FBI Warning – Watch out for stimulus-package scams
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FBI Warning – Watch out for stimulus-package scams

Original Article By: Alfred Ng / cnet.com – March 26, 2020 Online thieves will try to take advantage of the $2 trillion package, the bureau says. Hackers and scammers online have ramped up attacks to take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic, and that could mean targeting the US COVID-19 relief effort next, the FBI has warned….

Safe food and package handling information videos
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Safe food and package handling information videos

During these uncertain times, we are all concerned about keeping ourselves and loved ones safe and healthy. As we all stay safe at home, we still need food and other supplies. Here are some informative tips to help you keep everything you bring into your home contamination free.   Safe Grocery and Take Out Food…

Avoid Coronavirus Scams

Avoid Coronavirus Scams

Original Post by: FTC.GOV   Scammers are taking advantage of fears surrounding the Coronavirus. Here are some tips to help you keep the scammers at bay: Hang up on robocalls. Don’t press any numbers. Scammers are using illegal robocalls to pitch everything from scam Coronavirus treatments to work-at-home schemes. The recording might say that pressing…

Security Concerns When Working From Home
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Security Concerns When Working From Home

Original Post By Larry Anderson of SecurityInformed.com The global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus is changing work environments to an unprecedented degree. More employees than ever are being asked to work remotely from home. Along with the new work practices comes a variety of security challenges. Without the proper precautions, working from home could…

Can you contract coronavirus from delivery packages?

Can you contract coronavirus from delivery packages?

Original Post by: Vicky Nguyen and Scott Stump The need for fast and sanitary deliveries has never been higher with more than 80 million Americans ordered to shelter at home to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. The surge in deliveries, including more food deliveries as restaurants are closed across the country, has led…

Tips to keep your home as coronavirus-free as possible
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Tips to keep your home as coronavirus-free as possible

Original By: GRANT CURRIN from Huffington Post Article printed from AOL    REMOVE CLUTTER FROM AROUND THE SINK AND DISINFECT COUNTERS REGULARLY. Washing your hands is the most important thing you can do to protect yourself and everyone else from COVID-19. You should do it often ― some examples of good times are when you return from…

How to clean your Apple products
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How to clean your Apple products

From Support.Apple.com – How to clean your Apple products Get recommendations and guidelines for cleaning your Mac, iPad, iPhone, iPod, display, or peripheral device. Apple products are made with a variety of materials, and each material might have specific cleaning requirements. To get started, here are some tips that apply to all products: Use only…

Coronavirus advice from a virologist
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Coronavirus advice from a virologist

Subject: What I am doing for the upcoming COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. By: James Robb, MD UC San Diego.   The following is the email letter providing advice on avoiding a viral infection. The letter is attributed to pathologist James Robb who described himself as “one of the first molecular virologists in the world to work…

Safety tips to Make Your Home Less Appealing to Burglars
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Safety tips to Make Your Home Less Appealing to Burglars

Original Report By: Ryan Unger (Moneyversed.com) No one wants to experience a home invasion and the helpless feeling you are left with. Ensuring your home doesn’t appeal to burglars isn’t always easy, but these next tips will certainly help!     #1) Reinforce your existing door jam   Your current jam may seem adequate but…

All Security Systems are not created equal
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All Security Systems are not created equal

Some DIY home projects are a great way to help save money and can easily be done by you, the homeowner. Other things may seem easy enough like installing an alarm system. How hard could this be? Well, let’s start here: According to Bob Dolph of SSI Magazine, there are many varieties of wireless devices….