Online Shopping and the Threats Surrounding It
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Online shopping has made life much easier than it was ever before. But the same formula of convenience is equally applied on cybercriminals too, who lurk the internet with the goal of getting their hands on personal and confidential information. To do so, cybercriminals resort to malicious content take the help of spamming via posting too offers that are too good to be true to scam shoppers. Keeping this in mind, we at PureVPN have compiled some interesting facts and figures, along with threats and their solutions in regards to online shopping.
Salman Shahid is the Creative Marketer at PureVPN, who is enthusiastic about learning everything there is to know about internet security and anonymity. He is equally determined to make sure any and all are well equipped to deal with cyber threats, which is on the rise these days. At the same time, he is also an avid gamer and a fan of all things 80s.
In this Series
- Online Shopping and the Threats Surrounding It
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- Security awareness for kids: Tips for safe internet use
- Celebrate Data Privacy Week: Free privacy and security awareness resources
- Consumer data, who owns it and who protects it?
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- What is a social engineering attack?
- Biggest cybersecurity mistakes by large organizations
- 4 common social media scams (and how to avoid them)
- From theory to practice: Designing a successful security awareness training program
- Understanding cyberattacks: Types, risks and prevention strategies
- Securing digital frontiers: The importance of information and IT security awareness training
- Optimizing your corporate security awareness training: Strategies and techniques
- What is security awareness: Definition, history and types
- Top 10 security awareness training topics for your employees in 2023 and beyond
- AI best practices: How to securely use tools like ChatGPT
- Connecting a malicious thumb drive: An undetectable cyberattack
- 5 ways to prevent APT ransomware attacks
- 4 mistakes every higher ed IT leader should avoid when building a cybersecurity awareness program
- ISO 27001 security awareness training: How to achieve compliance
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- Deepfake phishing: Can you trust that call from the CEO?
- Fake shopping stores: A real and dangerous threat
- 10 best security awareness training vendors in 2022
- How to hack two-factor authentication: Which type is most secure?
- Malicious push notifications: Is that a real or fake Windows Defender update?
- Free Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ransomware resources to help reduce your risk
- How IIE moved mountains to build a culture of cybersecurity
- At Johnson County Government, success starts with engaging employees
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- Texas HB 3834: Security awareness training requirements for state employees
- SOCs spend nearly a quarter of their time on email security
- Security awareness manager: Is it the career for you?
- Risks of preinstalled smartphone malware in a BYOD environment
- The ROI of security awareness training
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- Excel 4.0 malicious macro exploits: What you need to know
- Worst passwords of the decade: A historical analysis
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- What senior citizens need to know about security awareness
- 55 federal and state regulations that require employee security awareness and training
- Brand impersonation attacks targeting SMB organizations
- How to avoid getting locked out of your own account with multi-factor authentication
- Breached passwords: The most frequently used and compromised passwords of the year
- Reduce security events
- Reinforce cyber secure behaviors
- Strengthen cybersecurity culture at your organization
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