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Spoiler alert: Janet Siroto, the writer responsible for the article, did an excellent job. What Does CR?s Scam Protection Guide Cover? Siroto begins with a story about how a New York City-based business owner was easily fooled by a scam attempt on a particularly busy and stressful day, and while this business owner?s bank was able to prevent any lasting ill effects, some stats from the Federal Trade Commission show that many are not nearly so lucky. These stats depict the median losses to fraud by different age groups:
Let?s consider the situation, and what it helps illustrate for us. VirusTotal Had Some Registered Customers? Data Exposed On July 17, VirusTotal disclosed that a database composed of some 5,600 customer names and addresses?a collection of cybersecurity experts from various law enforcement agencies, intelligence agencies, and military staff from all around the world?had been leaked. What?s worse, it was the VirusTotal service itself that enabled the leak.
Scheduled Maintenance and Updates Maintaining a consistent maintenance schedule for your business? technology is crucial to getting the most out of it. This includes updates and patches, which are imperative for preventing security breaches. With a proactive approach, you can minimize the chances of falling victim to cyberthreats, data breaches, and system failures. Keeping it all updated also benefits your business by ensuring your systems are compatible with the latest technology on the market and industry standards.
Learn How to Listen Better, First Listening is very much a two-way street. The better you?re able to actively listen to the other participants of a conversation, the more likely it is that they?ll act in kind and return the courtesy.
What Did Amazon?s Email Have to Say? As you may expect, this communication primarily focused on those scams that involved Amazon?s brand and services in some way. For instance, it directly referenced ?Prime membership scams? and ?Account suspension/Deletion scams.?
