Something’s phishy: How to detect phishing attempts

"Dear you,

 It appears you need to update your information. Click here to tell us all your secrets.

 No really, it’s totally safe. We’re not going to steal your identity, we swear."

If only phishing attempts were that obvious.

     Modern-day phishing campaigns use stealthy techniques to target people online and trick them into believing their messages are legitimate. Yet for all its sophistication, phishing relies on one thing: trust. Detecting a phish, in its various forms, then requires you to hone a healthy level of skepticism when receiving any kind of digital communication, be it email, text, or even social media message. In order to understand how we got here, let’s go back to the first instance of phishing.

3, 2, 1, GO! Make backups of your data!

     With the recent proliferation of ransomware, a type of malware that encrypts your data and holds it hostage until payment is received, what should be done to protect valuable data?

Tech support scams: what are other people doing?

     We’ve talked a lot about tech support scams over the past few years, typically focused on what we see ourselves. But tech support scams are much bigger than that, targeting every tech company under the sun. So what are other people doing about it? Let’s take a look at some of the other players working to keep you safe.