Great tips from Third Federal Bank National Cyber Security Awareness Month is observed each October and is designed to increase the public’s awareness of cybersecurity and cyber-crime issues. To help you protect your personal information, this month we are sharing content from the American Bankers Association’s brochure “7 Tips for Protecting Yourself Online.” Though the […]
Author Archives: sstrawser
Repinted from Scambusters(.org): Those Chinese seeds. You’d have to have totally ignored the news in recent weeks if you haven’t seen reports about unordered mystery packages of seeds, mailed from China, that have turned up in hundreds of mailboxes. Consumer experts suggest that the mailings are part of a “brushing” operation, although some believe they […]
Summer brings warm weather and a bright sun. With that comes sunburn. Horses can sunburn just as people do. Some horses are more susceptible to it than others; for example, lighter colored horses or Paint horses and Appaloosas with a lot of white on their bodies are prone to sun burn. The most common places […]
With more and more of us working from home, as well as adding to our collection of Wi-Fi gadgets, it’s time to consider hack-proofing your home. You don’t need a hacker to be sitting outside your home, or a neighbor trying to log on to your network for your Wi-Fi setup to be vulnerable to […]
From Scambusters.org: We’ve reported recently on many scams connected with the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, but now we’re warning about just the opposite — something people believe to be a scam but isn’t. The misunderstanding relates to the issue of stimulus payments by debit cash cards — for those who may not have a bank account […]
This is a reprint of an article from Scambuster.org. We all need to be diligent in protecting our privacy. Cyberstalkers have a new weapon in their efforts to virtually follow their victims — stalkerware. Yes, that’s right — software whose sole purpose is to enable these crooks to spy on their victims. And with people […]
Article is from Scambusters .org Not all coronavirus scams arrive by email, text, or phone. There’s also a chance they might turn up in your regular mailbox. Which is why the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) has stepped into the battle against the crooks. The agency has launched a website section devoted to virus-related […]
Reprinted from Steve Anderson, Tech Tips: The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the nationwide credit reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 months. The purpose of the FCRA is to promote the accuracy and privacy of […]
As we prepare for the stay-at-home orders to be lifted across the country, here are some guidelines for barn owners to keep in mind: Limit the number of people on the property at one time to 10 and make sure they are keeping at least 6′ apart. Wearing masks should be encouraged, especially if the […]
The first of the CARES Act stimulus checks have been received – check your account that you had your tax refund deposited in. If you haven’t received a check in a few weeks, check the following website : https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment You will need to know the following information: Social Security Number, date of birth, street address, […]