Posts by ronmarrow
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Smishing Fraud Alert
Smishing – the term used for SMS phishing – is an activity which enables criminals to steal victims’ money or identity, or both, as a result of a response to a text message. Smishing uses your mobile phone (either a smartphone or traditional non-internet connected handset) to manipulate innocent people […]
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Raw Deals for UK Mobile Users
Contract Conundrums – HandsetExpert.com Reveals Raw Deals for UK Mobile Users British mobile users are more likely to be better off by switching to SIM only tariffs 88% of the time Switching to SIM only deals could save Brits a total of £3.4 billion per year The average Brit spends […]
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IT Security Staff Fixing Colleagues’ Personal Computer Problems
New Study from FireMon Finds Two Thirds of Organizations Unwittingly Waste Upwards of $88k per Year Paying IT Security Staff to Fix Colleagues’ Personal Computer Problems OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS & DALLAS, TEXAS – 24 May 2017 – FireMon (www.firemon.com), the market leader in Intelligent Security Management, polled just over 350 […]
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Scammers using WannaCry attack to lure victims
Action Fraud has received the first reports of Tech-Support scammers claiming to be from Microsoft who are taking advantage of the global WannaCry ransomware attack. One victim fell for the scam after calling a ‘help’ number advertised on a pop up window. The window which wouldn’t close said the victim […]
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