Having an available tech team is critical to ensuring your data and confidential information remain secure. This team should be knowledgeable in cybercrime and stay informed of emerging cyber threats as well as the methods used to avoid cybercrime. Furthermore,they should be experienced in understandi...
Always hover over links to check their legitimacy before clicking, and avoid clicking anything that looks suspicious. 4 Use a VPN whenever possible: A virtual private network (VPN) encrypts your internet connection, making it harder for cybercriminals to intercept your data, especially on public...
Always hover over links to check their legitimacy before clicking, and avoid clicking anything that looks suspicious. 4 Use a VPN whenever possible: A virtual private network (VPN) encrypts your internet connection, making it harder for cybercriminals to intercept your data, especially on ...
Secret Service.The Secret Service may not immediately come to mind, but its cyber investigative section may be able to help, particularly if you’ve wired money. You can report crimes to yourlocal field office. But you need to do so almost immediately if you want to have any shot of ...
Rather than having an identifiable and traceable online presence, use nicknames and/or gender-neutral names when possible. Avoid posting personal details, such as your email address, home address, phone number or workplace details, online, where anyone can easily access them and use them to cybe...
Do not visit locations that are known for high crime or cyberattacks. Avoid entering personal and sensitive information such as email addresses, addresses, names, phone numbers, and passwords when connected to a public or free wireless internet network. Using a VPN One of the best ways to add...
Cybercriminals are using COVID-19 to attack IT systems with greater speed and volume. Here are four ways in which financial institutions can stay ahead.
keyloggers, or to gain remote access to and control of other devices on the network. To avoid detection, rootkits often disable security software. Once the rootkit has control over a device, it can be used to send spam email, join abotnetor collect sensitive data and send it back to the...
Here’s what you Need to Know to Avoid Becoming the Next Cybercrime Victim in the UAE For instance, a victim who lost AED 2 million last year didn’t approach the police. As per Ibrahim Al Ajill, director of CID at the Sharjah Police, “the victim handed over the amount to someone ...
Cyber crime is of increasing concern to nation-states — whether the culprits are othergovernmentsorfinancially motivatedhackers. In the US, the 2025 government budget for IT security is $13bn, up from $11.8bn the year before. The UK, too, is wary and this extends to the risk of infiltra...