Category Archives: Cyber Security Awareness Month

Email Sender Domain: How to Spot a Phish Video

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In observance of National Cyber Security Awareness month, we are releasing several videos to help employees and consumers spot a phish. In the second video, we take a look at the  sender’s email address to help spot a potentially malicious email. To view all videos released in this series, visit this page: https://info.phishlabs.com/2017-cyber-security-awareness-month. 

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Tech Support Scams: How To Spot a Phish

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Originating in India around 2008, tech support scams are a simple and effective way of preying on individuals’ fear.

In its earliest form, the tech support scam involved a scammer cold-calling English speaking countries, and claiming to represent Microsoft Technical Support. The victim would be informed that their machine was infected with malware, and that the caller would help them remove it if granted access to the machine.

Naturally, once access was granted, the scammer would “fix” the problem and promptly demand payment.

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Today’s Predictions for Tomorrow’s Internet

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In observance of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Bitdefender offers a series of articles on hot topics such as best practices in online safety and protecting your company’s assets and integrity. We also suggest prerequisites to consider before seeking a career in cybersecurity. We encourage you to bookmark this blog or connect with Bitdefender on LinkedIn or Twitter to receive follow-on articles (filled with security tips) as they are published.

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