by Stephen Gross | Aug 21, 2023 | E-mail, Phishing & Awareness Training, Security
Don’t underestimate spam emails. Cybercriminals are getting more creative with how they hide phishing attempts in messages nowadays. Phishing is simply a social engineering attack which involves sending fraudulent messages purporting to be from a legit source. Even...
by Stephen Gross | Aug 21, 2023 | E-mail, Educational Resources, Security
It may seem odd at first, but an email account is a goldmine for scammers. A hacker can do more than get their hands on your coveted chicken casserole recipe; they can cause damage to your identity and finances. So, why do scammers want your email address? What can a...
by Michele Gross | Jul 26, 2023 | Passwords, Phishing & Awareness Training, Security
Scammers are targeting users of cloud-based password managers, including Bitwarden, with phishing attacks. And the mode of attack was malicious ads. Users have reported that they have seen fake advertisements for Bitwarden on Google, the links in the ads were however...
by Michele Gross | Jul 26, 2023 | Passwords, Security, Uncategorized
You don’t need to update your passwords frequently to be secure online, but in a few specific instances, you should change your passwords immediately. Perform a Personal Password Audit You can’t always prevent hackers from accessing your credentials via...
by Michele Gross | Jul 26, 2023 | ChatGPT, Privacy, Security
The explosion of artificial intelligence in the last couple of years has been incredible to witness, and ChatGPT has been one of the front-runners, certainly in terms of publicity, that whole time. Run by OpenAI, it’s a generative text system that can provide...
by Michele Gross | Jul 26, 2023 | Microsoft, Microsoft Edge, Security
No matter what steps you or your company has taken, the undeniable fact is that the number and frequency of security breaches continues to rise around the world. Protecting yourself requires diligence, discipline and better security protocols for everything from...