Surge in COVID-themed cyberattacks
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DefenceTalkIt may look like an email from a supervisor with an attachment on the new “work from home policy.” But it could be a cleverly designed scheme to hack into your network. The abrupt move of millions of people to working remotely has sparked an unprecedented volume of attacks to trick people into giving up […]https://www.defencetalk.com/surge-in-coronavirus-covid-themed-cyberattacks-74847/
DoD warns troops, families to be cyber-crime smart
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DefenceTalkThe Department of Defense, or DoD, employees and their families should be vigilant when guarding personal and work information from expanding cyber-criminal activity, and to know how to recognize scammer tactics, the department’s chief information officer said. Terry A. Halvorsen issued a DoD-wide memorandum March 18 about the growing threat of cyber-crime “phishing” and “spear […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dod-warns-troops-families-to-be-cyber-crime-smart-63644/