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Apr 14, 2026

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Let’s Be Friends Of Reality

Mar 31, 2026

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6 min read

How do you give people cybersecurity advice they'll follow?

Mar 24, 2026

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🥛 Why McDonald's Spent a Fortune on Milkshakes and Nothing Changed

Mar 10, 2026

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4 min read

139 Pages of DMs Might Cost This CEO $422 Million

Mar 3, 2026

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

Online Kleptomaniacs Are Actively Stealing Our Accounts, Our Money — And Our Peace of Mind

Jun 24, 2025

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9 min read

In 2025, the FBI saw over 1,000,000 complaints from the public about cyber-enabled crime and fraud. That’s almost 3,000 complaints per day.

Anthony Collette

Weekly resources to help keep you safer online — protecting you from hackers, scammers, and other online kleptomaniacs.

Brilliant at The Basics

Sep 9, 2025

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2 min read

5 Simple Cybersecurity Tips To Keep You Safe Online

Sep 16, 2025

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3 min read

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

Sep 23, 2025

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3 min read

Why Use A Password Manager?

Sep 30, 2025

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3 min read

Lock Down Your Password Manager With An Extremely Strong Diceware Passphrase

Oct 7, 2025

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4 min read

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

Feb 24, 2026

Do Banks Refund Scammed Money?

It depends. Banks are going to ask: fraud or scam? And how involved were you personally?

Anthony Collette

Feb 17, 2026

Imagine Committing 50,000 Cybercrimes. Then Turning 17.

HBO Max featured a new four-part documentary series called Most Wanted: Teen Hacker. And it’s worth your time.

Anthony Collette

Feb 10, 2026

How Can You Protect Yourself on Social Media Sites?

Social media can be great fun, but there’s also a dark side to being so connected.

Anthony Collette

Feb 3, 2026

Let’s Celebrate Some Good News In Cybersecurity

Meet Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, and an impactful cyber donor who is making the online world a safer place.

Anthony Collette

Jan 27, 2026

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

Vastaamo Psychotherapy Centre was accessible, affordable, and a national success story — until a hacker brutally destroyed it and terrorized its patients.

Anthony Collette

Jan 20, 2026

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

Jan 13, 2026

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

Dec 30, 2025

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

Dec 23, 2025

What Is The Safest Place To Keep Your Passwords?

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

Anthony Collette

Dec 16, 2025

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

Who is the main victim of cybercrime?

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

Anthony Collette

Nov 25, 2025

Cybersecurity Tips for Remote Workers

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

Anthony Collette

Nov 11, 2025

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

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

Anthony Collette

Oct 28, 2025

11 Holiday Cybersecurity Tips To Keep You Safe Online

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

Anthony Collette

Oct 14, 2025

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

Oct 7, 2025

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

Sep 30, 2025

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

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

Sep 16, 2025

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

Sep 9, 2025

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

Sep 2, 2025

Hackers Now Striking Death Blows To Successful Companies

We’re seeing a worrying new trend — not simply damage, but destruction

Anthony Collette

Aug 26, 2025

The Woman Who Smashed Codes

A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies

Anthony Collette

Aug 19, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg’s Building A Huge Bunker On His 2,300-Acre Fortified Estate in Hawaii

But you don't need to spend $300M to protect what you've earned.

Anthony Collette

Aug 12, 2025

The Internet’s 30+ Years Old. Now We Know What Can Go Wrong

What’s the best practical cybersecurity solution for most online users?

Anthony Collette

Aug 5, 2025

Hackers Took Advantage Of One Crappy Password To Destroy This 158-Year-Old Company

How can business owners avoid a similar fate?

Anthony Collette

Jul 29, 2025

Solving The Silk Dress Cryptogram

One of the World’s Top 50 unsolved codes and ciphers was recently decoded.

Anthony Collette

Jul 22, 2025

Check out this really cool Faraday cage for your car keyfobs

How do you overcome cybercrime . . . with style?

Anthony Collette

Jul 15, 2025

Fight the Power: Use a VPN as a Protest

In the U.S. your Internet Service Provider (ISP) has the right to sell your personal information, including your browser history, to any individual or corporation.

Anthony Collette

Jul 8, 2025

One Bad Password vs. A 24-Year-Old Business

He spent 24 years building his business. One bad password and a ransomware attack blew it to smithereens.

Anthony Collette

Jul 1, 2025

Psycho Bunny To The Rescue (in a $10,000 Fraud Case)

Hackers ripped off Avery Hartmans for $10,000. And her credit card didn't come to her rescue.

Anthony Collette

Jun 24, 2025

Online Kleptomaniacs Are Actively Stealing Our Accounts, Our Money — And Our Peace of Mind

In 2025, the FBI saw over 1,000,000 complaints from the public about cyber-enabled crime and fraud. That’s almost 3,000 complaints per day.

Anthony Collette

Most Recent

Let’s Be Friends Of Reality

How do you give people cybersecurity advice they'll follow?

🥛 Why McDonald's Spent a Fortune on Milkshakes and Nothing Changed

139 Pages of DMs Might Cost This CEO $422 Million

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

Online Kleptomaniacs Are Actively Stealing Our Accounts, Our Money — And Our Peace of Mind

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

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

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

Hackers Now Striking Death Blows To Successful Companies

The Woman Who Smashed Codes

Mark Zuckerberg’s Building A Huge Bunker On His 2,300-Acre Fortified Estate in Hawaii

The Internet’s 30+ Years Old. Now We Know What Can Go Wrong

Hackers Took Advantage Of One Crappy Password To Destroy This 158-Year-Old Company

Solving The Silk Dress Cryptogram

Check out this really cool Faraday cage for your car keyfobs

Fight the Power: Use a VPN as a Protest

One Bad Password vs. A 24-Year-Old Business

Psycho Bunny To The Rescue (in a $10,000 Fraud Case)

Online Kleptomaniacs Are Actively Stealing Our Accounts, Our Money — And Our Peace of Mind

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