A New Form of Phishing Email is an essential part of daily life for most of us, no matter our industry or profession. Still, like the rest of the Internet, it comes with inherent risks we should all be aware of. Phishing, or hacking by email, can occur when we receive an email with a… Continue reading Outlook Calendar’s Dangerous Design Flaw Everyone Should Be Aware Of
Phone number theft is more possible – and prevalent – than you might think. Hackers are deploying attacks known as SIM swap attacks and the damage might be more than you would expect. This article discusses everything you need to know about SIM swap fraud and how to better protect yourself. The SIM card inside… Continue reading Be Aware of SIM Swap Attacks
Sender Policy Framework (SPF) The Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is a technique that is used for email-authentication which helps prevent spammers and social engineers from sending messages on behalf of your domain(s). Organizations can publish their authorized email servers on an SPF record in the Domain Name System (DNS). These records include a list of… Continue reading SPF, DMARC, and DKIM
A recent vulnerability was reported involving TAR files. TAR is short for tape archive. It’s used, similar to .zip files (similar but not the same) to store multiple files as a single file and is used mostly in Unix or Linux environments. On a Windows machine, TAR files can be opened using a common piece… Continue reading Block TAR Files
Now that we’ve covered phishing, in this next set of blogs, we’re going to start looking at some of the other various methods hackers use to compromise systems and protective controls that you can implement to keep yourselves safer. In this blog, we’ll explain the risks associated with using USB or flash drive media. Bullet… Continue reading USB Security Risks to All Companies
Welcome to the sixth blog in our series of blogs discussing phishing and social engineering – and ways of protecting yourself from hackers. Today, we’ll be summarizing what we’ve learned about phishing. Bullet Point Summary Social Engineering is the art of manipulating people so they give up confidential information; phishing is using email to do social engineering.… Continue reading Phishing – Are you Susceptible? (Part 6) – Summary
Welcome to the fifth blog in our series of blogs discussing phishing and social engineering – and ways of protecting yourself from hackers. Today, we’ll be discussing spear phishing. Bullet Point Summary Spear phishing is when a fraudulent email is sent appearing to be legitimately sent by the person (for example, an attacker sending an email… Continue reading Phishing – Are you Susceptible? (Part 5)
Welcome to the fourth blog in a series of blogs discussing phishing and social engineering – and ways of protecting yourself from hackers. Today, we’ll be one of the theories (which we subscribe to) of why emotion causes us to not think critically, Amygdala hijacking. Bullet Point Summary Emotion is the enemy. When we feel… Continue reading Phishing – Are you Susceptible? (Part 4)
Welcome to the third blog in a series of blogs discussing phishing and social engineering – and ways of protecting yourself from hackers. Today, we’ll be discussing how to analyze links, and more importantly, while it’s important to be able to analyze a link, why it’s more important to understand emotion to prevent a hackers success in… Continue reading Phishing – Are you Susceptible? (Part 3)
Welcome to the second blog in a series of blogs discussing phishing and social engineering – and ways of protecting yourself from hackers. We will be discussing the elements behind how hackers are trying to exploit you, and we will be discussing the techniques and other preventative controls you can take to protect yourself. Today, we will be discussing the… Continue reading Phishing – Are you Susceptible? (Part 2)
