Tips to Prevent Becoming a Victim of Social Engineering
The internet has brought several benefits for people, organizations, governments, and entities. The humongous amount of data transmitted each second across the globe tells the story of a thriving digital age and the world becoming a global village. However, with ease, convenience, cost savings, speed, agility, and remote working associated with the digital age is the danger of cybercrime. According to the World Economic Forum, cyberattacks are considered to be ranked first when it comes to the risks caused by humans. And going by the statistics of Cybersecurity Ventures, by 2021 cybercrime shall cost the world a whopping $11.4 million every minute. It is not that such threats are not acknowledged by businesses and other entities, for they do take effective measures to prevent cyberattacks. It is just that they do not always consider the most crucial aspect when it comes to tackling cybercrime – the people. In fact, the human link is supposedly the weakest one to get unauthorized a...