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Topics discussed at the AARP 2015 Online Safety talks
FBI – Warns of Romance Scam
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning the elderly and the not so elderly of an influx in catfishing or the “Romance Scam.” They are real. The FBI’s warning, Romance…
AARP – Evento sobre seguridad en la red (SEATTLE -12 MAYO 2015)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”52616″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” img_link=”” link=”http://#”][vc_column_text] Christopher Burgess presentando en el evento sobre Seguridad en la Red AARP – 12 Mayo 2015 (Inglés)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Seguridad en la Red – WiFi…
AARP – Online Safety Event (Seattle – 12 May 2015)
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_single_image image=”52616″ border_color=”grey” img_link_large=”” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”600×350″][vc_column_text]Christopher Burgess presenting at AARP Online Safety event – 12 May 2015 [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”mulled_wine” align=”align_center” border_width=”5″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] Online Safety – WiFi At the recent…
Spokesman Review – AARP’s Scam Jam – September 2014
On 09 September 2014, AARP Washington hosted an AARP Scam Jam event in Spokane, Washington. The event, detailed in the Spokesman Review article, “AARP program aims to protect older Americans…
Boomer U (Spokesman-Review) – Avoid Being Scammed
Senior Online Safety’s Christopher Burgess is featured in a short piece on avoiding being scammed, which was drawn from the presentation made by Burgess at the AARP Scam Jam event.…
Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business — AARP Scam Jam – July 2014
In a Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business recently featured the July 2009 AARP Washington SCAM Jam which was held in Kennewick, Washington in an article, “State helps susceptible seniors recognize con…
Tri-City Herald – Online Safety at AARP’s Scam Jam
The Tri-City Herald, covering the AARP Scam Jam of 09 July 2014, took away a number of salient points from the various presentations, including that of the voice of Senior…
AARP Washington’s Scam Jam – 01 May 2014
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Christopher Burgess presenting on the topic of Online Safety at AARP’s Scam Jam – 01 May 2014. 45 min presentation – via TVW – Washington State’s public news source [/vc_column_text][vc_separator…
4 ways to keep yourself safe online
Keep yourself safe online. In late March 2014, People magazine in their online section, Moms&Babies, posted a short, crisp and well received article on the 4 Helpful ways to keep…
Travel with your devices? Four tips to keep your device, your device
Travel with devices? Here are four travel tips to help maintain the physical security of your device. #1 – Mark your devices, on the outside – What do people lose? CD,…
Social networks – no need to friend the world
Social Networks. Different social networks have different levels of privacy and data share. Do you know everyone your friend, like, circle or follow? It depends may be the best possible…
Your location – Do you know when you are sharing your location?
Your location. Do you know when you are sharing your location? Are you broadcasting your location? On purpose? Application sharing of your location: If your devices are like my own they…
Is my operating system obsolete?
Is my operating system obsolete? If you are using Microsoft’s Windows XP or Apple’s OS X Lion operating systems, then your operating system is obsolete and heading toward end-of-life. You…
Five steps to secure your home network
Five steps to secure your home network, secure your router Today, most if not all of us have a wireless home network, and if we live in an urban area,…
Pin Codes – Keep your device secure with four simple steps
Pin Codes: Use them, here’s why! How many communications devices do we have available to us on any given day as we go about our business. Rare is the individual…