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)