How to Spot a Phishing Email and What to Do If You Receive One
How to Spot a Phishing Email and What to Do If You Receive One Phishing emails are a frequent method that cybercriminals use to gather your personal information. These emails look like they come from trusted sources, which makes them hard to recognize. Recognizing a Phishing EmailSuspicious Sender Address: Phishing emails often come from addresses that look […]
Business Email Compromise Warning!
Business Email Compromise Warning! In the last few weeks, we’ve noticed a significant increase in hacked email accounts, in what the IT industry calls a “Business Email Compromise.” In its most common form, the attacker will find a way to hack into your email account, will read and snoop on all your correspondence, and then use […]
Safeguard your small business from cybersecurity threats
Safeguard your small business from cybersecurity threats It’s estimated that there are nearly 3,809,448 cyberattacks daily, with the projected cost of global cybercrime reaching 10.5 trillion dollars by 2025. Forty-three percent of all cyberattacks target small businesses due to a lack of investment in cybersecurity measures, with human error being a major cause. This creates opportunities […]
Your Home Network Hacked: Not If, But When
According to Comcast’s recent Xfinity Cyber Health Report, which provided home network security risk details as well as an overview of consumer perception with regard to cyber-attacks, we see that regardless of the level of connectivity within a home, the risk is there. These risks are present from a combination of misinformation and lack of awareness, topped off with a sense of false confidence from consumers. With 96% of the consumers surveyed being unable to answer six basic cybersecurity questions, and 85% saying that they were confident in their precautionary actions, we wouldn’t expect 64% to admit that they share passwords with friends and family. The numbers don’t add up to any type of solid cybersecurity plan.
You Might Want To Change Your Yahoo Password…Like RIGHT NOW!
Yahoo has just announced that at least 500 MILLION Yahoo accounts have been hacked, which apparently happened back in 2014. (Thanks for warning us, Yahoo.) We’re not the first to report this, but the news just broke today and we are strongly recommending that anyone with a Yahoo account change your password immediately, even if […]