passwords | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com Cool Mom Tech is the intersection of tech and style, of parenting, practicality and fabulosity, brought to you by the same team behind Cool Mom Picks. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:59:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://coolmomtech.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/cropped-cmt-512-1-32x32.png passwords | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com 32 32 How to make strong passwords and protect them: A simple guide https://coolmomtech.com/2022/01/how-to-make-strong-passwords-and-protect-them/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/01/how-to-make-strong-passwords-and-protect-them/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2022 11:05:03 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=17336 With the new year here, it’s a good time for a refresher on how to make strong passwords and help keep them safe. With phishing on the rise, ever-present social media hacks, and general security breaches and unsavory shenanigans, it’s just a good idea, and one of our top 10 tech to-dos. In fact, put this one […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2022/01/how-to-make-strong-passwords-and-protect-them/feed/ 1 How can I prevent a Facebook hack? Reader Q&A https://coolmomtech.com/2021/05/how-to-prevent-facebook-hack/ https://coolmomtech.com/2021/05/how-to-prevent-facebook-hack/#comments Mon, 24 May 2021 15:47:20 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=43377 This week in our Out Tech Your Kids Facebook group, we were asked how to prevent a Facebook hack, and specifically, if were any security measures to take that might help.  And yes, yes there are! Here, a few really simple tips to help prevent a Facebook hack. They can save you so much hassle […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2021/05/how-to-prevent-facebook-hack/feed/ 1 You won’t believe how easily this CNN reporter was hacked. Here’s how to prevent it. https://coolmomtech.com/2019/10/cnn-reporter-hacked/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/10/cnn-reporter-hacked/#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2019 15:04:44 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=40754 Our team watched this CNN Business video with our jaw dropped when we saw how easily hacker Rachel Tobac was able to get information about journalist Donie O’ Sullivan. Just from looking at his social media, she was able to do everything from get his home address, birth date, and telephone number, to change his […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2019/10/cnn-reporter-hacked/feed/ 0 What you should know about the massive medical data breach affecting 20 million people https://coolmomtech.com/2019/06/heathcare-data-breach-quest-labcorp-amca/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/06/heathcare-data-breach-quest-labcorp-amca/#respond Fri, 14 Jun 2019 13:17:02 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=40076 Healthcare data breach html I have no idea why I haven’t been seeing this massive healthcare data breach in the news, which impacts customers of companies like Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp. But when I saw a letter come in the mail from American Medical Collection Agency, I googled the company and….learned all about it. Particularly […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2019/06/heathcare-data-breach-quest-labcorp-amca/feed/ 0 Survey says: Gen Z kids are not using online passwords safely https://coolmomtech.com/2019/05/survey-says-teens-dont-know-how-to-make-strong-passwords/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/05/survey-says-teens-dont-know-how-to-make-strong-passwords/#respond Wed, 08 May 2019 14:41:36 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=39883 When it comes to digital parenting, there’s a seemingly endless number of conversations we need to have with our tweens and teens. And according to a recent survey, moving “how to make a strong password” to the top of the list is pretty important. Turns out, Gen Z-ers are not so great on the whole […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2019/05/survey-says-teens-dont-know-how-to-make-strong-passwords/feed/ 0 5 apps I started using that changed my life this year https://coolmomtech.com/2019/01/5-apps-that-changed-my-life/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/01/5-apps-that-changed-my-life/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2019 11:00:58 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=39203 Yes, we’re all still getting a lot of mileage out of “there’s an app for that” because…well, it’s true. Especially on iOS, though Android is doing a little better keeping up these days. Over the past year, there are a few apps that I’ve started using that have really had impact on my life in […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2019/01/5-apps-that-changed-my-life/feed/ 1 Kids and digital footprints: 6 things kids should know to keep them safer online https://coolmomtech.com/2018/08/kids-and-digital-footprints-online-safety/ https://coolmomtech.com/2018/08/kids-and-digital-footprints-online-safety/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2018 10:20:05 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=38232 Keeping our kids safe and healthy is our number one job as parents. And with so many of them using smartphones and other electronic devices, their online safety has become a huge part of that. At Cool Mom Tech, we have always provided parents with helpful advice and resources when it comes to keeping our […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2018/08/kids-and-digital-footprints-online-safety/feed/ 1 If you’re a Twitter user, you must update your password STAT. That’s 330 million of you. https://coolmomtech.com/2018/05/twitter-breach-update-password/ https://coolmomtech.com/2018/05/twitter-breach-update-password/#comments Thu, 03 May 2018 21:13:43 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=37511 As Twitter has just informed all 330,000,000 of its users in an apologetic but so far underreported post, you should really change your Twitter password right now, this very second. Not to be alarmist — but out of an abundance of precaution. Evidently, a bug that stored passwords in an internal log ended up revealing […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2018/05/twitter-breach-update-password/feed/ 1 Start the year off with organization: 20 tech to-dos to knock off your list! https://coolmomtech.com/2018/01/tech-to-dos-to-knock-of-your-list/ https://coolmomtech.com/2018/01/tech-to-dos-to-knock-of-your-list/#comments Wed, 03 Jan 2018 11:00:38 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=36237 If you’re like us, then you’ve got a ton of fingerprints on your computer and way too many photos on your smartphone. But to start 2018 with a clean slate (or at least, a clean screen), we’re sharing 20 tech to-dos to help you get more organized before the year gets away from us all. […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2018/01/tech-to-dos-to-knock-of-your-list/feed/ 1 Think you’re creating safe, secure passwords? You might want check. Stat. https://coolmomtech.com/2017/08/how-to-create-secure-safe-passwords/ https://coolmomtech.com/2017/08/how-to-create-secure-safe-passwords/#respond Sat, 12 Aug 2017 10:00:37 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=33866 Over the years, you’ve probably heard a few different suggestions on how to create strong passwords, one of which was pioneered by Bill Burr, formerly of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. However, he’s now saying that his method for creating secure passwords might actually make you more vulnerable. Yikes. Related: How to create […]

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