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Let’s Be Friends Of Reality

Apr 14, 2026

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5 min read

Let’s Be Friends Of Reality

If we see Reality hanging around, let’s slide on up and give it a big ol’ bro hug.

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

Mar 24, 2026

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10 min read

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

A famous marketing failure reveals a new way to think about security advice that actually lands.

Anthony Collette
Anthony Collette
139 Pages of DMs Might Cost This CEO $422 Million

Mar 10, 2026

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8 min read

139 Pages of DMs Might Cost This CEO $422 Million

What would a year’s worth of your private messages reveal about you?

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

Mar 3, 2026

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9 min read

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
Anthony Collette
Do Banks Refund Scammed Money?

Feb 24, 2026

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5 min read

Do Banks Refund Scammed Money?

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

Anthony Collette
Anthony Collette
Imagine Committing 50,000 Cybercrimes. Then Turning 17.

Feb 17, 2026

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4 min read

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
Anthony Collette
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Anthony Collette
Who is the main victim of cybercrime?

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
Anthony Collette
Cybersecurity Tips for Remote Workers

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
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
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
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
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
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
Anthony Collette
Why Use A Password Manager?

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
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
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
Anthony Collette
Hackers Now Striking Death Blows To Successful Companies

Sep 2, 2025

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6 min read

Hackers Now Striking Death Blows To Successful Companies

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

Anthony Collette
Anthony Collette
The Woman Who Smashed Codes

Aug 26, 2025

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4 min read

The Woman Who Smashed Codes

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

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

Aug 19, 2025

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6 min read

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

Aug 12, 2025

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7 min read

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

Aug 5, 2025

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5 min read

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

How can business owners avoid a similar fate?

Anthony Collette
Anthony Collette
Solving The Silk Dress Cryptogram

Jul 29, 2025

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5 min read

Solving The Silk Dress Cryptogram

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

Anthony Collette
Anthony Collette
Check out this really cool Faraday cage for your car keyfobs

Jul 22, 2025

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3 min read

Check out this really cool Faraday cage for your car keyfobs

How do you overcome cybercrime . . . with style?

Anthony Collette
Anthony Collette
Fight the Power: Use a VPN as a Protest

Jul 15, 2025

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3 min read

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

Jul 8, 2025

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5 min read

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

Jul 1, 2025

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4 min read

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
Anthony Collette
Digital Kleptos Are Actively Stealing Our Accounts, Our Money — And Our Peace of Mind

Jun 24, 2025

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9 min read

Digital Kleptos 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
Anthony Collette
Anthony Collette
Apr 14, 2026

Let’s Be Friends Of Reality

If we see Reality hanging around, let’s slide on up and give it a big ol’ bro hug.

Let’s Be Friends Of Reality
Anthony Collette
Mar 31, 2026

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?

How do you give people cybersecurity advice they'll follow?
Anthony Collette
Mar 24, 2026

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

A famous marketing failure reveals a new way to think about security advice that actually lands.

🥛 Why McDonald's Spent a Fortune on Milkshakes and Nothing Changed
Anthony Collette
Mar 10, 2026

139 Pages of DMs Might Cost This CEO $422 Million

What would a year’s worth of your private messages reveal about you?

139 Pages of DMs Might Cost This CEO $422 Million
Anthony Collette
Mar 3, 2026

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.

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