Following big global events and natural catastrophes such as hurricanes and big earthquakes, fraudsters will take advantage of the vulnerability of victims and the empathy of far-away observers to trick people into giving out valuable personal identifiable information or money.
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Category: Cyber Threats
Summer is here and the long-awaited vacations are just around the corner – at last! As much as we want to leave work behind when we activate that auto-reply and go on vacation, there are certain Out of Office risks and cybersecurity issues that we need to keep in mind when we go on vacation.
Getting locked out of your house is annoying. But getting locked out of your computer system can have much more serious consequences. Intentionally locking you out of your computer system and requesting ransom is a recent favorite amongst cyber-criminals. This is otherwise known as a ransomware attack. It’s important to know what they are, how they spread and how to prevent them.
We are constantly adding new security training videos to help admins build a strong security culture within the workplace. To do that you need to warn employees of current threats and teach them good cybersecurity habits.
There’s nothing in this life certain except for taxes and phishing emails! If you want to avoid falling for tax season scams, read on and follow AwareGO’s pro tips.
Are you ready for a more cyber secure 2021? As much as some people would like to forget 2020 ever happened, unfortunately it will still be remembered as a year of increased cyber-attacks, spam, phishing emails and information disorder in our neck of the woods. That is why we’ve decided to publish and give away […]
Online shopping is catching on quick. Everybody’s doing it! And you can get great deals too. However, criminals will try to get you to visit fake websites by offering great deals.
Perhaps the most important lesson from the most recent cyber-attack on the healthcare industry is this: Hackers have no shame! We knew that already but recently we were rudely awakened to just how low they will go.
Hacking of multi-million-dollar companies is big business and Garmin is the latest victim of a vicious ransomware attack. Here’s what we know about the ransomware attack on Garmin and what we can learn from it.
Cyber attacks on colleges and universities are more common than you’d think. That’s whay AwareGO has created a ready made cyber security training for educational institutions.