Top 5 Bad Password Habits
Passwords are undoubtedly the core authentication layer on all of our accounts. Unfortunately, recent statistics show that accounts get compromised severely due to bad password habits. Using the same password...
Privacy is a right, not a feature!
6 important tips to safeguard your privacy online
Nothing to hide – nothing to worry about, right? Wrong. Follow these 6 easy tips to protect your online privacy. Well, online privacy is not as simple as it looks...
Social Engineering: What is Tailgating?
What is tailgating? An attacker seeking entry to a restricted area, where access is unattended or controlled by electronic access control, can simply walk in behind a person who has...
Social engineering: Quid Pro Quo attacks
Oh, you got some issues with your computer – no problem, I will sort it out for you! – all I need is your credentials… Quid pro quo means something for something...
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...
Pretexting: definition and examples | Social engineering
Pretexting is another form of social engineering where attackers focus on creating a good pretext, or a fabricated scenario, that they can use to try stealing their victims’ personal information....
Social Engineering: What is Phishing?
WHAT IS PHISHING? Phishing (pronounced “fishing”) is a kind of identity theft which is growing in popularity amongst hackers. By using fraudulent websites and false emails, fake phone calls...
What is Social Engineering ?
All humans make mistakes. One of the most intriguing findings from IBM’s “Cyber Security Intelligence Index” is that 95 percent of all security incidents involve human error. Many of these are...
11 tips on how to avoid social engineering schemes
Following are several tips on how to avoid social engineering schemes. These steps won’t prevent your account from getting compromised if a service provider falls for a social engineering hack and...
Mailfence now implements SPF (Sender Policy Framework)
Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is a simple email-validation system designed to detect email spoofing by providing a mechanism to allow receiving mail exchangers to check that incoming mail from a...