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Smishing: What Is It & How To Protect Yourself
At this point, you’re likely pretty familiar with the term ‘phishing’. But now, you keep hearing a similar new term, ‘smishing’. So what does it mean, and why is it so dangerous?
93% of LinkedIn Users' Data Scraped and Up for Sale Online
For the second time this year, data from 700 million LinkedIn users is up for sale online, potentially putting nearly 93% of their user base at risk of social engineering and spear phishing attacks.
Top-Clicked Phishing Email Subjects: Q2 2021
There has been a significant rise in phishing email attacks related to HR topics, especially those regarding new policies that would affect all employees throughout many types of organizations.
New Phishing Attacks Bypass Secure Email Gateways
An ongoing phishing operation that has stolen around 400,000 OWA and Office 365 credentials since December has now expanded to exploit new legitimate services in order to bypass secure email gateways (SEGs).
Top-Clicked Phishing Email Subjects: Q1 2021
Emails purporting to come from HR and security-related notifications are on the rise as employees return to the office.
How Your Supply Chain Can Impact Cybersecurity
Your supply chain can create a number of vulnerabilities in your network, so it’s important to not only focus on your own cybersecurity efforts, but to also be aware of the organizations you partner with and their security practices.
Two-Factor Authentication Isn't as Secure as You Think
Two-factor authentication raises the barrier to account access by requiring a secondary proof of identity, but it still has a number of weaknesses that can be exploited by cybercriminals.
Beware the W2 Phishing Scam
For the past several years, thousands of businesses have been hit with phishing scams during tax season - and this year is unlikely to be any different.
Think Your Business is Too Small to be Hacked? Think again.
As a managed IT services provider, it’s common for us to hear from business owners that they’re not really concerned about cybersecurity because they’re too small for hackers to target. But the truth is, any business can be a target for a cyberattack, regardless of their size or revenue.
5 New Year's Resolutions for a Cyber Secure 2021
As we all hope for a better year ahead, the continued increase in online activities makes cybersecurity more important than ever. Resolving to take simple steps to make you, your family, and your organizations more cyber secure will set you up for a successful 2021.