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Ransomware realities in 2023: one employee mistake can cost a company millions

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Furthermore, it’s estimated that this sum will increase to nearly $24 trillion by 2027. With 85% of campaigns targeting victims with phishing emails containing malicious links, another form of a social engineering attack, education and cyber vigiliance remain a high priority. You should always stop and verify.

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Black Friday shoppers beware: online threats so far in 2022

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The risk of being scammed runs even higher. While on ordinary days, the customer can easily see that if the product is too cheap, it is most likely a scam, during the Black Friday sales, it gets harder to tell. Instead of being the first among buyers, they will join the ranks of scam victims. million active users worldwide.

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