How Do You Reduce the Risk of Phishing Attacks?

by Ophtek, LLC | Oct 16, 2018 | email links, Password Security, Phishing, Phishing Email, Security, Security Threats

  How Do You Reduce the Risk of Phishing Attacks? Thanks to the power of social engineering, phishing remains a powerful method of hacking organizations. Reducing this risk, therefore, is crucial. Phishing has been active since the early days of the internet and,...

The Basics of How Phishing Works

by Ophtek, LLC | Oct 9, 2018 | email links, Phishing, Phishing Email, Security, Security Threats

  The Basics of How Phishing Works. You’ve read the headlines and you may even have been a victim of phishing, but what is it and how does it work? Phishing is a highly dangerous form of hacking which can compromise sensitive data and cause significant disruption...

High Profile Organizations that Have Been Phished

by Ophtek, LLC | Oct 2, 2018 | Cyber Attack, Hacking, malware, Phishing, Phishing Email, Ransomware, Security, Security Threats

  High Profile Organizations that Have Been Phished. Phishing is now so prevalent and sophisticated that even the biggest organizations on the planet are likely to be duped by phishing scams. Immunity from such attacks is a difficult privilege to secure, so any...

4 Ways to Tell If You’re Being Phished

by Ophtek, LLC | Sep 25, 2018 | Cyber Attack, Hacking, malware, Password Security, Phishing, Phishing Email, Ransomware, Security, Security Threats

  4 Ways to Tell If You’re Being Phished. Phishing is big business for hackers and you can rest assured that it’s a niche they’re keen to exploit, but how do you know when you’re being phished? Kaspersky Lab reported around 246 million phishing attempts being...

What Should You Do When You Receive a Phishing Email?

by Ophtek, LLC | Sep 11, 2018 | Hacking, malware, Phishing, Phishing Email, Security, Security Threats

  What Should You Do When You Receive a Phishing Email? Phishing emails are the scourge of our inboxes and there seem to be more and more each week, so what should you do when you receive a phishing email? The aim of phishing emails is for the sender of said...

The Best Practices for Securing Your Printer

by Ophtek, LLC | Jul 31, 2018 | Printer Security, Printers, Security, Security Threats

  The Best Practices for Securing Your Printer. A printer may seem like a fairly innocuous piece of hardware, but it’s this assumption that makes it a major security risk. Therefore, it needs securing. In a business, it’s likely that every single printer is...