Social engineering attacks are on the rise. In fact, they’re among the most successful and insidious types of cybercrime active today.

Worst of all, you can’t protect yourself from all social engineering attacks by just boosting your computer security. A good social engineering attack doesn’t target your software. Instead, it targets the human element. It tries to trick you, often by playing on your emotions. Social engineering attackers are scammers who use human emotions as the tools of their trade.

To protect yourself from social engineering attacks, you need to secure your mindset as well as your technology. Let us show you how. read more...

Hackers, fraudsters, and malware engineers work tirelessly to come up with new attack vectors which often randomly target websites and businesses in unpredictable ways.

The best way to protect your network from illicit intrusions and malware is to stay in touch with the latest internet risk trends. Being aware of which viruses, scams, and attack vectors are currently trending will allow you to respond to occasional intrusion attempts more efficiently. read more...