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Scam of the Week: The Fake Job Offer Scam – Get Hired, Get Scammed
Imagine this: You’re scrolling through LinkedIn, sipping your overpriced coffee, when BAM—a recruiter slides into your inbox with the job...

Esteffan Coetzee
May 133 min read
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Scam of the Week: reCaptcha Scams – When Bots Pretend to Be Human
Ah, CAPTCHA—the little security puzzle designed to prove you’re not a robot.  You’ve seen it a million times: “Click all the traffic...

Esteffan Coetzee
Mar 203 min read
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Why Your Phone’s Auto-Connect Is Like a Sketchy Handshake
Ever found your device cheerfully latching onto a Wi-Fi network or Bluetooth device without asking you first? That's auto-connect for...

Esteffan Coetzee
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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Why Skipping Software Updates Is Like Ignoring a Leaky Roof
Ever hit "remind me later" on a software update, thinking it's no biggie, only to find your digital world raining cats and dogs because...

Esteffan Coetzee
Sep 11, 20242 min read
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Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Festive Season Shopping Scams
As we gear up for the shopping extravaganza of Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the start of the Festive Season shopping, it's important...

Esteffan Coetzee
Nov 16, 20231 min read
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GoldPhish Nabs Seven New G2 Badges, Proving We're Hooked on Excellence
We're excited to share some fantastic news with you. The G2 Fall Reports have been released, and we're humbled to announce that we've...

Esteffan Coetzee
Sep 19, 20232 min read
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How to Sell Security Awareness Training (SAT)
A single cyber attack - be it a data breach, malware, ransomware, or DDoS attack - cost companies in the U.S. a median of $18 000 in...

Esteffan Coetzee
Aug 3, 20236 min read
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"Show Me the Money... Later?" Unpacking Advance-Fee Scams
The UK is dealing with a significant uptick in advance-fee scams. These are the scams where bad guys ask you to pay a small fee

Esteffan Coetzee
Jun 27, 20232 min read
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Phishing-resistant Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Phishing-resistant Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a security measure that uses authentication factors that are difficult to...

Esteffan Coetzee
Apr 11, 20231 min read
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Why is Security Awareness Training Important?
What Is Security Awareness Training? Ah, the age-old question of what came first, the chicken or the egg? In order to start understanding...

Esteffan Coetzee
Dec 6, 20223 min read
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How to promote a cyber-secure workplace culture
Classroom-based death-by-Powerpoint is hopefully a thing of the past, along with day-long training courses.

Esteffan Coetzee
Jan 26, 20222 min read
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