September, 2017 - Stern PR Marketing Omaha

[caption id="attachment_8801" align="alignleft" width="76"] Susan Stern[/caption] [heading animation_iteration="1" align="aligncenter"]Google, FTC and FCC Cracking Down on Rampant Illegal Robocalls[/heading][vc_column_text] Updated October 10, 2017 By Susan Stern, and Allison Schwartz, Contributor - Stern PR Marketing Omaha (OMAHA, Nebraska) - Small Business Owners Beware. If you receive an "extremely urgent" robocall "to update your Google business or Maps listing" asking you to press a key to speak to a live local "Google" sales rep - hang up. [audio mp3=https://sternprmarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Google-Business-Listing-Scam-RoboCall.mp3"] Don't be fooled. It's not Google, it's an impostor up to no good: "many unscrupulous individuals and companies make these calls, even though they are breaking the law. Sometimes, robocalls falsely claim to be working “with Google” or “for Google” in an attempt to sell different schemes and online marketing services to unsuspecting individuals and…

[vc_row][vc_column][heading animation_iteration="1" align="aligncenter"]Google Chrome's HTTPS Campaign Underway[/heading][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [caption id="attachment_8522" align="alignleft" width="125"] Susan Stern, President, Stern PR Marketing Firm Omaha Neb[/caption] By Susan Stern, Stern PR Omaha Updated Fri September 29, 2017 Originally Published October 2016 Google Chrome,'s 'HTTPS Everywhere' campaign making the web safer - is in full swing. At the end of January 2017, Chrome began labeling all websites that failed to jump on the SSL encryption bandwagon with an upside down explanation point. When pressed, users discover a warning of an insecure connection - giving the impression the site may be compromised. All websites, from mom and pop blogs to big news sites are expected to do it. As of September 29th, the NBC site, has not added SSL encryption nor have CNN, Foxnews, and ABC News. The…

Month: September 2017

Alert: Fake Google Robocalls

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