In recent years, many people have applied for jobs online through recruitment websites or hiring emails. Unfortunately, cybercriminals will take advantage of this to create social engineering scams with fake…
Category: Security Tips
Hovering Over Links
How can you tell if an email is safe? Even if you catch red flags in an email, such as typos or poor grammar, an urgent demeanor, or even a…
Video Game Scams
Video games are a popular pastime for people across the world. Even if you’ve never played video games, you’ve probably heard of games like Legend of Zelda, Minecraft, FIFA, or…
Password Managers
Our lives are full of more online accounts that require login credentials than any one person could possibly remember. Since trying to remember a different password for each account can…
Social Media Account Spoofing
Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn are wonderful tools for staying connected. Unfortunately, these platforms are also wonderful tools to manipulate and phish unsuspecting users. One…
Top Five Meta Scams
Facebook, now known as Meta, has over a billion users. That’s a lot of people who check their accounts regularly! Cybercriminals take advantage of Meta’s popularity to try to trick…
Pretexting
Pretexting is when the bad guys create a false scenario using a made-up identity or pose as someone you know. They can even pose as employees of bank or credit…
Browser Notifications
What Are Browser Notifications? Most internet browsers allow websites to offer browser notifications. The first time you visit a website that offers browser notifications, you will see a pop-up message…
Keep Devices and Software Up to Date
ou know that little pop-up prompting you to restart your computer for a software update? The one that only seems to come up when you’re in the middle of something…
Stay Safe While Working in Public Locations
It’s important to protect your information from cyberattacks no matter where you are, especially when working at the airport or a local cafe. If you don’t follow your organization’s cybersecurity…