Security Small Talk

Security Small Talk

By Jenna WatkinsEducationSelf-Improvement
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Security Small Talk episodes

  • How Did You Get My Number?

    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.

    4 min
  • Sequential Passwords

    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.

    3 min
  • Don't Take My Cookies

    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.

    3 min
  • Credit Card Sleeves

    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.

    3 min
  • International Fraud Awareness Week

    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)

    10 min
  • Don't Open It

    Have you ever received an email and wonder who sent it and why you got it?


    During today's episode, Jenna discusses why you should not open these emails and immediately report them, as well as how the sender got your information.

    4 min
  • Password Padding

    Adding in special characters to your passwords can sometimes be a challenge.

     

    During today's episode, Jenna walks you though an easy way to add special characters into your passwords while keeping them easy to remember and touches on why having special characters in your passwords is important.

    3 min
  • National Internet Day

    Today is National Internet Day!

     

    Join Jenna during today's episode as she discusses the first message that was sent over the internet and her go to favorite internet safety tips!

    3 min
  • Card Cracking Scams

    Have you ever received a message asking if you have a bank account?

     

    During today's episode Jenna explains what this text was trying to get you to do, why you shouldn't answer the sender, and what next steps you should take.

    4 min
  • Update Your Paypal Settings

    Paypal recently updated their Terms and Conditions, and what they included might surprise you. Join Jenna today as she goes over what this change was and how to turn it off in your Paypal account.

    3 min

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