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How to Protect Yourself Against Phishing

Phishing is a generic term that refers to any malicious email or Internet page that attempts to trick you into providing your personal information. Attackers typically use a brand or logo from a well-known service like your bank or PayPal, and a link that looks very similar to the real

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How Ransomware Affects Businesses

Ransomware encrypts important digital files and demands payment to unlock them. The attack is costly to business productivity and profits and, in some cases, can put a business out of operation entirely. Hospitals, schools, government agencies, law enforcement, small businesses—these are just some of the entities that have been impacted

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Cybercrime

Cybercrime is a broad term used to describe a wide range of criminal activities carried out using computers. These include hacking, which involves exposing and exploring vulnerabilities in computer systems, and exploiting those weaknesses to steal information, or commit fraud. It also includes illegally distributing content such as pornography and

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