Author Archives: sstrawser

Protecting your home and horses from wildfires

Here is a partial reprint of an article from American Equine Insurance Group. It has good information on how to protect your home and horses before a wildfire (or other type of fire) threatens your property. As wildfires get bigger, more frequent, and more destructive across California and elsewhere in the country, more property-owners need […]

7 Top Anti-Scam Tips for Cyber Security Month

This is a reprint of an article from Scambusters.org “Do your part. #BeCyberSmart.” That’s the theme of this year’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), which runs throughout October, with a host of ideas and tips to help users avoid Internet scams and other malware. Last year, the Internet Crime Complaints Center (IC3), reported almost […]

Tips for protecting yourself online

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 […]

Cracking the Chinese Seeds Mystery

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 […]