A Microsoft Teams IT support scam can look remarkably normal. A message appears in Teams. Someone claiming to be from IT says your account needs verification, your spam filter needs an update, or there is a problem with your computer. They offer to help. Then they ask you to share your screen, approve remote control,Continue reading “That Microsoft Teams “IT Support” Message Could Be a Hacker: How Fake Help Desk Attacks Work”
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Business Email Compromise: When the Email Is Real but the Person Behind It Isn’t
A phishing email is dangerous when it looks real. Business email compromise can be even more dangerous because sometimes the email is real. The criminal may be communicating from the actual account of your employee, vendor, executive, or business partner. That changes the problem completely. There may be no misspelled domain to spot. No suspicious-lookingContinue reading “Business Email Compromise: When the Email Is Real but the Person Behind It Isn’t”
Social Engineering: The Attack That Starts With a Person, Not a Firewall
Cybersecurity is often pictured as a battle between hackers and technology. Firewalls block malicious traffic. Antivirus software detects threats. Password managers protect credentials. Monitoring systems watch for unusual activity. All of those defenses matter. But there is another target sitting in the middle of your security system every day: Your employees. Cybercriminals know that sometimesContinue reading “Social Engineering: The Attack That Starts With a Person, Not a Firewall”