There are various ways a social engineering scammers use to scam their victims. Given below are five basic and common tricks used by social engineering. The sender has two email addresses Using two different email addresses is the common phishers trick. They use one for email arriving which looks legitimate and one for return address which is the real one. It is not guaranteed that the … [Read more...] about 05 most common ways criminals scam you through social engineering
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How to defend against the latest Wi-Fi security threats
The best way to protect your home or office Wi-Fi is by using a strong password. Keeping the uninvited guests away from your personal or home network will keep the network safer. This is the common way of securing your home Wi-Fi. Given below are a few other ways to protect your Wi-Fi from threats. Change your default wireless settings After purchasing a Wi-Fi for your personal use, it is … [Read more...] about How to defend against the latest Wi-Fi security threats
Why you should never, ever connect to public Wi-Fi
WPA2 is the encryption standard that secures all modem Wi-Fi, it launched the possibility that anyone near you can access to your personal information if using the same network. These days Wi-Fi standards have flawed and you should not trust them. The largest threat with Wi-Fi is that a cybercriminal can place him in between you and the connection point. In this case, your data are not sent to … [Read more...] about Why you should never, ever connect to public Wi-Fi
How to secure your router and home network
The internet router is an essential electronic device in everyone’s home. It connects and holds other devices together and outside the world. It is vital to protect the router from the attackers as they make their way to your devices through it. Cybercriminals and state-sponsored attackers have used various botnets to hack the routers to launch an attack against business and organization. Small … [Read more...] about How to secure your router and home network
04 Wi-Fi vulnerabilities beyond weak passwords
These days keeping a private Wi-Fi more secured by having a strong password and encryption is necessary. Using a passphrase to prevent encryption is also important. Besides these, Wi-Fi can be protected by using different settings, features, and situations. Follow the points to make sure that your network is vulnerable. Using a default SSID name for a network Your Wi-Fi network name is … [Read more...] about 04 Wi-Fi vulnerabilities beyond weak passwords
