I’ve talked a number of times about Phishing and we’ve talked about Smishing. Today, I want to touch on the subject of Vishing. Vishing is Phishing using voice. This isn’t new. You’ve all either received or know of folks who’ve received, phone calls from folks pretending to be from “Microsoft Support” or “Visa”. You may…
Phishing, scams increase significantly over the holidays. This year, there is even a greater risk from these scams because folks are doing even more online now, due to Covid-19, than any other holiday season. While a large number of these scams are related to online shopping, free gift cards, credit card offers, and even shipping…
No, this isn’t a typo. SMiShing is the SMS version of phishing scams but instead of a bad email, you get a bad text message on your smartphone. While smishing has been around for years, its use has increased significantly since March, all thanks to the Coronavirus. According to the FTC, 52,500 Americans have filed…
Yes, we are talking about Phishing… again! The complex methods used by Threat Actors today makes me long for the days when malicious emails were comprised of either very poor English, or someone telling me that I was being gifted $1,000,000 by some person I never heard of in some far away country! The current…
Multifactor authentication (MFA) or Two-Factor authentication (2FA) works on the principle of “something you know” plus “something you have (or are).” “Something you know” is your username and password. “Something you have” can be a smartphone, USB security key, your fingerprint or face, or other physical object in your possession that can be used to…
October is Cybersecurity month, so there’s no better time to talk about the scary reality of constant hacker attacks and threat actor tricks. While one should always be vigilant, every day, every email, this month you need to be especially diligent. The cybercommunity has seen a significant increase in the last few weeks of the…
