Whether you know it or not, you are a spam risk. It’s that time of year to be more aware of all the monsters out there. I wish I was just talking about the cute kids in a Frankenstein costume. I’m talking about the scary tech monsters, the phishers, the scammers, the spoofers, and the … Continue reading Scary Tech Monsters and Spam Risk – Phishing and Hacking →
It’s the Holiday season and, like me, you’re probably getting more emails than ever. Holiday phishing scams are on the rise! In the past few days, we’ve received a number of calls from people wondering if an email was “real” or not. In most cases, they were not. I think they send out so many … Continue reading How NOT to Become a Victim of Holiday Phishing Scams →
We’ve put together a free Report on protecting yourself from phishing attacks. Sign up to receive it here. Here’s a good example of a phishing attack email we received: You can see that the email was sent from an address in Russia (.ru), and the link for the invoice also goes to a url … Continue reading Phishing Attack? How Can I Protect Myself? →
Thanks for subscribing to our newsletter! As promised, here is how you can protect yourself from “phishing” attacks: Geek For Hire provides onsite service throughout the Denver/Boulder Front Range for Mac’s and PC’s (and printers, and routers, and viruses, and….) Call us for an appointment: (303) 618-0154 Phishing – What is it? Definition from Wikipedia … Continue reading How to Protect Yourself from Phishing →
I learned a new term today. Spear phishing. I’ve talked about phishing before in several blogposts, but spear phishing was a totally new term to me. As you might have guessed, it’s just like phishing, but way more targeted. They’ve got enough information about you to make you think they are legit. And that seems … Continue reading Spear Phishing – What to look for →
Several of our customers received a disturbing email over the past few days. Once customer received one that said her email was being discontinued. Another received one that said his bank account was being closed. I even got one that said my SIM card was being deactivated so I would effectively be without cell service! … Continue reading Phishing Expedition’s – Keeping Safe During the Holidays →
There’s another threat out there. It’s a Phishing Expedition. Several of our clients have already fallen for it. It comes by way of an email which appears to be from a trusted friend or business associate. They want you to take a look at a document on DropBox. It looks legit, plus, you’ve gotten documents … Continue reading Phishing Expeditions (Stay Safe Online!) →
How to protect yourself from phishing attacks? Many of you know that I take frequent road trips. That’s why my vehicles have the EZ-Pass device on them. EZ-Pass automatically collects tolls on highways and bridges on the East Coast. (FYI, FasTrak is used on the West Coast. Here in Colorado, we use ExpressToll.) When this … Continue reading Protect Yourself from Phishing Attacks! →
No matter how tightly your computer is locked down, phishing continues to be an issue. Your anti-virus and/or email program will identify some of the culprits, but, because the phishers are always evolving, they can’t identify all of them. That’s why it’s important for you to be able to identify phishing attacks yourself! What is … Continue reading Gone Phishing →
When we moved last year we hired movers, I got a little nervous (paranoid, really) about my stuff getting lost. We got a bunch of AirTags and placed them into random boxes and pieces of furniture, and waited for the movers. Moving with Apple Airtags added a little bit of extra techy fun to the … Continue reading Moving with Apple AirTags →