4 Types of Social Engineering Used Every Day Article by Calyptix Security. August 28th, 2017 Persuasion is part of life. We all try to persuade friends and loved ones to act in a certain way, usually with the best of intentions. Social engineering is when...
I was recently contacted (via an online platform) by a person I had known for close to 30 years. He was telling me about a HUD program where citizens could apply to receive cash (up to 150,000), and were not obligated to pay it back. I was puzzled as on the one hand...
IDNS is a supposed technology company that sends businesses unsolicited invoices (they refer to them as only as notifications although they look like an invoice) for domain registrations and other services. The invoiced services (example shown below) are...
What makes a password unsafe? Is the password a dictionary word (ex. monkey, superman, dragon, password, etc.)? Is the password something common (ex. abc123, 123456, iloveyou, etc.)? Typically employing automated scripts, hackers frequently use dictionary and...
