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SCAM OF THE WEEK: Shortened URLs Are a Sneaky Shortcut Most email clients have filters in place to flag suspicious-looking emails. Unfortunately, cybercriminals always find new ways to bypass these filters. In a new scam, cybercriminals use shortened LinkedIn URLs to sneak into your inbox. When someone makes a LinkedIn post that contains a URL,…

SCAM OF THE WEEK: Friendly Spear Phishing Spear phishing is a phishing attack that targets a specific person and appears to come from a trusted source. One of the easiest ways for cybercriminals to find a target is through social media. Spear phishing attacks on social media often come from fake accounts, but in a…

SCAM OF THE WEEK: Phony LinkedIn Job Postings It was recently discovered that job postings on LinkedIn aren�t as secure as you might expect. Anyone with a LinkedIn profile can anonymously create a job posting for nearly any small or medium-sized organization. The person creating the post does not have to prove whether or not…

It’s hard to see how investing in your company’s IT services would be as incentivizing as other investments that might deliver a more tangible ROI. However, ensuring that your IT department has a competent team that’s up-to-date on the latest cyber security knowledge and has access to the latest software to allow them to do…

SCAM OF THE WEEK: COVID-19 Is the Never-ending Phish Bait Cybercriminals have used COVID-19 as phish bait since the start of the pandemic, and they�re not stopping any time soon. In a recent attack, scammers spoof your organization�s HR department and send a link to a �mandatory� vaccination status form. The phishing email claims that…