Malvertising–also called malicious advertising–is when cybercriminals use advertisements to infect devices with malware. Malvertising can appear on any advertisement you see online, you don’t necessarily have to be on a malicious website to be a victim of this cyberthreat. When a victim is exposed to a malvertisement, their device and data are at risk of being compromised, even if they don’t interact with the advertisement.
Single Sign On (SSO) helps organizations improve their security posture while streamlining the employee login experience. Implementing an SSO platform across your organization is almost always a good idea. However, SSO leaves significant security and functionality gaps that organizations need to be aware of and address. SSO doesn’t cover everything. Many websites, applications, and systems are not included in SSO deployments, and each of those presents a cybersecurity risk.
You can tell if someone has hacked your router if you notice that you can’t log into your router’s admin settings, your browser keeps redirecting you or you receive suspicious activity alerts from your internet service provider, among other signs. Continue reading to learn how someone can hack your router and how you can protect your router from getting hacked going forward.
We all leave a trail of digital breadcrumbs from our adventures in the online world. They might seem harmless but these breadcrumbs can lead others to a digital treasure trove of your personal information.
Call spoofing is when someone, usually a scammer or cybercriminal, disguises their caller ID information to hide who they really are. Call spoofing can also spoof the cybercriminal’s location to make it appear as if the call is coming from a specific location. With call spoofing, the caller will pretend to be someone they’re not to convince the individual to provide them with their personal information.
Common indicators of a phishing attempt include warnings from your email service provider, urgent language, threat of dire consequences, too-good-to-be-true offers and more. Continue reading to learn what to look for to spot phishing attempts and how to keep yourself protected.
Here’s an existential question: is technology always the answer? Or are there other ways to solve our biggest problems?
