Category: Tips
I have received a phishing e-mail! What do I do?
If anyone receives a phishing e-mail, it can be very unnerving and frightening. In most cases,...
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How Dark Patterns trick you online
When we use websites and apps, we will not read every word on every page – we skim and make...
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Sextortion – PAY MONEY OR ELSE!
There is a growing trend these days of what is know as “sextortion”. You receive an...
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Protecting yourself from spear-phishing attacks
For a large enterprise like Stellenbosch University phishing attacks are the most common...
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Cyber-Security Awareness Month – Some statistics and common sense advice
The Cyber-Security Awareness Month is behind us and we are into November, but I thought as a final...
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Cyber-Security Awareness Month – Stellenbosch University – Spear-phishing target
In a previous article written for the Cyber-Security Awareness Month I talked about...
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Cyber-Security Awareness Month – Social Engineering – The weakest link
When we use the term “hacker” in our day-to-day conversation, we tend to associate it...
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Cyber-Security Awareness Month – Identity Thieves – Modus Operandi – Part 2
In the last article, I warned you that we shouldn’t think that identity theft is always...
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Cyber-Security Awareness Month – Identity Thieves – Modus Operandi – Part 1
Identity Theft takes place whenever a criminal gets hold of a piece of your information, and then...
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Cyber-Security Awareness Month – Where do scammers get your information?
In the last article I provided you with a few tips on how to create strong passwords, in order to...
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Cyber-Security Awareness Month – Creating strong passwords
Earlier this week I pointed out that most people still underestimate the importance of having a...
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Cyber-Security Awareness Month – Common Passwords
The past two years have been particularly devastating for data security world-wide, with a number...
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