Amazon, which raked in close to $400 billion US dollars in 2020, is a hulking colossus of the online marketplace. An absolute hive of activity, teaming with sellers and endless waves of consumers craving everything and anything, Amazon’s audience is truly global. The sheer enormity of the Amazon phenomenon has also caught the attention of […]

Foreign exchange trading, often referred to as Forex, is the largest financial market on the planet. With trillions of dollars traded daily by corporations and investors. Courtesy of the internet and computers. Forex has become accessible to absolutely anyone through brokers, many of which can be scouted online. Due to surges in Forex trading, particularly […]

Publishers Clearing House, founded in 1953, is a direct marketing company that markets merchandise and magazine subscriptions, with prize-based games. While PCH’s sweepstakes are most certainly legitimate, this has stopped scammers from trying to exploit the delight of ‘winners’ everywhere.  So, with growing uncertainty surrounding what real wins actually look like. What can be learned […]

In an age of endless data where cyber space has become inseparable from daily life, fraudulent schemes have now crossed over into the digital realm. Several types of scams exist today, and among the most concerning is that of the Social Security scam. What is a Social Security Scam? One of the most common types […]

Once upon a time, people only had to be on their guard for investment scams through the mail, over the telephone, or when approached by strangers. But in today’s technology-saturated world, fraudsters can now peddle their scams from a whole range of devices and platforms. What is an Investment Scam? An investment scam involves a […]

Deceptive schemes and fraudulent practices have always been around. And in today’s technology-fuelled world, it can often feel like we’re one click away from danger, as online scammers ceaselessly orchestrate the social engineering attack known as Phishing. What is a Phishing Email? Phishing, like traditional fishing, is all about luring a target into a trap. […]

In a world where smartphones may as well be fused to our palms, it was never going to take scammers long to start taking advantage of this technological phenomenon. The threat of text message scams goes on, and doesn’t appear to be dying off anytime soon. What is a Text Message Scam? Text message scams […]

By Mark Phillips ¦ Blog.TotalAWebshield.com ¦ Updated 25th April 2017, 06.514 EDT Phishing scams have long been plaguing email providers and their millions of users, and Gmail is the latest to take a hit from hackers. Described as one of the most convincing to date, the scam lures unsuspecting users into entering their login information, […]

By Mark Phillips ¦ Blog.TotalAV.com ¦   Even the smallest businesses are reaping the benefits of installing and using virtual private network (VPN) hardware/software. And that’s why using a VPN connection is becoming increasingly important. Why? VPNs can extend a business network to include home-based or mobile workers, so those employees can securely access applications, […]