Top 3 Scams – November 1, 2021
November 1, 2021
Special Notice for our South Carolina Neighbors Be on your guard. Our partners at the Department of Homeland Security shared a report with me on
Update March 2023
After sending top scams since 2019, we’ve retooled this monthly message. It is now expanded to cover more security-related topics to help protect you and your business. Topics include critical software warnings, relevant business trends that can impact your costs such as cyber insurance, and other items–including relevant scams–that fall under the security brief umbrella. It is still sent just once a month on the 1st.
New threats slide into your mailbox every day. So we’re sharing a monthly digest of the latest and greatest of those attacks and how you can avoid falling for them. This will typically be a ‘Top 3’ cybersecurity scams. Enter your email below to receive it on the first of every month.
As IT professionals, we hear some real horror stories. They keep us motivated to provide you with the best protection available. And we know that awareness is key. So as your partner, we want to help arm you against these threats.
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Special Notice for our South Carolina Neighbors Be on your guard. Our partners at the Department of Homeland Security shared a report with me on
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The National Cyber Security Alliance & the U.S. Department of Homeland Security launched Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October 2004. It
According to the latest Cyber Risk Index, scams are not going to stop until we learn how to stop engaging with them. See more highlights
1. An Olympic Scam As with any global event, the Olympics are expected to be a popular topic of scams. TechRepublic reported: “Events like the
1. Watch Out for WIM Files Windows Imaging Format (WIM) files are showing up in current attacks according to researchers at Trustwave. This file type
1. Evolving Business Email Compromise (BEC) Attacks BEC attacks, also know as CEO fraud, have been around for quite some time now. They have been
1. Ransomware on the Rise A recent report from Coveware talks about ransomware trends from Q1 of 2021. For one thing, the ransom amounts are
1. Instagram Scams According to a BBC article from January 31st, “the average number of Instagram frauds reported each month has increased by more than
1. Document and Parcel Delivery Scams All those package delivery notification scams we’re used to receiving over the holidays are effective enough to have evolved.
1. Medical Providers Targeted for Wire Fraud Scheme The FBI has reported a scam targeting medical professionals. Individuals pretending to be members of a medical
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