Free wi-fi lovers listen up. Hackers can create fake Wi-Fi access points that mimic legitimate networks to trick users into connecting to it. Once you connect to this spoofed network, all your data is routed through a server controlled by the attacker. This leaves your online activity, accounts, and personal information in the open.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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• Don\u2019t trust links or attachments in unsolicited emails. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Beware of messages with mistakes in spelling or grammar. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Be wary of too good to be true \u201cdeals\u201d or emails marked “urgent”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Track the latest phishing attacks with advanced phishing protection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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  • Never give out personal or financial information based on an email request. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • When receiving email from known institutions, go directly to the source instead of clicking on links in the email. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Be wary of generic greetings, such as dear sir or ma\u2019am. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Protect your credentials <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Use Multi Factor Authentication or a password manager <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    If you haven’t been socially engineered at least once, you might have been and just didn\u2019t realize it.  Social Engineering is a manipulation tactic used to trick targets into performing specific actions or divulging sensitive information.  Rather than targeting technological vulnerabilities or using brute force attacks, this technique targets YOU \u2013 the human element.  A […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[13,56,57],"class_list":["post-2767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-cybersecurity","tag-data-security","tag-threat-awareness"],"yoast_head":"\n