Why Everyone Should Care About Data Protection
There is an opinion that an average Internet user can not be a subject of interest for hackers and other thieves of confidential data. The head of the CIA or celebrity is a completely different story. But what can hacker expect from an ordinary person? No intriguing secrets, no big money. It seems like there is no need in data protection for common people. But everyone thinking this way is seriously mistaken. There are a lot of...
What Is Phishing and How Not to Fall into Its Nets
Phishing is a special kind of online fraud, which presupposes fishing out the user’s login and password or another sensitive information with the aim to enter the naive user’s account and to cause damage both to the user and to the system the hacker managed to get access to. What is the phishing attack and what are its objectives? One of the main phishing methods is mass mailing, often from a bank or another service. For...