5 Seemingly Innocent Download Habits Your Employees Must STOP Now To Avoid A Ransomware Attack

Once upon a time, you could install antivirus software and go about your merry way online and in your inbox, opening, clicking and downloading files without a care.

Today, antivirus alone cannot and will not protect you, especially if you INVITE the hack by downloading a file that is infected with a piece of code designed to circumvent your security protocols.

Data Breach on AT&T Rattles Millions

Do you use AT&T as your primary telecom provider? Do you know someone who does? Then you need to know what’s just happened to your data.

Recently, the popular telecommunications company has been in the news due to a data breach that exposed sensitive customer information and caused potential financial losses.

Authentication Recovery

Multi-factor authentication, or MFA, makes you prove your identity in addition to entering a strong password, before allowing you access to an account.

What happens if you don’t remember, or can no longer access, your MFA?

When you sign up for new accounts, you often get a list of codes to save or print.

How Secure is Your Favorite Social Media App?

We all use social media. The platform we prefer might differ, but 59% of the people around the globe have some form of it. Chances are, you do use an app to connect with friends online, too.

The top five most popular social media platforms are:

1. Facebook
2. YouTube
3. WhatsApp
4. Instagram
5. TikTok

Do you use any of these? Then you need to know about the security risks that come with the territory.

Cyber-Criminals Are Going After Crypto ATMs

Do you use cryptocurrency? If you do, then how do you refill your wallet – have you ever visited a crypto ATM to purchase more Bitcoins, or Dogecoins, or Ethereum, or whatever virtual coin you like best?

You may be familiar with online thieves looking to steal your crypto, but now it’s not just your digital wallets that you need to worry about.

Hooked a Catfish? Here’s How to Throw it Back

These days, it’s very common to meet people online before you ever see them face-to-face. From dating apps to virtual workplaces, a ton of first-time interactions happen virtually. In fact, it’s been considered the most common form of dating since 2019. The year following that finding, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, which only skyrocketed the number of people meeting online — for any personal or professional reason.

Spam? Don’t Just Click “Delete”

No matter what email platform you use, who you connect with, and where you choose to give out your email address, we all deal with it: Spam messages.

Sometimes, spam is clearly recognizable as fake. Others look like viable sales pitches…and sometimes they’re disguised as phishing messages to make you think that you’re interacting with something or someone that you’re not.