7 Tips To Keep Your Email Account Secure
Most people send emails every day. Therefore, protecting your email account is a must. Especially when you know that emails are the favourite way for hackers to access your data....
Author: M Salman Nadeem
Top 5 Bad Password Habits
Less than 1 second : that’s how long it will take for a fairly savvy hacker to crack the password “qazwsxedc”. So, more than ever, you need to avoid bad password...
10 simple tips to protect your computer and other devices from hackers
Ransomware, Phishing, Trojan horses … We live in a world where cyber threats are becoming more present and more sophisticated. Data theft, reputational damage, extortion, espionage, and data destruction, …...
12 Tips On How To Protect Your Data
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of cyber attacks on organizations and individuals has exploded. It is therefore more important than ever to keep your data and...
Social Engineering: What is Smishing?
Smishing is a social engineering attack using phishing techniques, but sent by text message instead of email. The name is a combination of SMS and phishing. In this post, you’ll...
Social engineering: Quid Pro Quo attacks
Quid pro quo is a kind of social engineering attack where a hacker promises a profit in exchange for information that can later be used to steal money, data, or...
Social Engineering: What is Tailgating?
What is tailgating? Tailgating is a physical Social Engineering attack where someone seeks entry to a restricted area where they are not allowed to be. A definition of tailgating in...
Social Engineering: What is baiting?
What is baiting? A “lucky winner” gets a free digital audio player. In fact, this offer compromises any computer it is plugged to – No so lucky huh !! This...
Social Engineering: What is Phishing?
Phishing (pronounced “fishing”) is a kind of identity theft that is growing in popularity amongst hackers. By using fraudulent websites and false emails, fake phone calls, and whatnot – perpetrators attempt...
Social Engineering: What is Pretexting ?
Pretexting attack is a specific kind of social engineering focused on creating a good pretext, or a fabricated scenario, that scammers can use to trick their victim into giving up...