In our previous post, World Backup Day, we were talking about backups and the importance of keeping them in separate media. One of the possible options is to use cloud storage services.In this blog post, we are going to have a look at the advantages and disadvantages of using this kind of services, and [...]
World Backup Day is celebrated annually on March 31 since 2011. This is a day for people to learn about the increasing role of data in our lives and the importance of regular backups. In this blog post, we are going to have a look at what backup is and why it is important. [...]
Millions of people exchange messages every day. Messaging apps make it easy. But what happens to a message while you are typing it or once it has been sent? Private messages can potentially be read by third parties, such as the organizations behind the apps, and governments who collect private information on their [...]
Almost 3 years ago, the General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR was put into effect. Encripto has prepared an article where we revisit what GDPR is, its relation with security testing and also what could happen if you do not comply with the law.What is the GDPR?The GDPR is the Europe’s data privacy and [...]
As another year comes to a close, Encripto wants to take a moment to express our gratitude to our customers for supporting our business. Thank you for entrusting us with your security projects. Customers like you inspire us to work harder. It has been our pleasure to work with you in 2020.We would like [...]
In our previous post, we gave you a few tips to avoid phishing. In this post, we will give you recommendations about what to do if you have been scammed.What to do if you have been phishedIf you have been the victim of a phishing scam, Encripto recommends you: 1. Change your passwordsMake [...]
In our previous post Phishing: What Do You Need to Know? – Part 1, we covered seven common types of phishing. In this post, we will give you a few tips to avoid them.How to avoid PhishingThere are simple tips you can keep in mind to protect yourself against phishing attack. Here you have [...]
Phishing is a very common social engineering technique used by cybercriminals to fraudulently obtain confidential information from victims. Phishing is a technique widely used by scammers today. In fact, in the pre-Christmas and Christmas season the amount of this type of scams increases. Phishers can trick you through multiple platforms, such as emails, text [...]
Encripto is celebrating its 10th anniversary on the 25th of November. The company was founded in 2010 by security expert Juan J. Güelfo. Since the beginning, Encripto has been a niche company specialized in information security, and we believe in a more secure IT-world. Success never comes in a day. It requires strong [...]
In our previous post, we covered what cyber security is and why it is important. Also, we gave you some tips to increase cyber security and reduce risk of cyber crime as a company. In this post, we will try to answer the next question: What can you do to improve your cyber [...]