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Whoever was running HHonors’ email campaign last month had clearly checked out — at least mentally. The Hilton hotels’ loyalty program sent a message asking members to confirm their contact details by logging into their accounts and updating the information. While the intentions were honest, the premise smelled… “phishy”. The set-up of a phishing email is familiarRead more

Last week, cyber criminals created a fraudulent customer service account for National Westminster Bank, linking unsuspecting Twitter users to a phishing site. Oddly enough, this wasn’t the first time National Westminster Bank has been targeted for cyber assault. Patrons have been plagued by myriad of technical security related issues for over a year. From “missing”Read more

This October, it will have been 15 years since the first iPod hit shelves. Who could have predicted the little brick with the clicking spin wheel would launch a technological revolution to change not only the way we communicate and access information, but interface with our lives? Apple’s subsequent ascent from obscurity to ubiquity wasRead more

Social engineering is the act of manipulating others to get them to break a security process or divulge confidential information. This is something that hackers are really good at it. They are prime at taking advantage of the good-naturedness and trusting tendencies of people to create a security breach within an organization or to getRead more

This tax season, the IRS has seen a surge of 400% in phishing emails and malware. Businesses beware, tax season is the most popular time for cybercriminals to push their phishing scams. These criminals impersonate the IRS in emails hoping to gain personal and financial information from corporations. They try to encourage the recipient ofRead more