Emily Nemchick

Contributing Cybersecurity Writer

Emily Nemchick is a contributing cybersecurity writer for Norton, whose work focuses on emerging cyber threats, like online scams. She also has a particular interest in the importance of online privacy in fraud prevention. Emily has over five years of experience in cybersecurity writing and holds an Intro to Cyber Attacks certificate from Coursera.

When she's not busy at her computer, you can find her reading a good mystery book or on a bike ride through the country.

Emily Nemchick

Areas of interest and expertise

Scams Security Tips Digital Life Phishing

Latest articles by Emily Nemchick

Image of the Earth as seen from space, representing the Atlas Earth app.

Atlas Earth: a legit game, an investment, or a scam?

A woman in the pool of a resort she booked on Booksi.

Is Booksi legit or a scam? An overview and customer opinions

Two people confirm plans for the night via WhatsApp.

12 WhatsApp scams to know and avoid

A photo of cookies on a keyboard, which represents computer cookies.

What are cookies? How they work and when to accept them

A lady deleting the search history from her computer.

How to delete search history on nearly everything

A photograph of a woman using her laptop in a darkened room.

What are the best dark web search engines?

A person looks at an excel file infected with a macro virus.

What is a macro virus? + How to remove one

A picture of someone working on a computer that is free of a browser hijacker.

What are browser hijackers? Removal + prevention tips

A woman checks her computer to make sure there aren't any computer virus signs.

How to know if your computer has a virus: 9 warning signs

Aerial view of a bustling night market.

18 Facebook Marketplace scams to avoid

A mother researching how to avoid WhatsApp scams while holding her child.

13 WhatsApp scams to know and avoid

A mother researching how to avoid WhatsApp scams while holding her child.

13 WhatsApp scams to know and avoid

A mother researching how to avoid WhatsApp scams while holding her child.

13 WhatsApp scams to know and avoid

A mother researching how to avoid WhatsApp scams while holding her child.

13 WhatsApp scams to know and avoid

A woman using an iPad to read about how to protect herself from viruses.

Can iPads get viruses? An iPad cybersecurity guide

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