Don't Pay Up - How To Beat Ransomware!
Just imagine if someone showed up on your doorstep and said, "Hey, there's mice in your house that you didn't know about. Give us $100 and we'll get rid of them." This is the Ransomware Scam in its original form. There actually used to be people that would go around, let pests into your house and then knock on your door and point them out to you. "Good thing we saw them while driving by!" This scam must be making someone some good money because it's still going on.
The Seven Deadly Android Permissions: How to Avoid the Sin of Slothful Preparedness
Everyone with an Android device should know that your private information isn’t treated as private. For example, making an app purchase may expose personal contact information, including one’s name, physical address and email address, to developers. This article explains how seven potentially deadly app permissions might hurt you and how best to avoid such calamitous installations.
The Latest Internet Security Threats That You Should Be Aware Of
Security threats have increasingly come from new directions and that isn’t looking set to change in 2013. There are new risks you should be aware of, exploits of popular applications, increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks, malware, and scams targeting our love of social networks and photo sharing, and threats associated with viewing online videos.
5 Common Security Mistakes That Can Put Your Privacy & Money At Risk
How vulnerable are you? Ask any person who’s been robbed if it came as a surprise - I guarantee you it did. As the saying goes, the thief always comes in the night when you’re sleeping, when you’re least prepared. But even when you’re awake, you might be passively committing security mistakes, thus inviting hackers and crackers to fiddle with your things. Privacy and money are arguably the two most important things.
8 Essential Email Security Tips You Should Know by Now
Everyone should know these essential email security tips and put them in practice to protect their most important accounts.
How To Protect Yourself Against Social Engineering Attacks
Last week we took a look at some of the main social engineering threats that you, your company or your employees should be looking out for. In a nutshell, social engineering is similar to a confidence trick whereby an attacker gains access, information or money by gaining the victim's trust. These techniques can range from phishing scams via email to elaborate phone tricks and invasive pretexting attacks.
4 General Methods You Can Use To Detect Phishing Attacks
A "phish" is a term for a scam website that tries to look like a site that you know might well and visit often. The act of all these sites trying to steal your account information is called phishing. While it's very easy to spot some sites as a phish, others aren't nearly as easy. Here are four different methods you can use so that you don't fall victim to phishing.
What Exactly Is Phishing & What Techniques Are Scammers Using?
I’ve never been a fan of fishing, myself. This is mostly because of an early expedition where my cousin managed to catch two fish while I caught zip. Similar to real-life fishing, phishing scams aren’t always best when they rely on advanced tactics, but there are many new techniques motivated by social networks. So what exactly is phishing?
Stay On Top Of The Latest Online Fraud Alerts With These 6 Websites
Online fraud, scams and phishing emails are bound to instill a sense of dread in all of us, so when it comes to protecting yourself online it’s important not to simply rely on software to keep everything in check. The more prepared you are, the easier you’ll be able to spot a scam and steer clear - so without further ado here are some resources to keep you, your friends and family wise to online fraud.
7 Common Sense Tips to Help You Avoid Catching Malware
The Internet has made a lot possible. Accessing information and communicating with people from far away has become a breeze. At the same time, however, our curiosity can quickly lead us down dark virtual alleys that may not seem dark at all. In fact, the biggest security risk always is the user!
How to Report Email Fraud and Spam to Authorities
Here's how to report email fraud to the proper authorities, including governments, companies, and email services.