No, you cannot get hacked just by opening an email. The only way you can get hacked through an email is by interacting with the contents of the email, such as clicking on a malicious link or attachment. Continue reading to learn more about malicious emails and how to avoid getting hacked through them.
There are many ways to safeguard your information online. Some cybersecurity basics you should already have down include using strong passwords, enabling Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), regularly updating your software, limiting location sharing, not oversharing on social media, backing up your data and utilizing a VPN. Continue reading to learn more about what it looks like to implement these cybersecurity basics.
Data. Breach. We see these two words all the time in the news, on social media, and in company emails notifying us that our information might have been affected.
Pharming in cybersecurity is a type of cyberattack that redirects website traffic from a legitimate site to a spoofed site, or fake site, with the intent of stealing sensitive information such as passwords and credit cards. These fake sites look almost identical to legitimate sites and can be difficult to spot – but not impossible. Continue reading to learn how to identify a pharming attack and protect yourself from it.
A password breach is when a cybercriminal has your password and is able to use it to get into your account. Password breaches can occur due to social engineering and insider threats, but most often, weak password habits are the culprit. Keep reading to learn more about how passwords get breached, what can happen if your passwords are breached and how to prevent password breaches from happening.
Internet of Things (IoT) security protects IoT devices and the networks to which they connect from cyberattacks. IoT devices can include anything that connects to your internet including doorbell cameras, baby monitors, smart bulbs and thermostats. This presents a cybersecurity risk because anything that can connect to your internet is at risk of being hacked.