A term that sounds incredibly painful – but can also be potentially painful to you and your business.
Also known as URL hijacking, typosquatting is a form of cyber squatting and/or brandjacking that relies on the internet user inputting the wrong web address suffix.
For example, facebook.cm instead of facebook.com (please take our word for it and don’t try it yourself ?).
Mistyping can happen to anyone but can be avoided if you follow the tips below.
- You bookmark your favourite websites.
- Use your browsers’ search results than typing the url in the address bar.
- Leave the regular sites you visit open on your browser tabs all day.
- Never click on unexpected emails or unknown sites.
- Always use an up to date antivirus on your computer – we use Webroot SecureAnywhere.
If you have any questions regarding the security of your business then please give us a call on 020 8649 9911 or email as at info@hoc.co.uk.
By Mike Knight
