wi-Fi? What’s a “normie” to think?

A guy in Australia is now sitting in jail for tricking people into using fraudulent airport Wi-Fi.

Anthony Collette

What’s The Best Cybersecurity Advice For The General Public?

Dec 30, 2025

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5 min read

What’s The Best Cybersecurity Advice For The General Public?

What sort of “filter” should cyber advice go through, before it reaches the masses?

Anthony Collette

What Is The Safest Place To Keep Your Passwords?

Dec 23, 2025

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6 min read

What Is The Safest Place To Keep Your Passwords?

Your brain, your browser, your Password Manager or your Password Notebook?

Anthony Collette

QR Codes — Friend or Foe? Just How Bad Are They?

Dec 16, 2025

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15 min read

QR Codes — Friend or Foe? Just How Bad Are They?

Are QR codes really as radioactive as some people say? What do cybersecurity pros think about them?

Anthony Collette

Dec 9, 2025

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11 min read

Who is the main victim of cybercrime?

Who are the Digital Kleptos of the World targeting? (Anyone, of any age, and any level of skill, can get scammed.)

Anthony Collette

Nov 25, 2025

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9 min read

Cybersecurity Tips for Remote Workers

Whether working from home or on the road, these tips will help protect you and your employer.

Anthony Collette

Multi-factor Authentication (MFA): Is It Really Worth The Trouble?

Nov 11, 2025

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8 min read

Multi-factor Authentication (MFA): Is It Really Worth The Trouble?

How much “bang for the buck” does MFA give you?

Anthony Collette

11 Holiday Cybersecurity Tips To Keep You Safe Online

Oct 28, 2025

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8 min read

11 Holiday Cybersecurity Tips To Keep You Safe Online

Don’t Let Hackers Turn Your Winter Wonderland Into A Winter Bummerland!

Anthony Collette

This Universal Threat Model Will Help You Stay Safe Online

Oct 14, 2025

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9 min read

This Universal Threat Model Will Help You Stay Safe Online

There's a lot that can go wrong on the internet. Here's what you can do about it.

Anthony Collette

Turning On Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Will Massively Increase Your Online Security

Oct 7, 2025

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8 min read

Turning On Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Will Massively Increase Your Online Security

Passwords alone won't protect your bank account, 401(k), or email. You need multi-factor authentication (MFA).

Anthony Collette

Lock Down Your Password Manager With An Extremely Strong Diceware Passphrase

Sep 30, 2025

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7 min read

Lock Down Your Password Manager With An Extremely Strong Diceware Passphrase

Since your Password Manager is the “keeper of the keys” to your online life, keeping it secure is a top priority.

Anthony Collette

Sep 23, 2025

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7 min read

Why Use A Password Manager?

“Hire” a Password Manager and outsource all the memorization and typing to an app. (It's more secure too.)

Anthony Collette

How To Make Strong, Modern Passwords (And Why You Need To)

Sep 16, 2025

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6 min read

How To Make Strong, Modern Passwords (And Why You Need To)

The passwords of the past simply don’t keep us safe online. It’s long past time to drag our passwords into the modern era.

Anthony Collette

5 Simple Cybersecurity Tips To Keep You Safe Online

Sep 9, 2025

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4 min read

5 Simple Cybersecurity Tips To Keep You Safe Online

Worried about scams, fraud, and online crime? You have more power to protect yourself than you think.

Anthony Collette

Most Recent

Do Banks Refund Scammed Money?

Imagine Committing 50,000 Cybercrimes. Then Turning 17.

How Can You Protect Yourself on Social Media Sites?

Let’s Celebrate Some Good News In Cybersecurity

Ransom Man: A Shocking Data Breach at a Finnish Psychotherapy Service

For The Public, What’s The Cyber Vibe Buzzing In The Background?

Brilliant at The Basics

5 Simple Cybersecurity Tips To Keep You Safe Online

How To Make Strong, Modern Passwords (And Why You Need To)

Why Use A Password Manager?

Lock Down Your Password Manager With An Extremely Strong Diceware Passphrase

Turning On Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Will Massively Increase Your Online Security

What Can a Scammer Do With Your Banking Information?

How Safe Is Public Wi-Fi? What’s a “normie” to think?

What’s The Best Cybersecurity Advice For The General Public?

What Is The Safest Place To Keep Your Passwords?

QR Codes — Friend or Foe? Just How Bad Are They?

Who is the main victim of cybercrime?

Cybersecurity Tips for Remote Workers

Multi-factor Authentication (MFA): Is It Really Worth The Trouble?

11 Holiday Cybersecurity Tips To Keep You Safe Online

This Universal Threat Model Will Help You Stay Safe Online

Turning On Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Will Massively Increase Your Online Security

Lock Down Your Password Manager With An Extremely Strong Diceware Passphrase

Why Use A Password Manager?

How To Make Strong, Modern Passwords (And Why You Need To)

5 Simple Cybersecurity Tips To Keep You Safe Online

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