Like all parents black parents sometimes need a little help. Children are a great responsibility and a can be your greatest , joy, burden and challenge. So how do we cope with raising black children in an unfriendly world? There are places that black parents can seek help and find answers to their questions. The...

AT&T has revealed that it was hacked by a third party vendor. The vendor or employees of that vendor gained unauthorized access to AT&T customer data including Social Security numbers and birthdays. AT&T has not said how many customers are affected but they are sending notices and providing credit monitoring. According to AT&T the vendor’s...

Facebook is everyone’s window into the lives of friends and relatives. Its how we stay in touch without really talking. But Facebook can also be a very dangerous place if you don’t know what you are doing. I like to explain to black people that social media sites like Facebook don’t kill you. They let...

Facebook has been at the center of the privacy storm for sometime. It continues to seek more and better ways to get into your life and learn everything it can about you all in the name of advertising. And now they are moving into your life to watch television and listen to music with you....

Back in the 80’s there was a rap song with some interesting lyrics.  It went like this, “Its All About Money Ain’t a Damn This Funny!” African-Americans know that’s real. And its not about how much money you make but how much you keep in your pocket. So I’m here to talk  about coupons that...

America is about to make a change. The old way of swiping your credit card and signing your name is dead. Welcome to the pin and chip credit card. Starting in 2015 the new card will  move into the American consumer marketplace.Way too late but welcome just the same.  With the new pin and chip...

A not so new phony tech support call scam has been hitting the Washington, D.C area. According to MyFoxDC.com the scam works like this. A person calls the victim and tells them that a virus has been detected on their computer and that it will crash in minutes. In order to remove the virus the...

This is just a warning to black people. The definition of social engineering can be found here. Read it then come back to this blog post. Welcome back. Now that you know the definition of social engineering I’m gonna tell you again that the ability of cyber criminals to talk you into bad decisions and...

Earlier this week American Express notified its customers of a data breach. According to the company as many as 76,000 thousand customers have had credit data compromised including names and account numbers. The company also stated that as many as 18,000 California residents may have had additional information lost but not their names. Law enforcement...

As an African-American consumer you should not shy away from asking the tough questions when it comes to cyber security. You’re banking online, shopping online, even ordering dinner online. All these things require you to expose your bank account or credit card online. You need to know who is protecting you and how. For example;...