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How to Prevent Phishing

Phishing is when an attacker tries to trick a person into revealing their sensitive information, usually through email or text message. They will pretend to be someone they are not, such as a colleague from work or your bank, and create messages with the aim of getting you to click

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Ransomware and Other Cyber Extortion Attacks

Ransomware is a form of malware that, once it’s on a system, encrypts the victim’s files or folders so they cannot be accessed without the attacker’s key. The malware then displays a message asking the victim to pay a fee (in cryptocurrency like Bitcoin) in order to decrypt their data

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