There are numerous email scams that land in your inbox every day, from malware-ridden attachments supposedly from a friend to IRS impersonators to blackmailers threatening to expose you for watching porn. And what makes many of these scams harder to recognize is that they rely on a “spoofed” email address...
Is Your Boss Reading Your Email? Maybe
It’s wise to assume that your employer is monitoring your work email and to be careful what you send. After all, the email system belongs to your employer, so staffers generally don't have a right to privacy for emails sent using the company's equipment and network. . But a new...
October is CyberSecurity Awareness Month – Why Nearly 50% of Organizations are Failing at Password Security
While the importance of keeping passwords secure is not a new idea, nearly half of companies are still struggling to get a handle on the issue, according to the LastPass 2018 Global Password Security Report, released on Monday. The report found that password sharing is common in the workplace, with...
Phishing for Trouble: One Manufacturer’s Mistakes, and How to Avoid Them
Imagine the following: In the height of tax season, an accounting clerk opens an email asking him: “Please send me W-2’s for employees in the marketing department. I need this information ASAP. Thanks very much.” The name on the email is the comptroller’s, so the clerk sends along the information....
9 Simple Ways to Protect Your Privacy
While you may think your personal information is actually personal, you'd be surprised how much information about you winds up online. Just do a search for yourself on Pipl, a people search directory, to see the personal details out there. (Go on, we'll wait.) Chances are the search came up...