Blackmail is a common practice among cybercriminals. Although most of the threats are usually fake, many employees lack enough knowledge and are easily taken in. Therefore, it’s crucial to constantly raise awareness and talk about online scams – including sextortion.
The COVID-19 lockdowns forced millions of people to work from home. With skyrocketing numbers of users, video meeting programs like Zoom almost immediately became the target of hackers.
Computers, mobile phones, printers, tablets and other smart gadgets. Servers, emails, social and Wi-Fi networks. Digital assets and smart devices have become an indispensable part of most companies. Want to stay one step ahead of cybercriminals? Find out which of these might be your weak point. All you need is a cyber risk assessment.
Passwords were once reserved for secret agents and their criminal counterparts. These days, everybody uses passwords. In fact, most of us have too many to keep up with, which is why we often recycle the same ones for multiple purposes. But, only people in positions of power really need to worry about passwords, right?
Your employees have probably already received emails that appear to come from a bank or other popular online service, requesting that they “confirm” their account credentials or credit card number. This is a common phishing technique. Unfortunately, during the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen once again that phishing lures are constantly changing – and they’re sometimes hard to recognize.
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