Technology is changing faster than ever in the era of telecommuting and cybercrime, and so are the dangerous cybercriminals trying to use your personal information online. For the many of us new to these dangers, or are otherwise blinded within the tall weeds of technical change, it’s easy to rely on IT professionals and the...
You’ll know if you experience a ransomware attack. Unlike most malware that will lie dormant until it performs its mysterious task, a ransomware infection will reveal itself quickly if you want to run that program. open that file, or do whatever thing you’re trying to do on your PC. Falling victim to malware is never...
Like your classic con man, an email phishing attack can wear any number of faces. No matter if you’re a small, mid-size or large company, phishing protection is increasingly critical as cybercriminals grow smarter and smarter. While anti-phishing software like Cloudphish and other email security solutions will greatly reduce the risk of a phishing attack,...
Imagine yourself as a financial executive at a multinational, Fortune-500 company. A new CEO has just started this month and sent you an email with instructions to transfer a payment to a new vendor in China. Without a close inspection, the request seems routine: a message arrives from the company email address, the form is...