It has been widely reported that hackers are taking advantage of the pandemic to perpetrate scams and frauds. We have seen attacks against workers of companies through phishing emails that include an attachment or link offering information or access to specialized treatment for COVID-19 to lure people to click on them. Once they click on
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Alert for Employee Education: FBI Issues Warning About Exploitation of “Secure” Websites
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in New + Now
We all have been trained to look at website addresses with a critical eye to make sure they have “https,” as those websites are supposed to be secure. The “s” at the end signifies to us that it is secure. The lock at the beginning of the website address is supposed to signify that it…
Privacy Tip #46 – Protect Your Home Computer from Ramsomware
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Privacy Tips
Even though we have reported numerous accounts of ransomware attacks against businesses, according to a recent survey, individuals continue to be the primary target by hackers employing ransomware.
Individual home computers are easy targets for hackers because individuals usually do not invest as much in data security measures as businesses do.
The ransomware surfaces with…