What is in your event cybersecurity strategy

Open source intelligence is an area that is often overlooked and widely misunderstood. It is also known as OSINT as part of the overall event cybersecurity strategy.

 You need to target your own organization to find loop holes and see where or how you could be attacked. You are able to identify the information leaking out of your vendor’s connections to your data or through your own technology before they get to you 1^st.

Digitally, you can use OSINT tools to identify everything you can about the technology and people that work at your organization as well as use it to see if your sensitive data has leaked online. Trust me, if its digital it is worth taking as many assets are valuable. But here are the top 3.

Finding the schedules of notable people and their security details assignments

Being able to spoof or fake credentials online or in a person.

Stealing personally identifiable information. PII.

Cybercriminals are just like bank robbers in the old days the follow the money. That is why in this day and age, if you are running a large public event that draws thousands of people, whether it be at the state, national or local level, you need to be as vigilant about protecting data as any business. Otherwise, you will lose your customers.

So, whose job is it to check if it’s safe? You are defiantly not going to like the answer. It’s your job to protect the traffic and its contents as confidential and sensitive. It is also your job to have a security plan that is both digital and physical. Fundamentally, you cannot assume that safety is someone else’s job. 

You can always check in with us on 0211100422 or www.tcgforensics.co.za 

All about Holiday Scams

It’s the festive season and everyone wants to travel. Now let us help you avoid any scams that you might come across when traveling or on your holiday as we both know this will be the worst! No one wants to be worried over this great festive season.

New research into cybersecurity has said that the UK alone has lost about 7M to fake sites and fraud in 2018. We are going to show you the five most common scams

Nowadays a fraudster will use increasingly sophisticated methods! They will target the most popular destination and time of the year to start with. They are well aware that we are all looking for great deals. As victims often find out just before they travel or even in-resort that they have3 been defrauded, it can then be difficult and expensive to obtain a legitimate replacement booking.

Some research we did and found out that 1 in 5 Brits in their lifetime are either been scammed or nearly scammed. As McAfee believes the actual figures are likely to be much higher as lots of people don’t actually report this issues small or big. As per below the big 5 scams that are common.

1. Fake Websites that look real

2. Being directed away from trusted sites for payment

3. Amazing Deals received via pop-up, emails and texts

4. Fake accommodation listings

5. Using unsecured networks

The above is just the simple one’s we can advise. Always just go with your gut feeling and if you do not know ask. Always report a scam or report it if you feel that it’s being suspicious activity.

Also always remember to connect with caution and avoid sharing sensitive data or bank account details. Consider using a VPN to help keep your connection secure. If you are going to rent do call the agent directly for information other than just sending an email or sms, always double check and do a little research and look at the comments and rates of the accommodation.

Try and book through a place that is well know or maybe a place that a family or friend has been to and recommended you to go. Another thing you can check is the payment page. Check for https:// rather than (http://) which should always appear on the payment page. Misspellings, additional words or characters, fuzzy or low-resolution pictures and logos are also be indicators of fraudulent website.

Otherwise you can always contact us! 

0211100422 or contact@osint.co.za or contact@tcgforensics.co.za