{"id":2041,"date":"2025-10-24T15:11:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/?p=2041"},"modified":"2025-10-24T15:11:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:11:03","slug":"political-election-season-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/?p=2041","title":{"rendered":"Political &amp; Election-Season Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image1.jpg\" alt=\"A person hands cash to a laptop screen showing a masked figure holding a &quot;Donate&quot; sign, symbolizing an online donation scam.\" class=\"wp-image-2039\" style=\"width:222px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image1.jpg 394w, https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image1-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Verify voter sites: Prefer .gov; go directly to your state\u2019s website or trusted resources like Vote.org.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid donation scams: Use established platforms (e.g., ActBlue\/WinRed). Don\u2019t donate via DMs or informal apps.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check political ads: Look for sources; cross-verify claims with reputable news.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use social media carefully: Fact-check surprising posts (e.g., FactCheck.org). Don\u2019t share unverified content.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watch for phishing: Don\u2019t click unknown links\/attachments. In Gmail, mark Phishing or notify Technology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember: Never share personal data (SSN, banking info) over phone, text, or email. Legitimate organizations won\u2019t ask for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, Please send any questions or concerns to Simmons Information Security Officer, <a href=\"mailto:Kristen.Howard@simmons.edu\">Kristen Howard<\/a>, or the <a href=\"https:\/\/servicedesk.simmons.edu\">Technology Service Desk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay secure,<br>Kristen Howard<br>Simmons Information Security Officer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember: Never share personal data (SSN, banking info) over phone, text, or email. Legitimate organizations won\u2019t ask for it. As always, Please send any questions or concerns to Simmons Information Security Officer, Kristen Howard, or the Technology Service Desk. Stay secure,Kristen HowardSimmons Information Security Officer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,3],"tags":[412,433,39,435],"class_list":["post-2041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-special-news","category-technews","tag-412","tag-433","tag-cybersecurityawarenessmonth","tag-donation-scams"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2041"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2042,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2041\/revisions\/2042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}