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So there’s a strong and growing demand for vaccinations and test results because of the greater freedoms they will give to people. And of course, there will always be people who don’t want to wait for their official vaccination, or for an official negative test result – and shady people willing to service that demand.

Tech support fraud is increasingly becoming a larger problem, with losses from scams surpassing US$146 million, which is a 171% year-on-year increase. Con artists usually try to defraud their victims by offering to resolve non-existent technical issues, such as a software license expiring, or warning them that their email or bank accounts have been “compromised”.

On the occasion of Safer Inter net Day 2021, TECHx secured an exclusive interview of Malou Toft, VP at Milestone in EMEA, Head of sales, marketing and customer operations. During the interview, Malou discusses current cybersecurity threats for businesses, tips for remote working & safe use of social media.

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The ploy consists of SMS text messages that impersonate the popular payment processor and inform potential victims that their accounts have been “permanently limited” and that they need to click on the link to verify their identity.

Threat actors have been increasingly targeting the gaming industry, including by harvesting and selling access credentials into the internal systems of top-tier game companies

To help you combat these threats, we look at some of the most common methods and tactics used to tricking netizens into downloading malware and compromising their data and security.

2020 has been the year of ransomware. Attackers have been brazen during the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily targeting healthcare organizations, educational institutions and municipalities.

It’s imperative that companies make cybersecurity awareness, prevention and security practices a part of their culture. As per the studies conducted in the year 2016, 95% of breached records came from only three industries; government, retail, and technology.