Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Following research by Check Point it seems half the time they want to steal your LinkedIn credentials. So the takeaway from this is – if an unexpected email directs you to a LinkedIn log-in or requests your LinkedIn credentials then the chances are you have been had. QUIT before giving …
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Scammers are preying on the most vulnerable with texts, phone calls and emails: Council tax rebate: Warning issued over new scam pretending to offer £150 – BBC News
Ransomware is one of the biggest cyber security threats organisations and individuals have to deal with and it is so easy for the hacker to get the malware to you – just send you and email. In your rush to deal with your email you mistakeningly open an attachment or …
Johannes has written a good article, on Sans Internet Storm, on how to aid the fight on phishing emails – set up “Brand Indicators for Message Identification” (BIMI) for your email. We did this a few months ago over at Octagon Technology (I still have to set it up here …
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This is a social engineering combining a phishing email and an attached voicemail file – that can evade many security systems, including Microsoft’s and Google’s, as it appears to be from a legitimate source. Hackers employ voicemail phishing attacks on WhatsApp users | TechRepublic Our Social Engineering and Email Cyber …
