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Prevalent Phishing Scams

15 May 201723 December 2017 EditorEmails, IT Security, Organisations, Phishing attack, Social Engineering, Spam Emails

The latest spate of phishing attacks is focused on targeting attachments within emails particularly PDF attachments. For organisations, this is a highly detrimental problem because generally…

Tips for avoiding Phishing Scams

12 December 201623 December 2017 EditorCyber Fraud, Cybercrime, Data, Emails, IT Security, Malware, Networks, Social Engineering

Phishing appears to be a highly technical word which may perplex anyone unacquainted with technological terms. Nevertheless, quite simply defined to be a fraudulent attempt of…

Categories of Cyber attacks

26 September 201623 December 2017 EditorBotnet, Cyber Fraud, Cybercrime, Cybercriminals, Cybersecurity, Hackers, Hacking, IT Security, Malware, Networks, Phishing, Ransomware, Water holing

Two broad categories divide cyber attacks distinctively, there are un-targeted attacks and targeted attacks. The necessity of categorising cyber attacks arises from the variation in operation…

Recognising Spam Emails

15 August 201623 December 2017 EditorCybercrime, Cybercriminals, Cybersecurity, Emails, Hackers, Internet, IT Security, Malware, Networks, Organisations, Phishing attack, Spam Emails

Emails are a quick, efficient and productive form of communication through which individuals, businesses and governments can correspond. Uses of emails are multitude from personal to…

How to avoid Botnet attacks

18 July 201623 December 2017 EditorBack door, Botnet, Computer Science, Computer Virus, Computer Worm, Cyber Fraud, Cybercrime, Cybercriminals, Cybersecurity, Cyberspace, Data, Distributed Denial of Service, Exploit, Hacking, Hardware, Internet, Internet of Things, IT Security, Malware, Ransomware, Social Engineering, Technology, Trojans, Vulnerabilities, Websites, Zero-day Exploit

A botnet is an internet connected computer system or device which has been infected by a malware specialised in targeting computers through a backdoor exploit. Subsequently,…

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