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How to Avoid the 4 Points of a Social Engineering Attack
Using deception to persuade people into revealing confidential information, social engineering is a frequent tactic of scammers. By tricking users into disregarding security protocols, these attacks can cause substantial damage if left undetected.
What's That Term: Spam Emails
It's important to understand how spam works so you can protect yourself from its potentially devastating effects.
Top 10 Phishing Email Subjects: Q3 2022
This quarter emails pretending to be from businesses were the most clicked subject category worldwide and there have been an increasing number of business-related scams being sent from HR/IT/Managers.
Top 10 Phishing Email Subjects: Q2 2022
This quarter there was an influx of business related emails which are more likely to be clicked on since employees do not want to have their work affected. Because it is work related, employees are also less likely to be suspicious of any links or of opening the email in the first place.
How to Spot a Charity Scam
It's easy to be taken in by charity scams. After all, who doesn't want to help a good cause? Unfortunately, there are people out there who use this desire for their own gain by running scams that prey on people's goodwill.
Top 10 Phishing Email Subjects: Q1 2022
This quarter there was an influx in IT and online service notifications that could potentially affect users' daily work. These types of attacks prey on a person's emotions in the hopes they will act on them rather than logically evaluating if the email is real or not.
Scan Scams: QR Code Phishing
It seems like QR codes are everywhere these days. However, the more these QR codes are being used for everyday occurrences, the more likely they are to be abused by criminals to scam you out of your highly valuable information.
What's That Term?: NFTs
At this point, you’ve probably come across this term on social media, but what makes NFTs so noteworthy? We’ll dive deep into those three letters and uncover all the aspects you need to know about the term NFT.
Tax Season Brings Rise in IRS Scams
As the stress of the tax filing process ramps up so do the amount of IRS and tax related phishing scams. Here’s what to look out for, steps you can take to not be scammed, and what to do in case you become a victim of an IRS Tax scam.
DHL: The Most Imitated Brand in Phishing
The international shipping company, DHL, has quickly become the most targeted company for phishing scams over the past year accounting for roughly 23% of all phishing scams on a global scale.