{"id":16145,"date":"2017-11-23T10:43:31","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T08:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/?p=16145"},"modified":"2017-11-23T10:43:31","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T08:43:31","slug":"dont-become-a-victim-of-cybercrime-this-black-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2017\/11\/23\/dont-become-a-victim-of-cybercrime-this-black-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t become a victim of cybercrime this Black Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Article by John Shier, Senior Security Advisor, Sophos<\/em><\/p>\n

1.\tIf an online deal or email offer with price discounts looks too good to be true, it probably is<\/strong>
\nHit delete immediately. It\u2019s common knowledge that though there are some great deals to be had over Black Friday, most products are cheaper or the same price at other times of year, so it\u2019s unlikely you\u2019ll find the deal of a lifetime. The best way to confirm if it is real is to go directly on to the vendor\u2019s site to check the price, and avoid clicking the link in the email which is likely to be malicious.<\/p>\n

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2.\tFeel free to browse deals on your phone but be cautious of the wireless network you\u2019re connected to when you\u2019re online shopping<\/strong>
\nOnly ever enter your credit card information when you\u2019re on a secure network that you trust. And remember the best way to keep your money safe is to use PayPal or your credit card. Where possible, avoid using debit cards to purchase gifts online. <\/p>\n

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3.\tBe on the lookout for typosquatting<\/strong>
\nThis is where cybercriminals take a popular online brand and change one letter or two to trick you into clicking and sharing personal information. Always check the spelling and be on the lookout for smart typosquatting like the famous Tvvitter attack. <\/p>\n

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4.\tBe sensible about password security and incorporate length and complexity<\/strong>
\nMake account passwords different and difficult to guess. Include upper and lower-case letters, numbers and symbols to make passwords harder to crack \u2013 you can see the best tips for creating strong passwords here<\/a>.
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\n5.\tIf you\u2019re contemplating clicking the link in an email, take a look at the URL first <\/strong>
\nBefore you click, hover on the link if you\u2019re on a computer or hold down the link on your phone and you should see the full URL appear. Once you can see it look at the source and ask yourself does this look legitimate. Bear in mind that just because the URL has a padlock icon next to it or starts with \u2018https\u2019 doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s safe. As a rule of thumb if you aren\u2019t sure if its genuine just delete it straight away.<\/p>\n

Too late? If you think you\u2019ve fallen victim to a phishing attack always change your password immediately. It\u2019s always worth contacting your bank immediately to see if there has been any fraudulent activity. \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Article by John Shier, Senior Security Advisor, Sophos 1. If an online deal or email offer with price discounts looks too good to be true, it probably is Hit delete immediately. It\u2019s common knowledge that though there are some great deals to be had over Black Friday, most products are cheaper or the same price […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":16149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[136,6,399],"tags":[1243,1244,388,1278,279,1279,1280],"class_list":["post-16145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-expert","category-insights","category-more-news","tag-black-friday","tag-cyber-monday","tag-cybersecurity","tag-phishing-attack","tag-sophos","tag-tvvitter","tag-typosquatting"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}