A popular (and typically convenient) method of 2FA utilizes a password and a text message to your phone with a code that must be input before accessing your account. While this method is on average more secure than just using a password, hackers still have ways of getting that text code, either by SMS exploits or through social engineering.

Ransomware attacks and data leaks continue to affect many businesses, with hackers ramping up their efforts even more during the COVID-19 pandemic, where changes in the work environment showed cracks in cybersecurity armor. While many of the larger businesses impacted become newsworthy, the truth is that small businesses are just as, if not more likely to experience attempts to steal data or ransom it.

Much of the business we do, whether at work or at home, is done online through a browser or app. Many of our day to day interactions are done through social media apps which use our personal information, interests, and data to their advantage through advertisements tailored to grab our attention.