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How to protect yourself from social engineering Sensitize yourself and others to this topic The first step in protecting yourself from social engineering is to sensitize yourself to this issue and to be aware that anyone can be deceived and manipulated and that anyone can be deceived. Develop a healthy distrust A certain amount of […]

Pharming Pharming attacks go one step further than phishing attacks by attacking the so-called DNS protocol (Domain Name System), i.e. a core element of the Internet, and redirecting users to fake websites. Example Tanja enters the web address of her bank www.online-bank.de in the address bar of her browser. It does not realize that it […]

Greater security through two-factor authentication Many online services now offer the procedure whereby account holders can identify themselves in addition to or as an alternative to entering a password as soon as they log into their account. Two-factor authentication (2FA) is available in several variants. The hardware-supported procedures offer a high level of security and […]