Hacker-Proofing / Cybersecurity 

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The Social Side of Cybercrime

You’ve probably seen it on a TV show or in a movie. A couple of people, typically dressed in khakis and polos,...

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Survey Scams – The Art of Hacking

Wouldn’t you like to receive gifts and discounts all the time? We all would! The reality is that our human love of...

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Business Email Compromise in the Real World

Yes, another “jargon” word – BEC, or Business Email Compromise, is a cyberattack where bad actors (hackers)...

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The Dark Web – Illicit Shopping Mall of Badness

The dark web brings to mind images of malicious agents sneaking around online in search of illegal drugs, personal...

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Verizon: Ransomware Increased 13% in 2021

Sobering – and scary – to realize that the rise in ransomware attacks in 2021 is as big as the prior five years...

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The True Cost of Ransomware is More Than the Ransom

Have you heard the joke about the cybercriminals who escaped the scene of the crime? They ransomware. It’s a...

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Protect Yourself from Email Fraud

Email fraud keeps getting worse. More prevalent, more insidious. More sneaky. The FBI’s Internet Crime Center...

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Is Your Password As Strong As You Think It Is?

When I first saw this graphic, I thought to myself, “This will open some eyes,” and, simultaneously, “This...

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Here Phishy Phishy.

Despite major improvements in how organizations can block millions of cyber-attacks, email threats are able to break...