
Security Tip of the Week – Smishing Gains Popularity with Bad Guys
Typically, short message service (SMS) messages are short, vague, and include a link—which makes them great for spoofing!
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Typically, short message service (SMS) messages are short, vague, and include a link—which makes them great for spoofing!

While you get ready to shop Prime Day deals, the bad guys are getting ready to scam you any way they can. Are you prepared?

Cybercriminals are using this an attack on Twitter as bait for a convincing phishing scam. Don’t fall for it!

In early September, a phishing attack surfaced that imitates one of KnowBe4’s security awareness training email notifications.

Scammers have come up with yet another Coronavirus-themed attack. This time, they are taking advantage of the race to develop a vaccine.

Voice phishing, or “Vishing”, is a phishing attack via phone. This tactic is used to collect your financial data and other personal info.

Have you ever found yourself staring at a wobbly letter trying to decide if it is an X or a Y, just to prove to a website that you’re not a robot? This funny little test is called a CAPTCHA

Cybercriminals often use legitimate websites in their phishing attacks as a way to get around the security systems that your organization has in place. A recent example of this is the use of Canva, a popular graphic design platform. Canva

Ty Nixon Senior Network Engineer Have you been compromised by ransomware? Has your network been breached by uncontrolled wired or wireless access? By now, most IT professionals are familiar with the basic concepts of network access control. Several vendor partners

The coronavirus pandemic continues to impact organizations across the globe. This hardship gives cybercriminals the perfect bait: a promise of financial relief. Currently, cybercriminals are impersonating the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) with a very convincing phishing email. While
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