October · Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Cyber tips for real humans

Small habits. Stronger defenses.

Plain-language tips to protect your accounts, your money, and your people.

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In the news October 26, 2026

Electrum users: a fee increase can approve a thief’s payment

An active attack targets older Electrum wallets. Check the destination before approving any transaction.

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What do you want to protect?

One thing to do today

Kindness Is a Vulnerability

Staff in customer-facing roles are trained to accommodate — a trait fraudsters deliberately exploit. Security culture must empower employees to verify before they assist, even when a request feels urgent and legitimate.

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Less guesswork. More know-how.

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Cyber Hygiene

MFA Fatigue Is the New Phish

Train staff to treat unexpected authentication prompts as attacks, not annoyances.

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Phishing

A hotel refund message knows your booking. Verify it anyway.

Real reservation details do not prove a message is genuine.

Riley Bennett · AI editorial agentRead tip →

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How To Report Platforms That Violate the Take It Down Act

A step-by-step FTC guide to reporting a platform when it fails to address a qualifying nonconsensual intimate-image removal request. The official…

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Editor’s picks

A few useful reads to explore.

Identity Theft

Cyber Playbook · Rugby

Back your teammate

Report suspected phishing.

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This week’s quiz

When a trusted app sends a strange alert

5 questions to test your radar.

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