Phishing
Posted January 8, 2020
Phishing is when an attacker attempts to fool you into clicking on a malicious link or opening an attachment in an email. Be suspicious...Category: Scams
Message and Smishing Attacks
Posted December 16, 2019
One of the most common ways cyber attackers attempt to trick or fool people is by scamming you in email attacks (often called phishing)...
Trust Your Instincts
Posted November 27, 2019
Ultimately, common sense is your best defense. If an email, phone call or online message seems very urgent, suspicious or too good to be...
E-Commerce Financial Scheme
Posted November 26, 2019
In the News Online retailers are being used as a middle-man in financial exploitation. In Two New Carding Bots Threaten E-Commerce Sites, Sarah Coble...
YouTube and Shopping Ads
Posted November 25, 2019
In the News Shopping on social media platforms continues to increase in popularity. In Shopping ads come to YouTube’s home feed and search results,...
New Cyber Security Threats for the Coming Year
Posted November 14, 2019
In the News Will next year see more or fewer cyber-attacks? In Ransomware, Mobile Malware Attacks to Surge in 2020, Elizabeth Montalbano at Threatpost...
Email Auto-Complete
Posted November 12, 2019
Be careful with email auto-complete. This is an email feature that automatically completes a name for you when you begin typing it in the...
Don’t Trust Links Sent in Email Messages
Posted November 11, 2019
A common method cybercriminals use to hack into people’s computers is to send them emails with malicious links. People are tricked into opening these...
Hundreds of Fake Websites Aim to Confuse US Voters
Posted October 28, 2019
In the News The upcoming US Presidential election has In Over 550 Fake US Election Web Domains Discovered, Sarah Coble at InfoSecurity Magazine discusses...