Smishing and vishing are the common types of phishing attacks that attack a victim by sending messages and voice calls. Both use the traditional method of means of phishing scams which drive the victim to urgent action. The aim is similar, whereas the delivery methods are different. What is Smishing? Smishing is also known as SMS phishing is a common type of phishing attack that is carried … [Read more...] about Smishing and vishing: How these cyber attacks work and how to prevent them
Cyber security threats
Common types of cyber scams and how to avoid them
Phishing Phishing is a common type of cyber scam that targets a victim through email. They provide a link to the victim and ask them to click on it. After clicking to that link, malware gets installed in your system, through which they can gain access to personal information. There are various types of scam, and identifying them is quite tricky. Phishing scams have multiple types, and … [Read more...] about Common types of cyber scams and how to avoid them
05 signs that show you have been hacked
It has become essential to have secure and trusted antimalware software these days to get protected from malicious hackers and malware. Malware is becoming common and challenging to detect. Malware can change tactics, swap bytes around and comes out to be a new unrecognized program. Various cyber-security products are used to identify unrecognized malware. Some program uses virtualized … [Read more...] about 05 signs that show you have been hacked
The shortcomings of centralized server architecture
Developed firms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Dropbox, Citrix, Microsoft or Google, all cloud storage vendors use the same way to sync and copy to a centralized cloud server cluster. Millions of users are using the central cloud clusters to store and access to files daily. The cloud-based storage system has been trending since last decade but centralized server architecture has some … [Read more...] about The shortcomings of centralized server architecture
4 ways to build a strong security culture
The cybersecurity team at an organization can’t prevent activities which they can’t see. It is vital for the end users and managers to keep their security team update about their activities on data on different apps. It is the responsibility of the security team to empower the end users on how to treat data security within an organization. To have a strong cybersecurity culture within an … [Read more...] about 4 ways to build a strong security culture
