Phishing attacks are easy to deploy, and they are devastating to companies compromised by malicious messages. Although security processes are unlikely to keep all phishing emails out of their employees’ inboxes, they can render the attacks useless by providing comprehensive awareness training that teaches and trains employees to identify phishing scams.
Altice USA employees tricked by hackers to expose 12,000 customer email credentials.
St. Louis Community College employees compromise 5,000 students’ personal information due to phishing scam
This incident is a tragic reminder that, when it comes to data security, timing is everything. Phishing scam awareness training and two-factor authentication can go a long way toward protecting company and customer data, but they need to be in place before an attack occurs. Therefore, installing proactive measures should be a top priority in the days and weeks ahead.
What you need to know about VoIP phishing
Scammers have found a way to exploit vulnerabilities in VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) via a scam called vishing. This scam works much like any phishing attack: a scammer purports to be a legitimate entity and asks the potential victim to provide sensitive information.
Boosting productivity with Workplace Analytics
Workplace Analytics allows managers to assess their employees’ performance using the data gathered from Office 365. Unlike past Microsoft productivity tools that showed only the user’s own information, Workplace Analytics allows both employees and managers to view each others’ performance data.
Speed hacks to make Google Chrome faster
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