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Phishers of men!

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Phishing ~ the  fraudulent  practice of sending emails or other messages  purporting  to be from  reputable  companies to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers. Or to install malware on their device. Spear phishing ~ is  the  fraudulent  practice of sending emails or other messages  purporting  to be from  reputable  companies, targeted towards a specific individual, organization, or business .  Social Engineering ~ the use of  deception  to  manipulate  individuals into  divulging  confidential or personal information that may be used for fraudulent purposes. URL ~ Uniform Resource Locator aka link Malware ~ software specifically designed to  disrupt , damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system. (street name virus.)   Just for laughs: A virus is to cyber security, what Colgate i...
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Just a little no one!

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  How much of a no-one are you really? If a hacker looked for you on the internet, what would they find, Nothing? Is there absolutely nothing about the lifestyle you live, the cars you drive, the vacations you go to, or anything that suggests you might have some money? What about the company you work for? If they looked for employees that work at the company, will your name not appear? If a hacker wanted to target your company, will they overlook you? How sure are you? Anyone with access to the internet, using a computer, phone, or tablet to browse the internet, download apps, play online games, play games, even WhatsApp, I know you might think that’s just a little internet that might not harm you or your computer. Anyone at all in the cyber world is somebody that can get hacked without the hacker feeling like you are a waste of time. I mentioned your personal life and your corporate life. I will explain the risk. 1. Your personal life. Say a hacker got access to your Google accoun...
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