The Perils of Phishing, Smishing, and Quishing

By Catherine Powell

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The ongoing war being wrought by hackers has been taken to a new level with a triad of tricks designed to make you cough up personal data, financial info, and credit card numbers.  Unlike many of the brute force techniques employed in the past, phishing, smishing, and quishing are meant to kill you with kindness by offering fantastic deals that are never delivered.  Some of them are so intricately crafted that you'll think you're working with a trusted entity only to find out after the fact that you've been had.  Before you fall for any of these false flag attacks, I'd like to take the time to educate you on the latest and greatest e-scams yet to have been invented.

Don't Fall for These Text Message Scams

 By Catherine Powell

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Texting used to be a useful and efficient method of communication.  It allowed us to interface with friends, send birthday greetings, and enable us to interact with others without having to step outside to take a call. But now thieves, con men, and hackers are using this medium to make many people's lives miserable.  Known as smishing, text message scams are on the rise.  Before you wind up succumbing to one of these con games, here are ten things you need to know.

These Scams Target Small Businesses

By Catherine Powell

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Owning a small business is never easy.  During a typical work week, an owner has to deal with all kinds of issues involving everything from employees and distributors to customers and suppliers.  As a result, it doesn't take long for something to slip between the cracks.  If that something happens to be a scam targeting your business, the resulting financial loss could not only hurt your bottom line, it could derail or even destroy your livelihood.  To help you identify and avoid the most prevalent small business scams, I've come up with a top-10 list that you and your employees can use to keep from being duped.

10 Signs of a Cyberattack

By Catherine Powell

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Cyber crime has become a massive problem in this country.  Did you know that there were more than 623 million cyberattacks in 2021 alone?  What's even scarier is not only are those numbers expected to rise in 2022, but all too many consumers and small business owners don't realize their devices are under attack until it's too late.  To help you keep hackers at bay, I thought I'd give you the top-10 warning signs that your device is under attack by hackers.  That's because the earlier you can mitigate an attack, the less damage hackers can do to your system and your life.