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How to Protect Yourself from Vishing
“Vishing” occurs when criminals cold-call victims and attempt to persuade them to divulge personal information over the phone. These scammers...
What Security Means to Families
What is our real job as parents? Is it to ensure our kids get good grades? – Maybe. Or is...
Quality Over Quantity: the Counter-Intuitive GenAI Key
It’s been almost two years since OpenAI launched ChatGPT, driving increased mainstream awareness of and access to Generative AI tools....
The Top 10 Online Booking Scam Hotspots in the U.S. Revealed
With a record-breaking number of Americans set to travel over the July 4th holiday, most of them by car, scammers...
Get Yourself AI-powered Scam Text Protection That Spots and Block Scams in Real Time
The tables have turned. Now you can use AI to spot and block scam texts before they do you harm. ...
How to Protect Yourself on Social Networks
There are now over 5 billion active social media users worldwide, representing 62.3% of the global population. While social networks...
What is Doxing?
Imagine someone putting your personal information out online for thousands of strangers to see—your home address, phone number, even details...
How to Safeguard Your Digital Assets While Backpacking on a Budget
Traveling on a budget while backpacking allows individuals to immerse themselves fully in local cultures, explore off-the-beaten-path destinations, and forge...
RockYou2024: Unpacking the Largest Password Leak in History
This Fourth of July brought fireworks in the form of a digital security breach, one that has been recorded as...
Everything You Need to Know to Keep Your Passwords Secure
How do you manage all those user names and passwords without having a cheat sheet in a file on your computer or stuck on post-it notes next to your computer? Neither option provides the security you should reserve for passwords.
What Is Generative AI and How Does It Work?
It’s all anyone can talk about. In classrooms, boardrooms, on the nightly news, and around the dinner table, artificial intelligence...
ClickFix Deception: A Social Engineering Tactic to Deploy Malware
Authored by Yashvi Shah and Vignesh Dhatchanamoorthy McAfee Labs has discovered a highly unusual method of malware delivery, referred to...
How to Help Protect Your Online Privacy
When it comes to protecting your privacy, take a close look at your social media use—because sharing can quickly turn...
How to Tell Whether a Website Is Safe or Unsafe
Something looks a little…sketchy. Is that website safe or unsafe? Nowadays, it can take a bit of work to...
10 Artificial Intelligence Buzzwords You Should Know
Artificial intelligence used to be reserved for the population’s most brilliant scientists and isolated in the world’s top laboratories. Now,...
How to Identify the Different Forms of Identity Theft
Identity theft is a pervasive threat in today’s digital age, with various forms that can wreak havoc on individuals’ lives....
CrowdStrike Outage Provides Opportunities for Scammers
Recently, a significant global outage resulted in thousands of Windows computers being brought offline. The source of the outage was...
My email has been hacked! What should I do next?
If you find that your email has been hacked, your immediate reaction is probably wondering what you should next. The answer: take a deep...
Does PC Cleaning Improve Performance?
Cleaning up your PC has several advantages, including the speeding up of your system and safeguarding your personal information from potential threats. Besides, the process frees up storage space.
What Does “Connection is Not Private” Mean?
Have you ever visited a site that triggers a “your connection is not private” or “your connection is not secure”...
Does Windows 10 or 11 Need Antivirus Software?
Does Windows 10 or 11 need antivirus software? Absolutely. Every computer needs protection against viruses and other malware. The next...
Olympics Has Fallen – A Misinformation Campaign Featuring a Voice Cloned Elon Musk
Authored by Lakshya Mathur and Abhishek Karnik As the world gears up for the 2024 Paris Olympics, excitement is building,...
Are Mobile Devices Less Secure than PCs?
Are smartphones less secure than PCs? The answer to that is, they’re different. They face different security threats. Yet they...
The Scam Strikes Back: Exploiting the CrowdStrike Outage
Authored by Lakshya Mathur, Vallabh Chole & Abhishek Karnik Recently we witnessed one of the most significant IT disruptions in...
How a VPN Can Make Your Time Online More Private and Secure
What is a VPN (virtual private network)? And how can it make your time online more secure—and a little more...
Do You Share Passwords with Friends and Family?
A text pops up on your phone. It’s your pal, and the text says, “What’s the password again?” It might...
Does Antivirus Software Slow You Down?
“Antivirus software slows down my PC.” This is a comment that is often heard when talking about antivirus and malware protection....
