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Phil Muncaster • 12 Jul 2022 • 4 min. read
Digital Security
Play it safe: 5 reasons not to download pirated games
Scams
Driving to France this summer? Watch out for scam websites before you go
8 common Facebook Marketplace scams and how to avoid them
It’s all fun and games until you get hacked – and this is just one risk of downloading cracked games
Phil Muncaster • 12 Jul 2022
Scammers don't take the summer off – be on your guard when buying your Crit'Air sticker
Jake Moore • 08 Jul 2022
Here’s what to watch out for when buying or selling stuff on the online marketplace and how to tell if you’re being scammed
Phil Muncaster • 06 Jul 2022
Phishing scam poses as Canadian tax agency before Canada Day
The lead-up to the Canada Day festivities has brought a tax scam with it
Rene Holt • 01 Jul 2022
Costco survey scam targets WhatsApp users
If the promise of a cash prize in return for answering a few questions sounds like a deal that is too good to be true, that’s because it is
Miguel Ángel Mendoza • 30 Jun 2022
COVID-19
Business Security
Do back offices mean backdoors?
War in Europe, a reminder for shared service centers and shoring operations to re-examine IT security posture
James Shepperd • 29 Jun 2022
Cybercrime
5 common ways hackers steal credit card details
Here are some of the most common ways hackers can get hold of other people’s credit card data – and how you can keep yours safe
Phil Muncaster • 27 Jun 2022
Privacy
Crypto mixers: What are they and how are they used?
How crypto mixers, also known as crypto tumblers, are used to obscure the trail of digital money
Sol González • 20 Jun 2022
Malware
How Emotet is changing tactics in response to Microsoft’s tightening of Office macro security
Emotet malware is back with ferocious vigor, according to ESET telemetry in the first four months of 2022. Will it survive the ever-tightening controls on macro-enabled documents?
Rene Holt • 16 Jun 2022