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What is Smishing? Definition, Examples and Prevention

IT Governance

You can help educate your employees and bolster your organisation’s defences with our Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme. This 45-minute course was developed by experts and uses real-life examples that bring to life the threat of phishing and the techniques that cyber criminals use.

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NCSC warns of a surge in ransomware attacks on education institutions

Security Affairs

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks targeting education institutions. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks against education institutions. SecurityAffairs – hacking, education institutions). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Anatomy of a spear phishing attack – with example scam

IT Governance

Let’s take a look at how it works, along with an example to help you spot the clues of an attack. An example of a spear phishing email. Here’s an example of a real spear phishing email. All the above are typical examples of emotional manipulation. What is spear phishing? 2018 Act now!”. This is classic spear phishing.

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GUEST ESSAY: ‘Cybersecurity specialist’ tops list of work-from-home IT jobs that need filling

The Last Watchdog

Having said that, here are some examples of IT careers you can learn online through free courses: Security specialist. Many universities offer massive open online courses (MOOC) in cybersecurity. These courses are free, but you will not earn college credits for completing them. Programmers. Systems analyst.

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Another example of email misuse

IT Governance

Another week, another example of an email using the Cc (carbon copy) field instead of the Bcc (blind carbon copy) field. To combat and prevent these mistakes and other careless actions, consider educating your employees on the risks and potential consequences of misusing the Cc and Bcc fields. Find out more >> .

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LibTech EdTech – transition, challenges and contradictions

CILIP

For every rally cry to embrace AI in education, there are concerns for student literacy and the demise of academic skills." He has worked on trends in the library tech market for several years and his focus on this occasion was on the higher education sector. How do we get that balance right?

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GUEST ESSAY: A Memorial Day call to upskill more veterans for in-demand cybersecurity roles

The Last Watchdog

Programs from private companies that focus on hiring veterans, offering free technical training and certification courses and upskilling existing veteran employees into cybersecurity roles could be an answer to our industry’s talent shortage. This experience can also be helpful when training cybersecurity talent.