If your network is secure, the bad guys might try to find an opening at the local watering hole. In this video, you’ll learn about watering hole attacks and how some real-world watering holes were poisoned by the bad guys. << Previous Video: Hoaxes Next: Principles of Social Engineering >> Let’s say you’ve been working […]
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A fake attack can consume as many resources as a legitimate security breach. In this video, you’ll learn about hoaxes and how they can fool your users out of their money and data. << Previous Video: Shoulder Surfing Next: Watering Hole Attacks >> In IT security, we tend to spend a lot of time dealing
If it’s on your screen, others can see it. In this video, you’ll learn about shoulder surfing and what you can do to protect yourself against prying eyes. << Previous Video: Dumpster Diving Next: Hoaxes >> At some point during your day, the information that’s on your computer screen is probably going to be pretty
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Some of your most important documents may be thrown out with the trash. In this video, you’ll learn about dumpster diving and how you can keep your important documents away from the bad guys. << Previous Video: Tailgating and Impersonation Next: Shoulder Surfing >> This is a dumpster. [? In ?] the United States, it’s
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Even if you don’t have a key, it can be very easy to pass through a locked door. In this video, you’ll learn how the bad guys use tailgating and impersonation to gain access to buildings and information that normally wouldn’t be accessible. << Previous Video: Phishing Next: Dumpster Diving >> Tailgating is a technique
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Phishing attacks can easily slip through email and URL filters, and the results can be devastating. In this video, you’ll learn about common phishing attacks and what happens when a phishing attack is successful. << Previous Video: Logic Bombs Next: Tailgating and Impersonation >>–> Phishing is a technique used by the bad guys to try
A logic bomb is one of the most difficult types of malicious software to protect against. In this video, you’ll learn about logic bombs and how real-world logic bombs have been used to create issues with our communication, financial, and power distribution networks. << Previous Video: Bots and Botnets Next: Phishing >>–> A logic bomb
Your computer could be part of a worldwide malware network and you wouldn’t even know it. In this video, you’ll learn about botnets and how they are used to create problems across the globe. << Previous Video: Adware and Spyware Next: Logic Bombs >> A botnet is a very specialized kind of malware, it stands
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Adware and Spyware are some of the most common malware you’ll find. In this video, you’ll learn more about adware and spyware and how to protect against infections. << Previous Video: Keyloggers Next: Bots and Botnets >> One very lucrative way to make money on the internet is by displaying advertising. The bad guys know
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It’s easy to guess your password if someone is already watching your keystrokes. In this video, you’ll learn how the bad guys use keyloggers to steal our login credentials and I’ll show the results of a keylogger running on my computer. << Previous Video: Rootkits Next: Adware and Spyware >> For most of us, the
