scam Archives - Webnames Blog Domains, Hosting, SSL and Ideas for businesses to succeed online Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:02:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 How to protect yourself and your small business when working from home https://blog.webnames.ca/how-to-protect-yourself-and-your-small-business-when-working-from-home/ Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:00:26 +0000 https://blog.webnames.ca/?p=19002 cybersecurity work from home

Whether you’re a student taking online classes, or an employee working from home for the first time, you need to guard against security threats and cyberattacks online. When you’re at school or in the office, you’re often protected by an IT team or a service provider that manages systems to protect you from cyber criminals.…

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]]> How to Stay Secure When Socializing and Interacting Online https://blog.webnames.ca/how-to-stay-secure-when-social/ Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:44:52 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2012/09/how-to-stay-secure-when-social/ CIRA’s latest Cyber Security Consumer Tip Sheet is about Socializing and Interacting Online. The majority of people use the Internet as a source to keep in touch with family and friends. Not all our online experiences are positive though.The tip sheet goes over the main issues you can face online when socializing and tips to…

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]]> CIRA Warns of Phishing Attack Against .CA Registrants https://blog.webnames.ca/cira-warns-of-phishing-attack/ Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:27:37 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2011/04/cira-warns-of-phishing-attack/ CIRA has recently reported a phishing attack that is targeting .CA registrants by email and using images from the CIRA website. If you do receive an email from CIRA asking for any type of payment, please disregard it, as CIRA will never ask you for any type of payment. CIRA has taken to their website…

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]]> Be Aware – Aggressive Marketing by “Domain Registry of Canada” https://blog.webnames.ca/theyre-back-again-dont-let-the/ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:23:32 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2011/04/theyre-back-again-dont-let-the/ If you’ve recently received an official looking letter from the ‘Domain Registry of Canada’, we urge you to proceed with caution. The “Domain Registry of Canada” is a company who has been in operation since 2001. The “Domain Registry of Canada” has no association with CIRA, or any government organization. They are also not related…

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