The COVID-19 pandemic created a worldwide panic. To cybercriminals, this presents an opportunity to steal money, data, and identities. Scammers can manipulate people’s emotions to get them to act against their interests. They use these COVID-19 themes to hook and attack their victims. Follow these tips to sidestep COVID-19 scams.
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The theme is “Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT.” This message promotes personal accountability and proactive behavior in digital privacy, security best practices, and common cyber threats. Here are some online safety messages and opportunities for habit change.
Employers offer work at home benefits to attract workers and to retain them long-term. While working at home has numerous benefits, it also introduces new cybersecurity risks to businesses. Here are some tips for cyber-securing the home office.
It’s time again to spring clean your business. While it is a good idea to organize messy drawers and wipe down workspaces, you must not forget about digital clutter on your devices. Here are some valuable tips to protect your business and your customers’ data. If you need help with digital spring cleaning tasks, email info@swifttechsolutions.com.
Watch out for renewal letters from fake domain registry vendors. Usually, companies pay to use a domain (your-company.com) from a well-known registrar such as GoDaddy and Network Solutions. However, impostors are sending fake invoices to trick people into transferring their domains to them and then renewing at much higher prices.
National Computer Security Day was started to raise awareness regarding computer security issues. People tend to use multiple devices for the office, home, and on the go. If left unprotected, each of these devices presents an opportunity for workers to get attacked by hackers, scammers, and identity thieves.
Scammers are sending sextortion emails. They say they’ve been spying on your computer activities and have photos of you viewing intimate content. Then, the scammer says they will release the footage to your contacts unless you pay them a fee of at least $800. If you receive sextortion emails, follow these tips.
If you are in the middle of a lawsuit, watch out for impersonated attorney emails. Hackers are targeting law firms with wire scam emails and stealing thousands of dollars in client settlement funds. Cybercriminals are sending these scam emails to the different people involved in legal proceedings including law firm employees, clients, and banks.
Business Email Compromise attacks involve cybercriminals sending an email pretending to be a trusted source. The cybercriminals will request funds, account numbers, and confidential information. Attack examples include bogus invoice schemes, CEO fraud, account compromise, attorney impersonation, and data and W-2 theft.
Cryptojacking is defined as the unauthorized use of someone’s computer to mine cryptocurrency. The rise in cryptojacking activities is largely due to the increase in the value of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. According to McAfee Labs, the count of total coin miner malware rose by 629% in Q1 of 2018 alone, to more than 2.9 million samples.