Search results for: “Phishing”
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Phishing: Practical Ways to Protect Yourself Online
You check your mails to see a seemingly important message from your bank asking you to update your details on their website. There’s a link in the email and thinking it’s a genuine message, you follow the link to update your details. Unknown to you, this email is fake and the website isn’t the real…
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Selling Your Bitcoin Safely: How to Avoid Scams And Protect Your Funds
Although Bitcoin is decentralised and relatively safer than traditional currencies, it is not entirely free from potential scams and frauds, especially when selling Bitcoin. This is especially prevalent in a situation where the process of converting Bitcoin to cash is complex, like in Nigeria. With Bitcoin’s rise in popularity and adoption, let’s explore the actionable…
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Five Cyber Security Risks & How to Protect Against Them
These days, there is no end to the number of cyber security risks at play. Whether you are an individual or a large corporation, it’s imperative to protect yourself online. As the threats multiply across the internet, so have the solutions. Whether you are in the business of tech or not, focusing on cyber security…
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Secure Remote Access: How to Minimize Risks
As we know, traditional single-factor authentication systems require users to only provide a username and password to access a system network or application. A username and password is easily accessible for a hacker to steal and access your security system. Multi-factor authentication requires users to verify their identity with two or more factors (something you…
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Safeguard Your Systems: How to Prevent Hacking
Your desktop computer, laptop, and tablet — even your smartphone — are juicy targets to seasoned and newbie hackers alike. But what makes one individual or company a more attractive target than another? Are there any common threads that dictate how hackers pick their victims? Suspect someone is trailing your digital path? To help tailor…
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5 Clever Ways Companies Counter Hackers
You’ll notice that there are more cybercrime reports nowadays. Many hackers are using ransomware to extort money from small, medium, and large organizations. In addition, hackers are stealing company secrets and client data through spyware and Trojans. Some hackers take over systems with rootkits and open backdoors for keyloggers and other malware. To protect themselves…
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The Importance of Backing up Your Office 365 Data
With the fast adoption of the paperless concept, brands are moving their data to the cloud. Stakeholders keep investing heavily in cloud computing to offer robust and secure services. Several businesses rely on Office 365 because of its many perks. It eliminates the need to pay expensive software and hardware costs upfront. More so, you…
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Best Remote Work Tips for Safety and Security
Over the past couple of years, the situation with remote work in the world has changed dramatically. Experience has shown that for organizing employees’ remote workflow, one management solution isn’t enough. A prepared infrastructure is needed. And personal accountability of staff in the performance of their duties is also important. With the new pandemic world,…
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How Does a Safe Browser Work, and Why Is a Standard Browser Unsecure?
Every day, we are using the Internet, entering our personal information on websites: name, address, bank details, documents, and so on. And every time, most of us are afraid that this information could be stolen and used against us. If this happens, a huge credit might be taken! Hackers will not hesitate to use our…
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Top Business Cybersecurity Solutions Every Workplace Must Invest In
Every business remains in grave threat at all times due to the increased number of cybersecurity attacks and hacks all over the world. These security breaches always tend to shake the world as whole businesses go bankrupt and capsize. These breaches are most times with the penetrating techniques of hackers and cybercriminals. And many times,…
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Top 5 Action Games Every Gamer Should Try
It’s time for spectacular sound effects, a gripping plot, top-notch graphics, and a lot of action. Yes, we’re going to explore some of the best action games of recent years. So load up your ammo and be ready to give them a shot with all guns blazing. Red Dead Redemption 2 No one knows better…
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10 Common Scams and Approaches to Avoid Being a Victim as You Join the Thrilling Cryptocurrency Industry
It’s only a decade ago since Bitcoin’s invention, but already we’ve seen a tremendous increase in its popularity worldwide. Today, it remains to be the top cryptocurrency dominating the digital currency market. The good news is that several investors have also joined the investment. Does that mean everything is well with Bitcoin? Not at all.…