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A type of social-engineering attack that exploits people’s desire to remain cybersecure (and that I have included in the malware section because it is directly related to protection against malware), is fake “renewal notices” from anti-malware product vendors. Email that says one’s security software subscription is expiring and asks users to click a link (don’t do it!) or to otherwise submit payment for a renewal, can closely parallel their legitimate counterparts. This sort of attack has become extremely common during the COVID-19 pandemic era during which many people worked from home and, more often than ever before, were responsible for making sure they had current security software subscriptions.