Twitter Is Getting Tough On Apps
Twitter has long had a reputation for being at the mercy of bots that have been used to sway public discourse and opinion. Often, these bots are controlled via Twitter API ...
I clicked on something I shouldn’t have…
By David Preuss It looked legit, came addressed from a colleague, but now I’m not so sure I didn’t click on something I shouldn’t have. What do I do? First, and seriously - panic to all get out. Yep, you’ve ...
New Report: Mobile Phishing on the Rise
With users being three times more likely to click on a suspicious link on their mobile device, along with over half of mobile users ...
The Internet May Be Hurting Your Sleep
Can you imagine life without the always-on internet? If you're like most people today, it's a simply indispensable tool, and the thought of suddenly being without it makes you shudder and brings ...
Tech Support Scammers Increase Success with Call Optimization
Like legitimate call centers, tech support divisions, and organizations with inbound calling, scammers are using call optimization to improve callback success rates in tech support scams. For years, organizations have used web code to localize phone numbers based on the ...
The Steep Cost of Poor IT Security [CHART]
Did you know that the average total cost of a successful cyber-attack is over $5 million? Yup, you read that right—actually, $5,010,600 to be exact. Cyber security is not only getting more difficult for businesses to manage, it’s getting much ...
Snail-Mail Phishing with a CD as Bait
Via KnowBe4 Blog Several state government offices in the US have received CDs by mail, infected with malware. It's a clumsy attempt, ...
How to Escape the Password Hell and Protect Your Online Information
By Joy Beland As a 20-year veteran of the IT industry serving small to medium businesses, one of the most frustrating challenges I see is how one tries to keep up with all of the passwords we create and use ...
THE RISE OF Internet of Things (IOT) RANSOMWARE
Internet of Things (IOT) Ransomware is a type of attack against an IoT device to gain control of the device’s functionality. While many smart ...
Firefox To Start Showing Ads On Tab Page
Before Google released its Chrome browser, Firefox felt pretty good about their arrangement. They got a handsome reward in exchange for making Google.com their default search engine. It was a win-win. ...
