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How to avoid a Bitcoin blackmail scam

used with permission from FTC.gov., by Cristina Miranda “I know about the secret you are keeping from your wife and everyone else. You can ignore this letter, or pay me a $8600 confidentiality fee in Bitcoin”. It’s enough to send shivers down anyone’s spine, but these...

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6 steps to securing your email

used with permission from HP Technology at Work Is your company's email providing a tempting route for cyber criminals to attack your business? Hackers continue to target businesses with phishing attacks. Once opened, these malicious email messages can hijack an...

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Sneaky Spammer Tactics and How To Avoid Them

used with permission from Norton by Symantec, by Nadia Kovacs Spam is a problem on the Internet, coming at us from just about every angle of the online space. Some spammers develop sophisticated, well-planned strategies, while others can be sloppy and still drive...

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What Is Spear Phishing?

used with permission from Norton by Symantecby Nadia Kovacs Spear phishing isn’t what you do when you’re on vacation in Hawaii. It’s a targeted attack on your personal information. An updated version of the old trick “phishing,” where scam artists simply ask you for...

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Gmail or Exchange?

used with permission from HP Technology at Work When it comes to business email, change is in the air. Web-based platforms have all but taken over the personal email market—Gmail alone has over 425 million active users worldwide and counting [1]. With Microsoft® also...

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Do not Fall Prey to Internet Phishing Scams

Phishing scams are at the top of cyber criminals’ moneymaking lists. It’s disturbing that the important data of organizations such as Sony are under threat from phishing scams. But in contrast to the widespread notion, these scams affect small enterprise owners as...

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