A few years ago I sat in the auditorium at my kids’ middle school and watched a speaker put two pictures on the screen. On the left, a handgun. On the right, a...
Category - Online Safety & Scams
How to spot online scams, phishing emails and misinformation, protect your family’s privacy, and teach kids and teens to stay safe online.
The landscape of online scams has drastically changed, with email scam tactics becoming increasingly sophisticated. This video explores how artificial...
In an age where “online privacy” is paramount, especially with children, we explore the nuances of digital life. This video discusses the importance of having...
The Subtle Journey of Online Influence I recently analyzed my online journey to understand how I moved from step one to step three. It was an interesting...
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I see so many posts from people saying their account has been hacked. Most of the time, this isn’t actually the case. Here is how to tell if your account is...
Sara Petersen, the author of the book Momfluenced joins me to talk about oversharing your kids lives, and getting influenced by social media and the online...
With ChatGPT, and other types of AI tools, online scams are getting increasingly convincing. Andy, the Secure Dad and I discuss some of the most popular scams...
Attackers are constantly coming up with new ways to get people to fall for their scams. As our detection efforts increase, they pivot and try new attacks...
School Resource Officer Gomez sees it all when it comes to our kids and teens. He’s in the trenches every day and knows the dangers that can exist online for...
Phishing emails continue to get harder to spot these days. The malicious attackers are getting better at crafting legit-sounding emails, which makes it...
I recently mentioned some of the things to help you spot a phishing message. These tips are great, if I do say so myself, however, they are definitely more for...
One of the most popular ways to get your information is to simply ask you for it. It’s true. These phishing attacks are becoming more and more clever and...
Meet Sarah
Hi, I'm Sarah Kimmel!
Family tech expert, digital parenting coach and host of the Oh My Tech podcast, with 25+ years in IT. I help families go from tech chaos to tech confidence.