Phishing and the Pandemic

As the fourth edition of the Phishing and Fraud Report by F5 Labs reported recently, the pandemic has proven to be fertile ground for hackers and cyber criminals. One of the most common online criminal techniques – phishing – was up a whopping 220 percent during the peak of last year’s covid-19 turmoil, compared to the yearly average of incidents between 2015 and 2019.

In previous blog posts, we’ve compared the various types of high speed home internet, from DSL to broadband to fiber. But now comes another challenger in this space – mobile hotspots, otherwise known as tethering, which is basically using your cell phone to connect devices to the Internet.

Part of what makes TV so good since the dawn of the 21st Century is the advancement in technology. From ultra-high definition screens to streaming services, viewers get what they want, when they want and as much as they want of content, much of it commercial free and always on your time.

Kinetic Consumer – Kinetic by Windstream is a residential, broadband, entertainment and security provider focused primarily on rural areas in across an 18-state footprint. We also have some positions that are 100% remote.

Identity theft results in billions of dollars in financial losses each year, through assaults at both the consumer and corporate levels. It is a highly sophisticated crime using cutting-edge technology in pursuit of a very simple goal – finding a way in.

Kinetic is dedicated to delivering fast broadband speed at competitive rates with unmatched service,” said Jeff Small, president of Kinetic. “Our customers need connections to allow them to live, work and go to school wherever they live.