The Ninja Sensei’s Logbook: Why Shared Responsibility Matters
We’ve already established how digitalisation is crucial to keep up with the ever-changing landscape of businesses and the market in general. Both organisations and customers are going digital.
This in turn has opened a new industry for threat actors.
On any given day, these bad actors put out a new scheme to try and bait victims such as sending scam messages, and then get the loot out of their victims’ negligence or lack of awareness.
With the number of people not cognizant enough if they are safe or not from malicious actors, this fraudulent industry is thriving and is expected to grow even more.
The data from 2021 alone proved that this is true, as the victims in Singapore lost at least $633.3 million that year, which is 2.5 times greater than 2020’s $268.4 million. Without doing anything to raise awareness of this growing industry, the figures are expected to blow up with the ongoing digitalisation move of every business and citizen in Singapore.
Why shared responsibility matters
Scam messages are prevalent as they can be easily made on today’s social media platforms like WhatsApp. As the world moves forward into a much more digitised world, there will be those who cannot keep up with things they need to do to avoid being a victim.
This is why reporting such scams when you receive one is a shared responsibility that everyone must participate in. Those who received one must have a sense of urgency to report it, as others who have received it may not have any idea of what lies ahead.
Some might be skeptical whether reporting one random scam can really help, but this is a risk that everyone must not take for granted as it could affect everyone that is now aware of the greater danger of receiving one.
With this said, whenever we receive a scam message in whatever form, it is highly recommended to report it to authorities for proper action and awareness. This might not be for you as you already know what to do when you receive one, but it is for those who are new to the modernities of being connected worldwide.
P.S. Got questions or do you need help with your cybersecurity and data protection compliance journey? Don’t hesitate to reach out to us. We are always a text/call or email away!
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