What You Need To Know About Small Business Cyber Security It’s critically important for you to protect your business against cyber-attacks, irrespective of whether you’re a bigger company with employees or a sole trader. In this article, we’ll discuss why small businesses don’t feel equipped to handle cyber threats, the attacks that are most common, …
Coming Soon 7 Essential Tips to Spot a Fake Email Along with the advent of new technologies today, online threats such as cybercrime became prominent. Cybercriminals use email as a platform to continuously do their unlawful activities. Since emails are used for professional and personal communication, attackers and fraudsters prefer to utilise login page online …
Coming Soon Spear Phishing With the advanced technology that many people use, hackers and scammers tend to use advanced techniques to invade people’s privacy, steal sensitive information, and make cyber attacks like spear phishing or other online illegal activities. Then, these pieces of information are used to hack their data, bank accounts, and financial transactions …
The most common types of malware infections are caused by keyloggers, rootkits, viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs, ransomware / crypto-malware, spyware & adware, and bots/botnets. Malware attacks can easily be prevented by using anti-malware software providing security awareness training, implementing security policies, installing spam & anti-malware filters, using multi-factor authentication, performing routine vulnerability assessments, and …
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Cyber Security Glossary Cybersecurity terminology is explained in plain English. I’ve not met anyone yet, who can keep up with all the cybersecurity terms, jargon, and acronyms are thrown about. So if you want to know your phish from your whales, I’ve* compiled this cybersecurity glossary of terminology and acronyms I’ve come across. Let me …
You’ll probably already know what is torrenting if you used the Internet streaming sites made their appearance. You may even have used torrent sites to download a video game, music album, or ripped movie (although this is not a practice we recommend) or have heard of others using a torrent site. This article explains how …
Irrespective of the industry an organisation is in or its size, a very effective way to prevent possible cyber threats and discover infrastructure vulnerabilities is to utilise the expertise of both blue and red teams. Executing red team vs blue team exercises regularly can be a fantastic experience. Whether they are assessing the talent of …
What is Smishing? One of the many types of phishing attacks is smashing, and it targets mobile devices. Rather than sending phishing messages via email, smishers use MMS or SMS text messages to send these messages to mobile devices. Using mobile devices has become more common for businesses due to bringing your device (BYOD) and …
What is Spoofing? A Definition of Spoofing Spoofing is when someone disguises a communication, such as an email, that comes from a source that is unknown but meant to look like it comes from a trusted, known source. Spoofing can be used with websites, phone calls, and emails, or can be more complex, such as …
Coming soon What is Vishing? Series of cybercrime are done in different ways on many platforms. Since many people prominently use technology and online transactions, these hackers remain active and perform tricks on online users for some financial benefits. Fraudulent activities like voice phishing, vishing attacks, and the likes are the common types of cybercrime …
