Tag: Geek Squad

WTAM 1100 – 911 Texting & Tech Support Phone Scammers

 
WTAM 1100 Newsradio Cleveland OhioThis week, I spoke to Bill Wills on WTAM 1100 Newsradio about how the national wireless carriers are going to enable the use of “text-to-911” to allow 911 emergencies to be reported through the standard text messaging system on your mobile phone.

While the carriers will be supporting the service, only a select few local city emergency systems are setup to access that network. Visit the FCC’s Text-to-911 page for more information.

I also brought up the continuing threat of phone scammers pretending to be your tech support company. The Geek Squad Blog has more details on this ongoing attempt to fool the public into giving criminals access to their systems.

WTAM 1100 – Heartbleed & Windows XP

 
WTAM 1100 Newsradio Cleveland OhioTwo topics dominated tech news last week, with the new Heartbleed security vulnerability hitting web servers and the end of consumer Windows XP support by Microsoft.

I spoke to Bill Wills of Cleveland’s WTAM 1100 Newsradio about what regular users can do to protect themselves.

Cleaning the Mobile Germ Warehouse

Your mobile gadgets go everywhere with you, and when you’re handling your smartphone or tablet on a daily basis, they can be a common carrier for unknown germs. I contributed to a New York Times article on how to protect and clean your mobile devices that may help reduce the number of Winter colds you might get while on the go.

Protecting Yourself from Tech Phone Scams

I had a chance to speak to WTKR News in Virgina about how to protect yourself from phone scams from people claiming to work for big-name tech companies, like Microsoft, Dell or McAfee.

For more information on protecting yourself from cyber scams, check out my article on the Geek Squad Blog.