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How to tell if your baby monitor is hacked
Smart baby monitors make life easier for new parents, letting them keep an eye on their little one. But because many monitors connect to Wi-Fi, the app, or the cloud, they’re exposed to the same sec...
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How to stop my search engine from switching to Bing
If your search engine keeps switching to Bing, you can easily reset it to your preferred search engine. But to make the change permanent, you’ll need to identify and address the source of the redire...
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How to spot and report Coinbase scam emails safely
Cryptocurrency scams are getting more sophisticated, and one of the most common tactics fraudsters use today is scam emails that pretend to be from well-known companies like Coinbase. These fake Coinb...
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How to identify and prevent a whaling attack
Whaling attacks usually blend into real business processes, asking you for a quick approval or help with a confidential work task. Often, nothing about it looks especially unusual. The pressure is sub...
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Twofish encryption: What it is and why it matters
Twofish is a secure, efficient, and flexible block cipher created for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) competition run by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the la...
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Which email attachments are safe to open?
Email attachments are a common way scammers try to install malware on your device or redirect you to a fake login page. Whether an email attachment is safe to open or not depends more on who sent it a...
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What you need to know about adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) attacks
Adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) attacks are a growing threat for large organizations because they can often monitor and record employees’ online communications without them knowing or take over their...
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Funeral scams: How to spot and avoid common tricks
Losing a loved one brings overwhelming grief, which unfortunately makes it an opportune moment for scammers to strike. Funeral scams target vulnerable families during their most difficult hours to exp...
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CEO fraud: How it happens and how to protect your business
Sometimes, all it can take is one convincing message to move real money. A finance manager might get an email that looks like it came from the CEO, asking them to pay an invoice. It looks normal, the ...
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How to detect and prevent barrel phishing attacks
Barrel phishing attacks unfold slowly and rely on your attention, your routine, and the moments when you least expect manipulation. Even strong security tools can’t replace your own awareness, espec...