Many devices continuously scan for nearby Wi-Fi networks, Bluetooth signals, and other connections even when you are not actively using them. These background signals can reveal your device’s presence or help third parties infer your location patterns.
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Notifications are helpful, but they can also expose more information than you expect. Adjusting your notification settings reduces this risk and keeps more of your communication protected.
Hiring and recruitment scams can harm both professionals and organizations. Follow the tips below to protect yourself and others.
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Scammers are using legitimate hotel booking details to craft targeted phishing attacks and have targeted customers of at least 350 hotels and vacation rentals in 50 countries, WIRED magazine reports.
As we wrap up National Internet Safety Month, this week’s focus is on recognizing and reporting online scams. These threats continue to grow. The Federal Trade Commission’s 2025 report found that $15.9 billion was lost to online scams. With an increase in fake accounts and ads posing as major brands, scammers have more ways than ever to target personal information.
This week's focus for Internet Safety Month is strengthening privacy and security by reviewing device settings, limiting data sharing, enabling stronger security features, and keeping devices and apps updated.
Over the next year, North Carolina will host, support, or be connected to several major sporting, entertainment, civic, and international events. These events bring tremendous opportunity and visibility to our state, but they also increase cybersecurity risk because of the volume of people, transactions, vendors, digital systems, and public attention.
To stay safe online, you should enable multifactor authentication, create strong, unique passwords and use a password manager.