A new breed of software promises to isolate or air-gap risky Web activities to stem data leaks and scams, similar to how ‘patient zero’ is isolated in a pandemic. — Bloomberg
You get an SMS or email with a Web link to authenticate yourself to check account balances or team sales reports. Do you click on the link?
This question confronts every Internet user today amid rising scams. In January, for instance, an SMS phishing attack led 790 OCBC Bank customers to lose S$13.7mil.
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