Have you already shredded the paper and ripped off the plastic? Or are you beyond doing that…even if you are overjoyed whenever you get a new electronic tool from someone or somewhere? Tool does sound so much better than gadget, doesn’t it? And yes, “somewhere” was intentional. I know many of us buy…
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Online shopping this holiday? Image standard license from Adobe Stock.[/caption]
The day after Thanksgiving, also known as Black Friday, used to signal the official start of the holiday shopping season. Retailers traditionally saved their "best deals" for those brave enough to battle the crowds, turkey fatigue, and sometimes the weather to shop till they dropped. Last year, 84.2 million people shopped in stores on Black Friday, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). Another 93.2 million shopped online, surpassing Cyber Monday's 83.3 million shoppers.
This year is different. The pandemic has changed how and where we shop. Adobe is predicting record gains for e-commerce, with online holiday spending projected to reach $189 billion and buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) expected to reach 40 percent Year-over-Year growth.
Are you planning to shop online this holiday season? If you are, stay safe with these suggestions.
If you have been a victim of one or more data breaches in recent years, then you know the drill. Receive a tweet about the breach or see/hear a news report. Maybe receive an email notification from the company that was breached and/or a letter offering free credit monitoring. Log…
When Twitter announced on Thursday that every one of its 330 million plus users should update passwords immediately, the company was also quick to acknowledge – unlike Equifax – that the problem was one created by humans. A flaw had allowed the passwords to be stored, in plain text rather…