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security culture
Awareness

The importance of security culture to mitigate business risks

Truth be told, we live in an increasingly digitized world in which cybersecurity has become far more than an optional investment. Instead, it is seen as a necessity and a competitive differentiator. With the exponential increase in cyberthreats, organizations of all segments and sizes are susceptible to an array of digital threats, exposing themselves to […]

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Pump and Dump
Scams

The Pump-and-Dump scam and how it works

Pump-and-Dump (P&D) refers to fraud that has become increasingly common in the financial market.  The scam begins with a group of malicious people identifying a low-cost asset and investing in it. They then attempt to artificially increase the price of this asset by spreading misleading or exaggerated information about it, such as the promise of […]

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OSINT
Cybersecurity

OSINT: what it is and how cybercriminals are using it

Have you ever heard the term OSINT? Though still largely unrecognized among the lay public, the concept is popular among technology professionals and even government investigative or law enforcement agencies. OSINT is the acronym for Open Source Intelligence, which should provide an initial idea of its meaning. In layman’s terms, OSINT involves using public sources […]

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Social engineering
Awareness

Social engineering: what it is and how to identify it

Social engineering is a psychological manipulation technique used by criminals to persuade victims to reveal confidential information or to trick them into doing something. Social engineering is extremely effective because criminals, including cybercriminals, know that fooling people can often be much easier than circumventing physical or computer security barriers. You may wonder why people always […]

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elicitation
Awareness

Elicitation: the polite and courteous technique of stealing sensitive information

It’s no use looking in the dictionary: the concept of elicitation in the context of information security is still relatively new, even in Brazil. Any dictionary defines elicit as “to extract, to bring out; to obtain; to trigger, to provoke; to deduce; to discover; to clarify”, but, let’s face it, it is a little hard […]

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privileged users
Cybersecurity

How to ensure the security of privileged users

Any employee in any company, without exception, can fall victim to a cyberattack. Cybercriminals target everyone from the “big fish” like CEOs and other members of upper management, to junior professionals – and can even engineer an invasion through the privilege escalation method. However… things are much easier for the bad guys if they can […]

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Compliance
Compliance

Compliance: agreement, monitoring and success

The word ‘compliance’ means the act or process of complying to a requirement. Being in compliance involves understanding, executing and performing what has already been agreed by the parties involved: the jurisdiction, company, stakeholders and employees. This relationship promotes a dynamic environment where constant evaluation, innovation, and creativity occur. What exactly is compliance? Compliance consists […]

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scam
Awareness

Life after a scam: what actions can be taken after falling victim to online fraud?

Unfortunately, falling victim to an online scam is an increasingly common reality nowadays. Scammers take advantage of people’s vulnerabilities to obtain personal and financial information.  If you or someone close to you has been a victim of cybercrime, our deepest sympathies. We are fully aware of just how frustrating this can be. On top of […]

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encrypt files
Cybersecurity

Hands-on! How to easily encrypt files and devices

Now that you’ve learned what cryptography is and understand its importance in keeping sensitive information and data safe, it’s quite normal for questions to pop up: after all, what can I do to incorporate this expertise effectively and actively into my daily routine? Sure, cryptography is already “silently” present in many aspects of our daily […]

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