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| Source |  Cyber Skills |
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| Identifiant | 8517392 |
| Date de publication | 2023-11-21 00:00:00 (vue: 2024-06-13 20:13:27) |
| Titre | Outil de prévention de l'escroque soutenue par Garda lancé par MTU Cyber Skills avant le Black Friday et Noël Garda backed Scam Prevention Tool Launched by MTU Cyber Skills ahead of Black Friday and Christmas (Recyclage) |
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As the countdown to the festive shopping frenzy begins, MTU Cyber Skills has launched a new line of defence for online shoppers: CheckMyLink at https://check.cyberskills.ie is a scam prevention tool and a timely response to the expected surge in cybercrime as substantial sums are set to be spent online on Black Friday sales and Christmas presents.
What is CheckMyLink?
CheckMyLink, is a security tool built by MTU Cyber Skills in collaboration with Scam Advisor and An Garda Síochána. It is designed to boost your confidence when shopping online. It checks that the website you\'re about to buy from is genuine and free from malware. All you need to do is enter the website\'s address (URL) and CheckMyLink will quickly tell you if it\'s a safe place to shop.
Donna O\' Shea, Chair of Cybersecurity, MTU alerts shoppers with a stark reminder: "While Christmas is a season of giving, for cyber criminals it\'s the season of stealing. CheckMyLink provides an essential check to ensure that online retailers are legitimate before any money changes hands."
Seasonal Spending with a Side of Security
In 2022 Ireland spent €3.5 billion online in December and €3.7 billion in November. [1] [2] This year it is expected these figures will increase as they have done every year. However, this heightened activity also brings with it an increased risk of online scams and fraudulent activities. As consumers search the internet for the best deals, they often encounter irresistible offers that may, in reality, be traps set by cybercriminals. These scams can range from phishing attempts to counterfeit websites designed to steal personal and financial information. Given this backdrop, it\'s crucial for consumers in Ireland to be particularly vigilant while shopping online during the Black Friday, Cyber Monday sales and for Christmas shopping.
Detective Chief Superintendent Barry Walsh, Head of Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau, also highlighted: “There is an increased risk to consumers, particularly around this time of year, as hackers are using contaminated links hidden within emails, social media and other mainstream online platforms to gain access to passwords, credit card details or other sensitive information.
An Garda Síochána are supporting the new initiative to enable users to verify the authenticity of web addresses and click-through domains prior to engaging with sites. It will also allow users to validate that they are legitimate entities.”
Donna O\'Shea\'s Advice for Shoppers
Donna O\'Shea advises a new shopping mantra for the digital age: "Click and collect should now be, \'Check, click and collect,\' we are urging the use of check.cyberskills.ie as an essential step before any online purchase."
William Dalton, Vice President and Managing Director of Trend Micro, the sponsors of the initiative, shared: "Trend Micro is delighted to be partnering with CheckMyLink in our joint mission to protect Irish consumers against fraud-related crime. As Christmas gets closer, our friends and relatives will be trying to buy gifts that are hard to source and might be tempted to purchase them from a fake website. It is important that we are mindful of the websites we use."
