Category: Cybercrime
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How to Spot a Business Email Compromise Scam
Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams are a significant threat, where criminals impersonate your boss or coworker to trick you into sending money or sensitive information. These scams are highly lucrative, with the FBI reporting losses of $26 billion annually. Understanding how these scams work and how to identify them is crucial for anyone working in…
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Canada sees rise in cybersecurity standards amid growing ransomware threats
The ransomware business is thriving in Canada, with recent victims including large corporations like London Drugs, the City of Hamilton, and the government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Cybercriminals, who often boast about their attacks on the dark web, do not discriminate in their targets, which have included a B.C. library network, the First Nations Health…
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Crime Stoppers Warns QR Codes Are Being Used in a Variety of Scams
Crime Stoppers is sounding the alarm over a new way scammers are trying to separate you from your money. According to Crime Stoppers, scammers have been creating fake QR codes and planting them at restaurants, shops, and even parking machines. Instead of taking you to a menu or checkout, the fake QR code downloads malware…
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2021 saw record number of phishing attempts in Canada: CIRA
By Bradly Shankar @bradshankar – MobileSyrup The CIRA (Canadian Internet Registration Authority) has released new findings detailing the rise of cyber crime attempts in Canada in 2021. In the second edition of its Canadian Shield Insights report, the CIRA notes that recorded phishing blocks quadrupled between the first and fourth quarter of 2021. Between October…
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Password Policies are Changing
Password policies have been changing to keep up with all the changes over the past few years. Computer processing speeds have increased which makes cracking passwords easier. Hackers are better at the psychological-side of tricking users to revel their passwords. “Best Practices” are always reacting to the latest environment, yet many companies and users alike…
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Safeguard Your Profit – Buy Business Continuity – Not Break/Fix Service
One thing every business has in common is that they just want their IT systems to work; everyday, continually. No outages, no viruses sneaking in, no equipment failures. In fact, they want everything to work so well that they don’t even have to think about it. Small business owners often ignore the need for a…
