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Security Awareness and Blended Threats – Protecting Users from Cultural Event Scams, Phone Call Scams, and... Vacations?

Security Awareness and Blended Threats – Protecting Users from Cultural Event Scams, Phone Call Scams, and... Vacations?

Created: Thursday, July 5, 2018 - 14:33
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Cybersecurity

In a security awareness trifecta, three leading cybersecurity organizations posted resources to help users recognize, understand, and avoid a few currently trending risks that affect our physical and digital lives. First, McAfee Labs explains the penchant for cyber actors in leveraging current physical events like The Olympics and World Cup, and the potential cyber implications to unwary fans. In the current edition of OUCH!, the SANS Institute’s Monthly security awareness newsletter, the author describes the recent rise of phone scams and tactics attackers are using to steal money, information, or convince you to grant access to your computer (to accomplish both). Finally, ESET covers a few best-practices to do before you leave for vacation so that a cyber attack does not spoil your fun. At the rate that our physical and digital lives are converging, bad actors are increasingly blending physical actions that lead to cyber incidents. McAfee LabsSANS InstituteESET.