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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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7 min read

139 Pages of DMs Might Cost This CEO $422 Million

Mar 3, 2026

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9 min read

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

Feb 24, 2026

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5 min read

Do Banks Refund Scammed Money?

Feb 17, 2026

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8 min read

Imagine Committing 50,000 Cybercrimes. Then Turning 17.

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

Mar 31, 2026

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11 min read

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

How do we grab and hold the public’s attention long enough for something good to happen?

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

How Can You Protect Yourself on Social Media Sites?

Feb 10, 2026

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9 min read

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

Let’s Celebrate Some Good News In Cybersecurity

Feb 3, 2026

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5 min read

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

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

Jan 27, 2026

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7 min read

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

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

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🥛 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?

Do Banks Refund Scammed Money?

Imagine Committing 50,000 Cybercrimes. Then Turning 17.

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

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

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

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