Chances are, if you spend any amount of time online, you have already encountered internet trolls. An internet troll is someone who deliberately starts a fight and insults others in online forums. They disrupt discussions in an effort to cause drama. They are practically omnipresent on social media. Where to find internet trolls Internet trolls … Read more
Recently, we talked about the importance of questioning everything when it comes to cybersecurity; telephone calls, websites, text messages, snaps, any of these mediums are a forum for viruses. As the threats continue to change and grow, many people have started to become more aware of how widespread phishing has become. Phishing has grown in popularity, … Read more
Cyber attacks happen all the time and in multiple forms, causing tremendous harm — e.g., broken trust, financial loss, reputation damage, and intellectual property theft. So preventing and stopping threats surely sounds like a priority, right? The tricky part is that there is not just a one-size-fits-all approach to achieve that. Each organization is unique … Read more
Anyone can download software from the internet. These days, all it takes is someone with a computer and access to the web. There are thousands of hacking and security programs that exist online. These programs are written by skilled programmers and individual hobbyists. Many of them are free to download and use. This can be … Read more
You are probably thinking “why on earth is there ANOTHER article about social phishing? Have we not drained that pond by now?” This is a common line of thought, but unfortunately, phishing attacks (leading to credential theft) are still one of the main ways that hackers access your information. However, the true kicker is that … Read more
To combat malware, it’s important that you get your malware classifications right. These are the different types of malware and explaining how to recognize them: 1. Virus We tend to refer to all malware as viruses, but it’s not so. A virus modifies other legitimate host files in such a way that when you execute … Read more
