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.
Artificial intelligence has become incredibly powerful. We can create animated avatars of ourselves with just a facial scan. A few words in the right search engine can generate beautiful imagery and art. You can even find AI to write entire book chapters (although, they don’t always make much sense).
Although we can’t replicate human motivation and inspiration, AI might have us beat in a pure battle of wits.
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.
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.
You may have heard the term “honeypot” from your managed service provider before, but what does the term really mean?
In cybersecurity, honeypots prevent attacks by providing a false target for attackers instead of legitimate production systems.
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.
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.
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.
Macs are known to be pretty secure as they don’t seem to get viruses and malware as easily as Windows computers do. But the truth is, no computer is completely immune to malicious software. So how can you tell if your Mac has been infected with malware? Look out for these signs.
IP address, short for Internet Protocol address, is a term that you’ve likely heard before if you’ve spent some time online. Although it sounds and might even seem like some sort of technobabble, the concept is quite simple: It’s a series of numbers that identifies every individual machine and simultaneously broadcasts their locations.
