Security Small Talk

Do you use words to create your passwords? Most people do. During today's episode, Jenna describes a way to keep your passwords more secure, while keeping them easy to remember.

Do you ever look at a text or email and wish someone would be able to tell you if it was likely a scam? Jenna recently discovered a tool called ScamIO that helps people identify scams! Join Jenna today as she discusses this tool and runs a scam text through the website.

Do you know if your information has been part of a data breach?    During today's episode Jenna uses DataBreach.com to see where her data has been stolen and what information was involved in each data breach.

I hate when websites ask me to create a new password, I never know how to create a strong password.   During today's episode Jenna gives tips on how to create strong passwords that are easy for you to remember, but hard for other people to guess.

What happens when your credit or Debit card expires? What are you supposed to do? During today's episode, Jenna goes over the proper way to destroy a card before throwing it away.

Do you think shredding is enough to protect your sensitive documents? During today's episode Jenna discusses a way to secure your documents before shredding them so even if someone were to get your shredder pieces, they won't be able to take any information off of your document.

It seems like AI is everywhere, but you can opt out if you want to. Today Jenna discusses what Apple Intelligence is used for, why you might want to turn it off, and how to turn it off.

Have you ever wanted to go to an event, bought tickets, only to show up and find out that your ticket isn't real? During today's episode Jenna covers ticket scams, what they are and how to avoid them. Listen to this before buying your next ticket!

With AI becoming more prevalent, deepfakes are being used on a daily basis to impersonate people. During today's episode Jenna talks about what to do if you think you are talking to someone who is deepfaking a friend or colleague of ours and how to protect yourself from being deepfaked.

It's Identity Management Day!! During today's episode Jenna will recap topics that she's covered before, highlighting the specific topics that you need to know to keep your identity secure online!

Have you or a relative ever received a call from someone stating that they are related to you, and they need emergency money? During today's episode Jenna talks about setting up passwords with family members so if someone legitimately needs money, you are able to help them knowing that they are the ones asking for assistance.

Do you know who can see what you are posting to social media? During today's episode Jenna discusses where to look in four social media pages to limit who can see your posts.

It's tax season, which means that tax scams are out in full force!! During today's episode, Jenna discusses common tactics that attackers use to get their victims to use their tax services, or share sensitive information with the attackers.

It seems more and more companies are silently rolling out ways to use our data to train their AI models. During today's episode, Jenna discusses LinkedIn's new AI training setting and how to turn it off.

No one likes using passwords, are passkeys the solution to never having to create or remember a password again? During today's episode, Jenna covers what are passkeys, how to use them, and if they are safer than passwords.

Recently Jenna received a text message that didn't quite make sense, saying that she had unpaid tolls. Join Jenna during today's episode as she breaks down how she identified this text message as a scam, and what you can do to help report these scams.

It was just Valentine's Day, which mean that a lot of people are thinking about love. That includes scammers. During today's episode, Jenna talks about the anatomy of a romance scam, how to identify one, and what to do if you are on the receiving end of one.

Creating passwords is always hard. One way to make creating your passwords easier is to use keyboard tricks. During today's episode Jenna walks you through how to 'move up' your password, by changing what keys you are hitting when creating your words.

It's Data Privacy Week!!   Instead of the usual episode where Jenna focuses on one topic, today's episode instead gives you rapid-fire security tips to stay safe and protect your data online.

Have you ever gotten a text from your 'bank' or 'credit card company' that tells you about a purchase you never made?   Today Jenna discusses what she did when she received one of these text messages, and how you can avoid falling for one of these scams.

Have you ever received one of those scam calls where they call you by your name and you are left wondering how they know your number belongs to you? During today's episode Jenna discusses how to see if your phone number is linked to your name online and what you can do about it.

It's the first episode of 2025!! Join Jenna today as she discusses why you shouldn't use sequential numbers or letters in your passwords, and as she gives you ideas for how to remember your passwords without using numbers or letters in a particular order.

Do you ever wonder why websites ask you if they can use cookies when you visit them? During  today's episode Jenna discusses why websites use cookies and why attackers want to get their hands on them.

Have you ever been given a credit card sleeve? Should you be using it? During today's episode, Jenna discusses why these sleeves are important to use and how they work.

