In an effort to further enhance your company’s cyber defenses, we want to highlight common cyber-attacks that everyone should be aware of .
Ransomware is increasingly being used by hackers to extort money from companies . Ransomware is a type of malicious software that takes over your computer and prevents you from accessing files until you pay a ransom.
"Phishing" is the most common type of cyber attack that affects organisations. Phishing attacks can take many forms, but they all share a common goal – getting you to share sensitive information such as login credentials, credit card information, or bank account details.
Here are some simple things you can do to help your company avoid a ransomware/malware attack:
Think Before You Click
The most common way ransomware enters corporate networks is through email. Often, scammers will include malicious links or attachments in emails that look harmless. To avoid this trap, please observe the following email best practices:
- Do not click on links or attachments from senders that you do not recognise. Be especially wary of .zip or other compressed or executable file types.
- Do not provide sensitive personal information (like usernames and passwords) over email.
- Watch for email senders that use suspicious or misleading domain names.
- Inspect URLs carefully to make sure they’re legitimate and not imposter sites.
- Do not try to open any shared document that you’re not expecting to receive.
- If you can’t tell if an email is legitimate or not, please forward the email to support@okuhledigital.co.za
- Be especially cautious when opening attachments or clicking links if you receive an email containing a warning banner indicating that it originated from an external source.
Okuhle Digital will never send you a communication requiring you to provide us with passwords for any of your linked Okuhle Digital domains.
To contact us, please email to support@okuhledigital.co.za
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Regards,
Okuhle Digital
www.okuhledigital.co.za
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
