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13108188260?profile=RESIZE_180x180The holiday shopping season is almost upon us, and with all the great sales and promotions come the usual cyber scams. While generally quick and convenient, shopping online can leave you vulnerable to scammers if you are not cautious. Based on a consumer survey, a new report from Norton looks at how scams are a common concern among shoppers and how to protect yourself while holiday shopping online.

Check out the 2024 Cyber Safety Insights Report.

Norton incorporated the results of a survey condu

10953410678?profile=RESIZE_400xLast week we presented a topic on our RedShort explaining the growing human engineering techniques; especially the use of cell phone calls.  The New Jersey NJCCIC recently detected an uptick in TOAD phishing campaigns. TOAD, or telephone-oriented attack delivery, is a type of social engineering attack that lures potential victims to contact fraudulent call centers managed by threat actors in attempts to steal credentials or install malware onto their systems.

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