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Some common Work-From-Home (WFH) job scams you should be aware of include reshipping job scams, MLM job scams, job placement service scams, envelope stuffing and data entry job scams. Continue reading to learn about the most common work-from-home scams you should be aware of, the signs that point to a work-from-home job scam and how to avoid becoming a victim.

You can protect your financial accounts online by using strong passwords, updating your software, avoiding suspicious links and attachments, reducing your digital footprint and turning on financial alerts. Protecting your financial information is important to prevent identity theft and credit card fraud from happening to you. Identity theft can be emotionally draining and leave you financially bankrupt.

Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions are designed to provide seamless access to important resources for employers and contractors at millions of organizations worldwide. By enabling only one point of access for all the applications a user needs to perform their job, SSO has become ubiquitous for enterprises to streamline operations.

An exploit kit is a toolkit that cybercriminals use to attack the security vulnerabilities of a system or device to distribute malware. An exploit is a bit of code that takes advantage of security vulnerabilities found within software and hardware. Cybercriminals collect these bits of code and compile them into a kit that can target multiple security vulnerabilities at once, and secretly install malware on devices.

Remote work has increased the usage of Remote Desktop Protocol. However, Remote Desktop Protocol connections can have many vulnerabilities if not properly secured. The best way to secure Remote Desktop Protocol connections is by creating strong login credentials and using a secure network. This will help protect your company from cyberattacks that could compromise sensitive data.

The modern threat landscape is constantly changing and the software supply chain has become a common target for cybercriminals. Cyberthreats have become a headache for overworked developers and DevOps teams as they face tight deadlines, limited staffing resources and the added burden of ensuring that their code does only what it is intended to do and is free of bugs and malware.

No, you cannot get hacked by replying to a scam text, but you can get hacked from a scam text if you click on a malicious link the scammer sends you. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Americans lost a total of $330 million from scam texts in 2022, making scam texts a serious threat to your online security. Continue reading to learn how to spot scam texts and the common scam text tactics that scammers use.

There are several ways in which passkeys are different from passwords in terms of how they are created, how they are filled into websites and how they are secured. Passwords are user-generated whereas passkeys are automatically generated using public key cryptography. Unlike passwords, passkeys are a new type of digital credential that is phishing-resistant and can’t be easily compromised. However, only a few websites currently support passkeys.