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It’s Estimated That 91% Of Cyber Attacks Begin With Phishing Emails | HackerNoon

Alright, enough of this tiptoeing around the problem – let’s talk about cybersecurity, or rather, the total failure of it! For years, cybersecurity experts have been shouting from the rooftops, “It’s not if you’ll get hit with a cyber attack, but when!” And guess what? Companies still aren’t getting the message! 91% of cyberattacks start with phishing emails, and a staggering 35% of those are tied to ransomware! How can we still be falling for

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The Death of Genuine Content Outreach: How Pitching A Guest Posts Has Become a Pay Game | HackerNoon

Remember when content marketing and outreach were about collaboration, mutual growth, and the sharing of ideas? When you could approach a website with a guest post that was meticulously crafted, packed with value, and the kind of content their audience would devour? You’d spend hours researching the site’s tone, audience, and content style, ensuring your post was a perfect fit. All of this effort with the simple hope that your work would be welcomed, shared,

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New AutoPost Bot Floods Guest Post Forms | HackerNoon

A new and troubling phenomenon has emerged in the digital marketing landscape as unidentified bots begin flooding guest post submission forms with prewritten and AI-generated content designed to land hyperlinks onto websites. The rogue bot, which lacks a definitive name and has not yet been fully identified is causing significant disruption and is designed to generate and submit articles en masse, disregarding website guidelines and filling post forms containing hyperlinks aimed at manipulating search engine

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The Digital Marketing Industry: A Circus Without a Ringmaster, Where the Clowns Run the Show | HackerNoon

I’m about to go off on a rant about the utter madness that is the digital marketing industry. Seriously, it’s like a circus with no ringmaster, and the clowns are running the show. Let me break down just how absurdly out of hand this whole thing has become. First off, let’s talk about SEO scams. The world of search engine optimization has turned into a breeding ground for deceit and dishonesty. Everyone and their dog

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The Alarming Surge Of Lateral Phishing – Are We All Just Sitting Ducks? | HackerNoon

A new report from Barracuda has just dropped, and it’s nothing short of a cyber-crime horror show. The headline? Nearly 42% of email attacks on companies with 2,000 employees or more are driven by the insidious menace of lateral phishing. That’s right – nearly HALF of these targeted email threats are coming straight from compromised internal accounts, making your sprawling corporation a perfect playground for these cyber scoundrels. If you haven’t heard of it yet,

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