Finally, don't fall for things
like phishing scams or spam email.
While the privacy ramifications of text payments apply to Venmo and Square Cash as much as they do to Google Wallet (a text message suggesting that someone «clicks here for free cash» then asks them to enter their bank details looks a lot
like a phishing scam) Google has other issues to face.
Not exact matches
Spotting logical fallacies
like emotional appeal and reacting appropriately can prevent a significant proportion of security - related problems
like the email
phishing scam discussed earlier.
McAfee Virus Scan protects Scottrade.com from common virus
scams like phishing, pharming, trojan horses, and spyware.
Under the law, firms that deal with protected health information must give end - user security training, which specifically deals with minimizing risk for firms and clients, such as providing education about what a
phishing scam looks
like.
IE7 now offers one - step deletion of browsing history (
like Firefox),
phishing protection against
scam Web sites, enhanced pop - up blocking and enhanced ActiveX blocking.
We aren't always so lucky; small scale attacks, and things
like malware and other exploits, can go undetected in the wild for a while.The Google Docs
phishing scam was bad, but all indications are that it could've been much worse.
There are also web browser extensions you can download that help prevent
phishing scams specially designed for «crypto enthusiasts,»
like the Cryptonight extension for Chrome.
Crypto
phishing scams on Twitter have recently become much more prevalent, with users creating fake accounts that closely mimic those of crypto elites
like Charlie Lee or Vitalik Buterin and then promoting fake crypto giveaways.
Take Five for a tax rebate
scam HMRC
phishing emails are a bit
like Whack - a-Mole — once one dies down another seems to replace it.