Cybercrime is on the rise. A report from Accenture revealed that there has been a 67% increase in security breaches over the past five years. And it is not just the number of attacks that is growing; so, too, is the sophistication of the cybercriminals targeting organizations around the world. Businesses in all industries are […]
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Even though technical security measures are improving constantly, phishing remains one of the cheapest and simplest ways for cybercriminals to get access to sensitive information. As easy as clicking a link, victims of phishing are susceptible to sharing private information and put themselves at risk of identity theft. To know how to best protect yourself,
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We all know better. We’ve all seen the articles explaining that phishing is a real and persistent threat, and we’ve been warned ad nauseam not to click on suspicious links. Yet we also know just how easy it is to mess up and click on that link. One type of phishing is growing explosively and
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People may not be as good as they think they are at spotting phishing scams, according to researchers at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Dr Casey Canfield, Missouri S&T assistant professor of engineering management and systems engineering, worked with Carnegie Mellon University colleagues Baruch Fischhoff and Alex Davis on the study, which measures
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There have been 1.6 million phishing attacks targeting the Apple brand name in the first half of 2019. This is up nine percent on the total number of attacks seen last year, revealing a growing trend. These figures come from Kaspersky’s Threats to Mac Users Report 2019, released this week, which shows the number of cases
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“What we learned from the research proved to be immediately useful. We applied its insights to our existing protections and secured 67 million Google accounts before they were abused.” – Google 2017 The three greatest threats to users According to Google, phishing attacks – which in case you don’t know are a method by which
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It is a sobering thought that approximately 10% of the population have now experienced cybercrime or fraud in one way or another and what is more, you are 20 times more likely to be robbed by an overseas criminal as you sit using your computer or handheld device, than if you were walking down the
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You are the owner of your own domain. It represents your brand in the best way possible: it is already known by your customers and they are expecting your emails. But what if one day someone sends an email from your domain offering the same content that you offer to your customers and just pocket
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Given the dynamic nature of the internet, it’s not surprising to also see frequent changes in consumer buying behavior, which online retailers try to predict and cater to on various digital platforms. Convenience and revenue growth of eCommerce businesses, however, come with a price in the form of fraud. Sales transactions from online merchants are
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People often say you can’t truly understand something until it happens to you, which is true in many situations in life. It’s also true in business; companies that have never had to deal with data security issues can’t imagine the impact it can have on your business. What are cybersecurity threats? Cybersecurity refers mainly to
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