Are men and women significantly different in cyber safety? The answer is both yes and no! All else being equal, there is no significant difference in vulnerability to cyber attacks between men and women. However, there are critical differences in the types of attacks each gender is more susceptible to. Studies suggest that phishing attacks […]
End-to-End Encryption: Demystifying How It Works and Why You Should Care
What Is End-to-End Encryption? End-to-end encryption is a method that protects your messages from hackers. It works by encrypting your confidential messages and storing them on backup servers. Essentially, end-to-end encryption ensures your messages are secure from unauthorized access. Why does it matter? This encryption ensures that even if hackers can access the messaging app’s […]
Unleashing Chaos: How Ransomware Is Escalating Its Attacks
Ransomware is malicious software that steals and encrypts files, rendering them inaccessible to the owner. The perpetrators demand a ransom fee in exchange for providing the decryption key. However, even after the payment is made, there is no guarantee that they will provide the key. Sometimes, they also resort to “double extortion,” threatening to publish […]
Safe Surfing Can Stop Spam And Scams In Their Tracks
Sick of getting spam and scams in your emails and texts? Cyber criminals have only become more intelligent and adept at tricking regular, even security-aware people into falling for their tactics. Thankfully, technology has developed alongside cyber threats to help protect our data. For example, some email/spam software allows users to report spam with the […]