Have you or your business been a victim of data theft? Would you even know if you were? In this world where almost everything is accessible online, data security has become a global issue. Many criminal minds have surfaced throughout the years, using their skills in technology to illegally make money at the expense of other people’s information online. In fact, ...
The FBI’s 2019 Internet Crime Report, came out February 25. Email account hijacking, or Business Email Compromise (BEC) is the top money maker for cyber-criminal groups, earning them an estimated $1.776 BILLION with a B. CEOs of companies are top targets for this exploit, and usually it begins with a phishing email.
Even though ransomware is the big noisy topic, in terms of dollar losses, it is not even in the top ten, although a lot of expenses and costs ...
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Usually, I am combating computer viruses. These days, I am defending against the coronavirus, and COVID-19.
Why am I, as a cybersecurity professional, posting an article on COVID-19? Cybersecurity covers more territory than many people realize. Of course, a cybersecurity professional is always focused on protecting systems, networks, data, and information. But any cybersecurity certification I have personally taken ...
Continue Reading →WTF? Two Sunday Funnies in the same weekend? Testerday we had an early Sunday Funnies to celebrate Pi Day. Today we celebrate hand washing. Thanks COVID-19!!
Continue Reading →A rare Sunday Funnies on Saturday, but today is Pi Day – from Pinterest.
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Usually when I am talking about sanitizing a computer, I am talking about irreversibly deleting all the personal data. If you work on a computer, especially a SHARED COMPUTER, the keyboard and mouse needs to be sanitized periodically. A keyboard can have more germs than a toilet seat, and ...
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The heart of a good scam is pretending to be someone you are not. This form of social engineering is known as the impostor scam or impersonation scam. Impostors can take different forms, and may show up on a phone call, or as an email from a trusted friend or family member, business associate, customer or coworker. Often ...
When a scammer gets your money, it is usually gone for good. There are many ways that scammers use to receive payments from their victims, and often they will use methods that are unusual, such as gift cards, bitcoin, or other currency substitutes.
Today I will describe the different payment methods, and what advantages they offer the scammer. What ...
Continue Reading →Have you fallen for an online or telephone scam? How much money did you lose? I’ve personally known of two cases where the amount lost was $500 and $16,000, but scammers often get more.
If you are above the age of 55, you most certainly have been targeted by telephone callers and cyber-scammers, and received emails, text messages, Facebook ...
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