As the countdown to the festive shopping frenzy begins, MTU Cyber Skills has launched a new line of defence for online shoppers: CheckMyLink at https://check.cyberskills.ie is a scam prevention tool and a timely response to the expected surge in cybercrime as substantial sums are set to be spent online on Black Friday sales and Christmas presents. What is CheckMyLink? CheckMyLink, is a security tool built by MTU Cyber Skills in collaboration with Scam Advisor and An Garda Síochána. It is designed to boost your confidence when shopping online. It checks that the website you\'re about to buy from is genuine and free from malware. All you need to do is enter the website\'s address (URL) and CheckMyLink will quickly tell you if it\'s a safe place to shop. Donna O\' Shea, Chair of |
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| Source | Cyber Skills |
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| Identifiant | 8517416 |
| Date de publication | 2022-12-09 00:00:00 (vue: 2024-06-13 20:13:28) |
| Titre | Cyber Skills Ireland lance un nouveau service pour les consommateurs pour soutenir les achats en ligne plus sûrs Cyber Skills Ireland launches new service for consumers to support safer online shopping |
| Texte | La recherche récente des consommateurs * montre que près de 40% des acheteurs irlandais prévoient de faire un mélange de magasins en magasin vs en ligne cette année.Alors que nous approchons de la saison des fêtes et que de plus en plus de gens achètent en ligne des cadeaux, Cyber Skills lance un nouveau service national en ligne pour aider les acheteurs à vérifier si les sites sont légitimes et sûrs à utiliser.L'initiative s'adresse aux acheteurs en ligne, qui peuvent visiter des sites Web pour promouvoir des offres et des prix de négociation. CheckMyLink (Check.Cyberskills.ie) est un nouveau service national qui sera dirigé par des cyber compétences en association avec Scamadviser et un Garda S & iacute; Och & Aacute; Na.L'objectif est d'augmenter les consommateurs \\ 'la confiance qu'un site Web en ligne qu'ils achètent est authentique et de s'assurer que le site Web n'est pas infecté par des logiciels malveillants.Le service est facile à utiliser et demande simplement aux utilisateurs en ligne de ne fournir que l'URL du site Web qu'ils visitent.Le service génère ensuite un rapport en ligne à partir de sources de confiance qui vise à accroître la confiance des consommateurs que le site Web ou le lien est authentique et sûr à parcourir. S'exprimant sur l'annonce, la professeure Donna O \\ 'Shea, présidente de la cybersécurité, MTU a déclaré: «Cette année, les escrocs et les fraudeurs tenteront probablement d'exploiter le fait que davantage d'entre nous sont sous pression financièrement avec une augmentation des coûts énergétiques et de l'inflation, le sensNous avons moins d'argent dans nos poches.Ils essaieront d'exploiter notre réponse comportementale naturelle en devenant plus savoureuse avec notre argent et rechercher des bonnes affaires dans les ventes et les achats en ligne. » "Cependant, pour vous occuper de votre argent ce Noël, les acheteurs en ligne avertis doivent être conscients que les escrocs sont très bons pour rendre les faux sites Web réels et que les sites Web inconnus devraient être vérifiés avant de remettre des liquidités bien méritées ou de fournir des informations sur les cartes de crédit." William Dalton, vice-président et directeur général de Trend Micro, qui parraine l'initiative, a ajouté: «Trend Micro est ravi de s'associer à CheckMylink dans notre mission conjointe pour protéger les consommateurs irlandais contre le crime lié à la fraude.À mesure que Noël se rapproche, nos amis et nos proches tenteront d'acheter des cadeaux difficiles à trouver et pourraient être tentés de les acheter sur un faux site Web.Il est important que nous soyons conscients des sites Web que nous utilisons. » Le surintendant en chef du détective, Barry Walsh, chef du Bureau national du cyber-crime de Garda, a également souligné: «Il y a un risque accru pour les consommateurs, en particulier vers cette période de l'année, car les pirates utilisent des liens contaminés cachés dans les e-mails, les médias sociaux et d'autres plateformes en ligne traditionnelles en lignePour accéder aux mots de passe, aux détails de la carte de crédit ou à d'autres informations sensibles. Un Garda S & iacute; Och & aacute; NA prend en charge la nouvelle initiative pour permettre aux utilisateurs de vérifier l'authenticité des adresses Web et des domaines de clics avant de s'engager avec les sites.Il permettra également aux utilisateurs de valider qu'ils sont des entités légitimes. » Le Service national est parrainé par le Lero de la Science Foundation of Ireland \'s (SFI), Centre (Center for Software), Connect (Center for Future Networks) et Confirm (Center for Smart Manufacturing) et Trend Micro etest disponible en anglais et en irlandais.Pour plus d'informations, veuillez visiter Check.Cyberskills.ie Cyber Skills est financé par l'initiative de capital humain (HAL) (HCI).Cyber Skills est hébergé par MTU avec un partenaire EIS, notamment UL, UCD et TU Dublin.Son objectif est de traiter la pénurie de compétences essentielles des pr |
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