Technology Advisor Blog

Though it may be the beginning of a new year, the holiday remnants are evident when it comes to relentless cybercriminal activity. During the holidays, you had to be extra vigilant in managing your finances, buying gifts for friends/family, monitoring any unauthorized transactions, maintaining subscriptions, ensuring purchases came from legitimate websites and gift cards that were not tampered with. It’s understandable to feel fatigued in attempts to avoid being a potential target for cyber criminals. As hackers become more proficient with using AI tools and understanding your fears to enhance their phishing campaigns, the Ekaru team is here to help spread awareness of their evolving tactics, to prevent you from becoming their next victim.

Read More

Between November and December, whether for work or the holidays, flights can be the most stressful part of anyone’s day when traveling. In most cases, arriving at the airport means keeping up to date with flight times, terminal changes, boarding times, checked luggage, TSA security, and arriving hours before your flight just to get through all checkpoints efficiently.
As stressful as it is, scammers are weaponizing the high emotional stress circling around flight schedules and doing the extra digging for your checked bag tags. Coming down the runway, travelers must be aware of fake airline texts, emphasizing cancelled flights and changes to be made expeditiously. With the world we live in, it’s best to keep your flight itinerary, luggage tags, and ticket information to yourself.

Read More