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Spotting a scam with Norton Genie – Free

Spotting a scam with Norton Genie – Free

With 3.4 billion phishing emails sent daily. Norton, a leader in Cyber Safety, has released  Norton Genie, an AI-powered scam detector, to combat this rising issue

Beware of Boxing Day Online Shopping Scams

Beware of Boxing Day Online Shopping Scams

If you’re tempted to shop online for Boxing day deals, pay attention or you could end up like 26 percent of Australians who have fallen victim to online shopping scams. According to research from cybersecurity company NordVPN, 19% of Aussies admit the security of websites is their lowest priority when shopping online while price is the biggest driver, with 35.5%[Read More…]

Avoiding Phishing Scams

Avoiding Phishing Scams

If you feel you may have been scammed – your first point of action should be to update passwords to all your online accounts and contract your financial institutions that may be impacted.

Cybercriminals love linkedIn

Cybercriminals love linkedIn

Cybercriminals love LinkedIn…but not because they use it to connect with other like-minded professionals. According to a new report from Check Point Software LinkedIn is the number one brand being imitated by cybercriminals in their attempts to steal individuals’ personal information or payment credentials. You might see these phishing attempts in email with subjects like: “You appeared in 8 searches[Read More…]

What Happens when I Respond to Spam?

What Happens when I Respond to Spam?

Got Spam?  Given that almost 90-pecent of global email traffic is spam there’s a good chance that you’ve seen some today. It’s either unsolicited advertising, a message with a link to a malicious website or a message with a malicious attachment. If you have good internet security software you will be warned off dodgy links or attachments but it’s also[Read More…]