Being Less "Hackable" : for Seniors and "Non-Techies"

by Brenda Johnson

Today's hackers, dark web dwellers and cyber criminals often prey on the elderly and non-tech savvy - knowing they are not likely to follow best practices for protection against attack.This short and simple book details rules of thumb for staying safe from the most common computer, email and mobile phone attacks as well as how to recognize typical phone scams.

Written to be conversational and easy to read, it is designed to enlighten those who could otherwise be easy targets for the unscrupulous. It would make a great gift for your neighbor, relative or friend who is always getting hit with malware or falling for phishing schemes. You may save them tons of time, aggravation, and money.

47 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 15, 2024

About the author

I spent early years on a ranger station on the wild and scenic Selway River in the panhandle of Idaho. Miss Calvert taught me to read in a one-room schoolhouse before my family moved over the mountains to Montana, where I swam new rivers with my brother and sister. The Big Sky draws me home every summer.

I studied Camus and poetry in college and learned to love the written word in all its glorious forms. As a public school reading specialist, I turned students onto the code, the word, and the story. Children—neighbors, my kids and their kids, remain an important part of my life.

I live in Oregon with a fine little dog on a pretty little street with very fine neighbors. I hike, bike, ski, and garden.