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Spear phishing: Everything you need to know
Spear phishing can be an especially effective type of online scam because it’s designed to appear legitimate. Rather than relying on broad, generic messages, attackers research their targets and tai...
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What is a BEC attack, and how do you protect your business?
A business email compromise (BEC) attack exploits trusted business email accounts used for payments and sensitive communications, tricking employees into sending money or confidential information to a...
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Attack surface reduction explained: Principles, techniques, and tools
Every system connects to the outside world through networks, software, and user access. These connections let data and services function, but each one also introduces potential risk. The more services...
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What is clone phishing, and how can you avoid it?
Phishing attacks continue to evolve, making it harder to tell legitimate messages from malicious ones. Clone phishing is one such tactic that takes advantage of familiarity and trust, increasing the r...
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Funeral scams: How to spot and avoid common tricks
Losing a loved one brings overwhelming grief, which unfortunately makes it an opportune moment for scammers to strike. Funeral scams target vulnerable families during their most difficult hours to exp...
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Are eSIMs safe for travel and everyday use?
eSIMs make it easy to stay connected while traveling or switching carriers. As with any change in mobile technology, it’s reasonable to ask how eSIMs handle security, tracking, and account protectio...
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CEO fraud: How it happens and how to protect your business
Sometimes, all it can take is one convincing message to move real money. A finance manager might get an email that looks like it came from the CEO, asking them to pay an invoice. It looks normal, the ...
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How to spot and report an Amazon phishing email
Phishing emails pretending to be from Amazon have become so convincing that even cautious shoppers can be deceived. These messages often copy Amazon’s branding, tone, and layout and may reference re...
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How to fix the “Windows has detected an IP address conflict” error
You’ll usually get the “Windows has detected an IP address conflict” error message when two or more devices on your network are competing for the same IP address; this causes the network to get ...
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Apple Pay scam: How to detect, prevent, and respond
Millions of people use Apple Pay every day for its convenience and strong mobile wallet security. That’s also why scammers focus on the people using it rather than the system itself. They often try ...
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