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What is Spear Phishing and How to Protect Yourself from It?

Spear phishing activities are becoming more sophisticated and rampant. The best defense against it is to maintain a vigilant mindset.

Piggybacking in Plain English: 6 Ways to Keep Your Neighbors from Stealing Your Wi-Fi

Stopping piggybacking all boils down to vigilance and protecting your Wi-Fi with a good VPN, antivirus software, firewall, and security patches.

Things About Ryuk Ransomware You Need to Know Right Now

Ryuk ransomware is one of the most dreaded malware to date. It encrypts or steals corporate data to extort millions of dollars from its victims. The Covid-19 crisis greatly influenced the recent rise in ransomware. The remote work response to the pandemic created huge gaps in the worlds cyber defenses. Threat actors saw these vulnerabilities as opportunities to spread large-scale ransomware attacks.

What to do if your email Is hacked

Identity theft and bank account or credit card fraud are both possible consequences of a stolen email. If you suspect that your email has been hacked, act quickly to limit the harm. Here are 9 steps to take back control of your email if you have been hacked.

5 Powerful Ways to Protect Your Business from Vishing

Vishing is a cybercrime that’s threatening people all over the world. And it’s not expected to go away anytime soon.

12 Ways to Help Older Adults Stay Safe Online These Days

Seniors, like everyone else, have special vulnerabilities in addition to the common Internet risks. They have specific characteristics that make them vulnerable online, particularly to online fraud. Isolation and lockdowns caused by the pandemic have forced seniors to embrace technology like never before. Here are 12 ways to key seniors safe online.

What is ATM Skimming and Ways to Protect Yourself

ATM skimming can lead you to losing all your money in your bank account. Here's how to protect yourself from it.

What to do if your phone is lost or stolen

When your phone is lost or stolen, it is more than just a pricey handheld that is lost. Our phones keep track of our lives. If you’ve lost your phone, there are things you can do to track, locate, and recover it depending on the type of phone you have. Read this to get tips on how.

What is a deep fake video and how to spot It

People can easily be fooled into believing they are seeing or hearing something that has no basis in truth in a culture filled with misinformation and deception. Deepfake videos have forced viewers to wonder whether or not what they are seeing or hearing in a video or audio recording is real.

How to protect yourself from identity theft

Identity fraud is all over. Almost every day, we see news reports describing new techniques for crooks to steal your personal information, as well as warnings about big data breaches that expose your sensitive data to hackers on the Dark Web.

Should you use a VPN?

The Internet can be a treacherous place. One of the most important measures you can take while online is to use a virtual private network (VPN), whether you’re at your workplace, on the go, or at home. VPNs keep your online activities secure and private, especially on public Wi-Fi. But VPNs can do so much more.

A Step-by-Step Process for Creating an SMB Cybersecurity Plan

Failing to plan is a plan to fail. The vulnerability of your small business's digital infrastructure is dramatically increased without a sound cyber security plan. Business plans help achieve desirable outcomes. You don't want to be a cyber attack victim, so build a plan.

7 ways to secure your home office

People working from home perform most of their tasks online. They are now more exposed to cyber attacks than ever before. Cyber criminals see a great opportunity in the massive growth in working from home and the vulnerabilities of home office security.

Why should you use a Password Manager?

How many passwords do you have? Did you know the average Internet user has 100 passwords. That's a lot of passwords to remember on a daily basis. How do manage all those password effectively - a password manager.

BEST 10 Tips to Secure your Smart Home Devices

Smart devices are everywhere and rapidly becoming ubiquitous in our lives. Secure them or pay the price.

14 Ways to Secure Your Home Wireless Network

Many homeowners are just unaware of the security threats that a wireless network might provide if not adequately safeguarded by a secure Wi-Fi network. We would never leave our house's front door unlocked. So you should do the same and never leave your Wi-Fi networks unprotected since it exposes you to the same or even worse threats.

What you should know about Chatbots And cybersecurity

Chatbots are conversational assistants that automate repetitive chores. We like them because they assist them in completing jobs swiftly and without the need for human interaction. But an unprotected chatbot can be a security problem. Hackers can use defenseless AI chatbots to carry out nefarious activities. Read to learn more.

Is a Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Worth the Money?

A cybersecurity risk assessment does more than just identify and analyze threats. It counteracts threats and keeps your IT systems safe.