Join Jenna this week as she creates a Social Security Account to help prevent Social Security Fraud and the challenges she encounters while signing up! (Sorry for the background noises this week, I had to record in a new location)

Have you ever received an email and wonder who sent it and why you got it? During today's episode, Jenna discusses why you should not open these emails and immediately report them, as well as how the sender got your information.

Adding in special characters to your passwords can sometimes be a challenge.   During today's episode, Jenna walks you though an easy way to add special characters into your passwords while keeping them easy to remember and touches on why having special characters in your passwords is important.

Today is National Internet Day!   Join Jenna during today's episode as she discusses the first message that was sent over the internet and her go to favorite internet safety tips!

Have you ever received a message asking if you have a bank account?   During today's episode Jenna explains what this text was trying to get you to do, why you shouldn't answer the sender, and what next steps you should take.

Paypal recently updated their Terms and Conditions, and what they included might surprise you. Join Jenna today as she goes over what this change was and how to turn it off in your Paypal account.

Do you struggle coming up with passwords? So did I before I learned this simple trick.   During today's episode of Security Small Talk, I will walk you through how to turn the room you are in into a strong password that you will be able to remember easily.

As more companies are forcing their employees to return to office 5 days a week, more people are looking for remote positions, however beware of work from home scams!   During today's episode Jenna discusses a few different variations of this scam and how to identify this scam.

Did you know that by default all your Venmo payments are publicly available? During today's episode Jenna will walk you through how to make your Venmo payments private.

During today's episode Jenna discusses the HaveIBeenPwned website and why it's important to know when your email address has been breached.

Have you ever been traveling and needed to plug your phone into an outlet? During today's episode, Jenna will walk you though how to securely charge your phone while out in public.

Happy National Social Engineering Day! Join Jenna as she discusses social engineering and what you can do to avoid it!

So many links are sent to us through emails and texts, today Jenna goes through a recent text she received and lets you know how she deals with messages that ask her to log in through a message with a link.

Biometrics, or using your physical characteristics to verify your identity, have been widely used to log into our devices. Today Jenna discusses why they are safer than passwords to verify your identity.

Whenever you post on social media you have the option to tag where you are, but should you? During today's episode, Jenna goes over the dangers of geotagging and why you should think twice before you geotag your posts.

I've been asked multiple times if I can just put in my password to make something easier for someone else to take actions on my account. During today's episode of Security Small Talk I explain why you should never share your password and why you should change your password after sharing with someone if you need to share it.

Have you ever wondered what happens when you report a phishing email? During today's episode of Security Small Talk, Jenna goes over what her steps were when she was part of the team that responded to reported phishing emails.

Attackers will use any tool they can to get to your money, and that includes promising you a windfall inheritance if you pay a quick fee. During today's episode, Jenna goes over inheritance scams, how to recognize them, and what to do if you receive one.

Were you notified that your information was included in a data breach? Today Jenna walks you thought what steps you should take depending on what information was stolen, and how to keep your online identity safe.

Do you know if the passwords you use on a daily basis is one of the most used passwords of 2024? During today's episode, Jenna goes over the common passwords that are being seen this year, and how to avoid using these passwords.

A clever way attackers have been using to get malware into our inboxes is to ask their victim if they would mind reading a resume, which is fake, and provide feedback, however when the email arrives there is no attachment. During today's episode, Jenna goes over how this attack works and why it works so well.

Recovery scams happen when scammers reach out to people who have already fallen victim to a prior scam, in hopes that they will fall for another one. During today's episode, Jenna goes over what these scams might look like, what to do when you are on the receiving end of one, and what to do if you fall for one.

Did you know that a glance over your shoulder can reveal more than you ever imagined. Today Jenna goes over what shoulder surfing is, how it's done, and how to protect yourself from becoming a victim of this type of attack.

I've said a few times to use your goals as your passwords, and today I walk you through two examples of goals and how you can make those goals into strong passwords!

Have you accidentally downloaded a file from someone you don't know or clicked a malicious link? In today's episode Jenna walks you though how our cybersecurity layers that we have been building will help keep you and your data safe in addition to next steps you should take.

We get ads for software and apps all the time, but how do you know when you click download that you aren't downloading malware? During today's episode Jenna goes over how to download software securely and how to make sure what you are downloading, you actually want on your devices.