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My Email Was Hacked: Step-by-Step Recovery and Securing Your Account
You pour a fresh cup of coffee, sit down at your computer, and try to log into your email to check on a message from your sister. You type in your trusty password—the one you’ve used since 2014—and hit enter.…
The Slow Leak: What to Do When Small Bits of Your Data Are Exposed (Not a Full Breach)
Remember when the most intrusive thing to happen during dinner was a neighbor dropping by unannounced to borrow a cup of sugar? Now, it’s a robotic voice named “Kevin” from the “IRS” threatening to arrest you if you don’t pay…
Using a Hardware Security Key: The Digital ‘Key to Your Castle’ for Ultra-Secure Accounts
Picture this: You’re trying to log into your bank account to make sure your latest utility bill didn’t require taking out a second mortgage. You type your password—”Fluffy1985!”—and hit enter. Then, the bank says, “We just texted a 6-digit code…
The ‘Set it and Forget It’ Trap: When to Update Your Authentication Settings (and Why)
Remember when you first set up your email password back in 2012? You probably typed in something like “Fluffy123!” and patted yourself on the back for outsmarting the internet hackers. You locked the digital door, tossed the key in a…
Beyond SMS: The Safest Multi-Factor Authentication Options for Seniors (and Why)
Picture this: You finally manage to remember your bank password. It’s a magnificent creation involving your first pet’s name, the year you bought your house, and a random exclamation point just to keep the hackers guessing. You type it in,…
Passkeys Login Without Passwords: What Seniors Need to Know
By Chris Clark, founder of Senior Tech Cafe Passkeys Login Without Passwords: What Seniors Need to Know Passkeys login without passwords by swapping the typed password for an approval on a device you already hold. Your phone, tablet or computer…
I Lost My Phone! How to Recover Your Accounts When Your MFA Device Goes Missing
Picture this: You reach into your pocket or purse, expecting to feel the familiar, comforting rectangle of glass that essentially runs your life. Instead, your fingers grasp a crumpled tissue, a stray peppermint, and a terrifying amount of lint. Your…
Notification Overload? How to Tame Your Device Alerts While Still Catching Critical Security Warnings
You’re sitting in your favorite chair, enjoying a quiet cup of coffee. Suddenly, your phone buzzes, dings, and lights up like a pinball machine. Is it an emergency? Has your bank account been compromised? Is your grandson calling to say…
How to Use Facebook Messenger’s ‘Watch Together’ Feature Without Losing Your Mind
Imagine you get a text from your daughter. “Look at what little Timmy did!” It’s a video. You watch it, chuckle alone in your living room, and type back, “LOL.” (Which you now know means “Laugh Out Loud,” not “Lots…
Your Finger, Your Face: Unlocking the Mystery of Biometric Security for Your Devices
By Chris Clark, founder of Senior Tech Cafe Biometric security means unlocking your phone, and many of the apps on it, with your fingerprint or your face instead of a typed code. For most people, it’s both easier and safer…
