Phishing scams have been around for a long time. Phishing emails work often enough that there is no reason for scammers to stop. Indeed, there was a real increase in COVID-19-related phishing scams at the beginning of 2020. These scams will continue, as users are still looking for COVID-19 vaccine information. So, what can you …
Passwords are everywhere! We need them to access workstations, mobile devices, social media and ecommerce. The trouble with passwords is that they are weak when it comes to securing all of those things. You may have heard of brute force or password spraying as forms of attacks a hacker might use to gain access to …
It sounds like something from a spy movie. Someone tries to poison a small city’s water supply by remotely accessing the computer for the water treatment system and briefly increased the amount of sodium hydroxide, also known as lye, by a factor of more than 100. It sounds like a sinister plot where James Bond appears at …
Tomorrow is International Data Privacy Day! If you didn’t know, International Data Privacy Day is held annually on January 28 to raise awareness and promote data privacy and data protection best practices. Sponsored by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), the website Stay Safe Online offers tips for consumers to stay safe online and to …