What is BEC? In a Business Email Compromise (BEC) attack, cybercriminals impersonate business professionals to trick victims into sharing information about their organization. This attack is an advanced form of…
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Student Loan Relief Scams
The U.S. Government recently announced its plan to give citizens up to $20,000 of student loan relief. This plan requires that citizens submit an application to determine if they qualify…
Keeping Your Passwords Squeaky Clean
Did you know that the average person uses the same three to seven passwords to log in to over 170 online accounts? In addition to being reused, these passwords are…
What’s the Deal With Data Breaches? What Do They Mean for Me?
Data breaches are becoming more and more common these days. You hear about them in the news all the time. So you might be wondering: what exactly is a data…
What is a SIEM?
If you’re not a cybersecurity expert, you may wonder, “What is a SIEM anyway?” SIEM is an acronym for Security Information and Event Management. But what does that mean exactly?…
Email Scams from University Domains
Most universities provide students with email addresses from the university’s official domain. For example, a student’s email address could be firstname[at]harvard[dot]edu. Since these email addresses use real university domains, cybercriminals…
How to Safely Shop Online
Do you regularly use your debit card for online purchases? Do you have payment information saved on online shopping accounts? Do you use autofill to enter your payment information? If…
Phishing Attacks
Did You Know? CityCare by Citynet offers worry-free network management, including software management on covered devices. Learn more! We close this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness program with a look at the…
Google Translate Phishing Scams
Google Translate is a free service that you can use to translate text from one language to another. Since Google Translate is a Google product, many people view it as…
The Shock Factor: Don’t Take the Bait!
One of the most common and successful tricks cyber criminals use to trigger you into falling for their scams is fake “stressor events”. In this context, “stressor events”, are shocking…