The other night in our extended family Facebook group message, a cousin sent a video link that said “Are you in this video?” with a broken heart after the question. Last weekend, my uncle passed away after a 7 year battle with brain cancer, so the family is scrambling to connect and collect stories that include my uncle.
In a few minutes, too many people had clicked on the link. Chaos ensued, as can only happen when the average age of the group of 50+ family members is also aged 50+.
A clear headed cousin quickly instructed the others to not click on the link. And if you had, immediately log out of all programs and devices and reset all passwords. This was sane advice, and admittedly the advice that the first cousin followed a little too late.
The point here is that we are all targets for hackers, phishers, and the like. Included in today’s newsletter are some tips from the expert resources that I have compiled to help you stay safe with your online presence, devices, and tools.
Of course, all this following the global meltdown caused by Facebook and it’s cohorts as their systems went down, impacting millions of people worldwide in their ability to communicate. I heard this morning that it even impacted the Microsoft ecosystem and internet providers worldwide! Crazy!
In this upcoming series this month, we have shared some resources to keep you safe. They are simple and relevant to all areas of your life including TRAVEL!!
Let me know your thoughts. I hope this is helpful.
We will be sharing resources to help you with the 6 areas of your online presence which include:
- Strategic planning & training
- Website development, management & monitoring
- Content marketing including newsletters, articles, social media, and blogging
- Organic search engine optimization so you can dominate page 1 search results for you and your business
- Online reputation management
- Marketing, admin, IT & other necessary components of running your business
To your success!
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