by Dianne Bayley | Aug 11, 2021 | Security and Legal
A new study has found that tech-savvy teens and young adults are falling for online scams at a higher rate than seniors. Victims 20 and younger grew by 156% from 2017 to 2020 compared to 112% for seniors. The 9 053 young victims in 2017 jumped to 23 186 last year....
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 14, 2021 | Security and Legal
Anonymised data, voluntarily provided by Kaspersky Internet Security for Android users, has shown which messenger apps are the most popular among phishing scammers. The biggest share of detected malicious links between December 2020 and May 2021 were sent via WhatsApp...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 23, 2020 | Security and Legal
We all know we should never tell someone our banking PIN number, or allow a person behind us at the ATM to see the numbers we’re pressing. However, just as cyber security firms and banks warn us of a new scam, criminals are already working on the next. With Black...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 18, 2020 | Security and Legal
Imagine the scenario: you’re on the frontline of a call-centre, helping run a customer service helpline. You receive a call from a woman – she’s flustered, and you can hear a baby crying in the background, writes Jeremy van Doorn, Sr Director of Solutions Engineering,...
