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Cyber(non)resolutions: turn them around and find out how not to make attackers happy

At first glance, innocent resolutions that sound like a good idea... or do they? If you took them literally, you could make a lot of cyber-attackers happy. Flip the tiles to reveal how some well-known New Year's resolutions definitely don't read.

January 2025

I will find the love of my life 

But answering emails from a Qatari prince, a wounded Hollywood actress
or a soldier in love looking
for money to travel to you
is not the way to go.

I'm going to start trusting the people around me more

Are you sure that a person asking you for your company Wi-Fi password via Messenger is really your colleague?

I'll try something new

Just be sure you don't mean downloading from unfamiliar websites
or trying out a flash drive you found near the coffee machine.

I'll have more fun

But don't make a quiz game out of emails
in your spam folder
- guess which attachment is safe.

I'm not going to stress about little things 

However, this is not the case for cybersecurity. Even one changed letter
in a URL can make
a big difference.

I'll be more active 

However, joining every shady online competition
is not the way to go.

Although our (non-)resolutions were a bit ironic, let's not take cyberthreats lightly. Whatever your resolutions, we wish them to move you safely towards your goals.

And if you're still looking for some cyber resolutions, try checking the permissions of apps on your devices once every three months and remove those that aren't necessary.

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