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This article was first published in STEP Journal, Issue 6, 2024 As our lives become more digital, cloud-based services store a growing array of valuable digital assets, from family photos to cryptocurrencies. These assets present challenges in estate planning, including questions around ownership, transferability, and access. Understanding who owns these assets and how to handle […]
Some of you may have read the article written by my colleague, Demetre Vasilounis, back in June of this year about Valve’s incredibly popular game distribution platform, Steam. The platform is selling their games as licences, not as owned games, much to the surprise of the gaming community. This was a spark of many discussions found on Reddit, […]
In our third instalment of October – Cyber Security Awareness Month 🖥 🔒 … These days, we have a strong desire, or even need, to always be connected. Always on our phones, always connected by social apps, social media. This has opened up new security threats in the last decade, 💁♂️ 💁♀️ Social Engineering – […]
Continuing the theme of October – Cyber Security Awareness Month 💻 🖥 Now that you have updated your passwords and started using a password manager after reading last week’s post, here’s a few more ways to keep safe online, 📅 Keep your system up to date – may software updates, especially operating system updates contain […]
Did you know ❓ October is Cyber Security Awareness Month ❗Keeping with the theme – I will share some tips throughout the month to help you keep safe in our current environment. In this post, we’ll look at your first line of defence – your password!! Being the first line of defence, strong and unique […]
This article was first published in Issue 3 of the 2024 STEP – Advising Families Across Generations Journal In recent years, decentralized finance (DeFi) has emerged as a disruptive force in the financial world. Built on blockchain technology, DeFi aims to revolutionize traditional financial systems by eliminating intermediaries and empowering individuals. Let’s delve into how […]
Today’s highlighted online scam for March – Fraud Awareness Month, is investment scams. 💹 💲 In this scam, an “investment manager” you have never heard of reaches out to you with an incredible investment opportunity. Of course, the process starts with you sending crypto to their online account or downloading an app that will help […]
Today’s highlighted scam for March – Fraud Awareness Month, is impersonation scams. 🕶 💳 The giveaway scam example we just outlined earlier is also an impersonation scam, but there are many other impersonation scams to be aware of. For example, crypto thieves will say they’re from the government or law enforcement in order to gain […]
Today in our the for March – Fraud Awareness Month, we will look at giveaway scams 💰 🤑 This type of scam promises you free money or another type of prize if you fall in line with whatever they want you to do. Many scammers pose as celebrities or influencers in order to lure in […]
Next in our theme for March – Fraud Awareness Month, we’ll look at fake job listing scams. 👨💼 👩💼 🏛 🏗 Thieves will create fake job listings or send unsolicited job offers in order to lure new victims to their scheme. The “jobs” they’re hiring for are often in the crypto field, including things like […]