MoneyThumb has been growing in leaps and bounds! The company was in its infancy when I started blogging for them in December 2015. Today, MoneyThumb is the preferred provider of PDF converters for lenders, banks, accountants, and small businesses, not to mention a version of our software meant strictly for personal use.
With the recent acquisition of MoneyThumb by Iron Creek and the subsequent advancement of long-time MoneyThumber Ryan Campbell to CEO, MoneyThumb's future is very bright.
One of the main concerns of our MoneyThumb team is how we can help our subscribers avoid online fraud. I often post about topics in the fraud niche, and today you will find below what we consider the best MoneyThumb blog posts concerning fraud and how to avoid it.
- The Totally Fascinating History of Fraud--This recent post is already a favorite among our readers. It truly is a fascinating read. If you are a history buff, you will want to read this post, and of course, anyone who wants to learn how to avoid fraud.
- The Latest Tactics Fraudsters Are Using to Fool People Online--This post covers in-depth some of the major ways fraudsters find to hack into personal and business accounts. This is a must-read for those of you who are at risk of being frauded, which unfortunately is all of us.
- True Fraud is Different When It Comes to the Internet--As you would have learned by reading the blog post about the history of fraud, you'll understand that fraud has always been prevalent, long before the advent of the internet. In this illuminating post, we cover how different fraud is online. There is a similar blog post to read in conjunction with the above-mentioned post. Read that post by following this link.
- The Keys to Identifying and Avoiding Identity Theft--In 2013, the FTC received 290,056 reports of identity theft. Ten years later, this number totals over a million, coupled with losses of $10 billion. In this blog post, you will find crucial information that will help you avoid falling victim to identity theft.
- The Elderly are Special Targets of Scammers--This important post will give you crucial tips for how you can avoid this as an elderly person or have an elderly person in your life.
- The Level of Fraud Detection You Need Based on Your Reasons for Using the Internet--Here is a recap of this important blog post: The Internet can often be an unsafe space. This is most true for those with little experience dealing with scammers, who don’t know how to look after their devices or themselves. Thankfully, there is a range of fraud protection methods that are easy to apply online. But everyone has different reasons for using the internet and we all use it in different ways. How do we know what fraud protection we need?
- How to Avoid Scams and Other Types of Fraud on Your Small Business Social Media Accounts--This post is a must-read for anyone doing business using social media.
- Cybersecurity and Fraud Protection for Those Who Shop Online--Almost 263 million Americans shop online, and that number is growing every day. Everything we need, from new underwear to a new car, can be found and purchased somewhere on the internet. However, given the constant rise of cyber threats, it’s become a necessity that we are aware of potential risks when shopping online and know how to protect ourselves against them.
- MoneyThumb is SOC 2 Compliant and How That Benefits Our Customers--SOC stands for System and Organization Controls (SOC). SOC was developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). There are varying levels of SOC compliance. This post deals strictly with SOC 2, which addresses internal controls related to the five Trust Service Categories or Trust Services Criteria (TSC.) as defined by the AICPA.
- Is Remote Work Our New Normal? This Means Heightened Online Security--So many people in our modern age are making a living by working online. This post will help those people who could fall victim to scammers and fraud in their search for online work and in their day-to-day activities working online.
That pretty much covers what I consider the best and most relevant blog posts concerning fraud, going back several years. If you'd be so kind, would you share this blog post on your social media account so that your peers can take advantage of the information?
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