Cyber Attack Number 2/15: Phishing and Spear Phishing

Cyber Attack Number 2/15: Phishing and Spear Phishing

It’s a normal day, you receive an email that someone has shared a OneDrive document with you. When you click on the link it asks you to log in to your Office 365 account. You enter your credentials and nothing happens…

You’ve Been Phished

Once you enter your credentials the hackers now have access to your email account. Then they just watch and wait.

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15 Cyber Attacks: Cyber Attack 1/15: Man in the Middle Attacks (MITM)

15 Cyber Attacks: Cyber Attack 1/15: Man in the Middle Attacks (MITM)

You're traveling overseas, and you connect to a compromised or fake free wifi connection. What do you need to look out for?

Man in the Middle Attacks

The hacker can intercept things like your username and password to websites, your email, or even your bank account(s).

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15 Types of Common Cyber Attacks Series

15 Types of Common Cyber Attacks: What are they, how do they happen, and what you can do to mitigate your risk.

We've decided to start a 15 part series, inspired by an infographic shared by Dan Williams from CrowdStrike. Thanks Dan!

In this series, we will be explaining in real world terms how these hacks occur, giving some real-life examples, and advice on what you can do to mitigate your risk.

Look out for part 1/15: Man in the Middle (MITM) Attacks.

Below is an introduction video by our Founder and Leader, Martin (Marty) Haak.

Incident Response Plan: Why every organisation must have one

Incident Response Plan: Why every organisation must have one

Like we always say, EVERYTHING is hackable. It's not a matter of if, but when.

All businesses are at risk of Cybercrime. All businesses are at risk of a databreach. 89% of businesses worldwide experienced at least one Cybersecurity incident last year. $3.62 million is the average cost of a breach.

This is why Cybersecurity is everyone's responsibility. We may not be able to fully protect our businesses, however, we can do a lot to reduce our risk.

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R.I.P. Windows 7

R.I.P. Windows 7

RIP Windows 7.

Two days ago was the final day of support for Windows 7.

What this means, is that Microsoft is no longer supporting Windows 7.

Without support, there are no more software or security updates being released.

On simple terms, if exploits are found in Windows 7 which a hacker or malware could exploit, your risk is huge.

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