SecureWorld News

JANUARY 18, 2024

According to Microsoft, since November 2023, a skilled subgroup within Mint Sandstorm has been carrying out spear-phishing attempts against individuals at universities and think tanks in several Western countries, Israel, and Gaza. Robust security awareness and architecture will be the lights to counter looming threats before damage is done.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

In our increasingly digital world, where technology permeates every aspect of our lives, cyber-security awareness has become an indispensable skill. With cyber threats on the rise, it is cru-cial for individuals and organizations to prioritize their online safety. Stay vigilant, stay informed, and stay secure.

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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 2, 2023

In a lecture this year for Gresham College, she pointed out similarities between the language used by politicians and law enforcement, the security industry’s marketing teams, and even cybercriminals who use phishing and scams. On her excellent ‘Beyond the phish’ Substack, she made a plea to stop inventing new terms for scams.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 26, 2023

Even as your organization hires more security experts and invests in ever-better cybersecurity technology, malware, phishing, and other attacks remain a persistent threat to your organization and the data of your customers. Is cybersecurity spending driving cybercrime? Not likely.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 1, 2023

Any organization with a well-guarded security perimeter is low-hanging fruit as long as its employees fall for phishing hoaxes. The problem reached new heights amid the coronavirus calamity, which is fertile soil for panic that gives threat actors a leg up in orchestrating effective online frauds.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

All of this makes it more difficult for organizations to protect themselves from new and emerging cyber threats. This can make it more difficult for organizations to keep up with the latest cybersecurity threats. Investing in security awareness training has a bottom line impact.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 8, 2021

It’s important to remember, however, as we slowly transition back into some semblance of normality, that there will be new challenges to face in all facets of life, and the Cyber Security sector is no exception. Human error is still the number one cause of cyber attack and home working could make this even more prominent.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In fact, the World Economic Forum (WEF) projects that by 2021: Global cybercrime costs could total approximately $6 trillion in the US. If cybercrime were a country, it would have the third largest economy in the world. Clearly, cybercrime is big business, and it operates like one. How big is the impact of cybercrime?

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Cybersecurity: With increasing cyber threats, CIOs must prioritize cybersecurity, ensuring the protection of sensitive data and systems. " There are two types of cybersecurity threats: espionage related to geopolitics, and financial cybercrime. Microsoft can use data to train its AI models to understand these threats.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The discussion includes Matthew O'Neil, Global Investigative Operations Center, Cyber Intelligence Section, U.S. Secret Service; Cathy Click, Phishing Defense and Education, FedEx; and Fabiola Fernandez, Product Marketing Manager, Security Awareness Training, Proofpoint.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Stop threats before they spread with automated website scanning and malware removal. The first step to implementing a proactive approach to cybersecurity is stopping threats before they spread or cause damage. Because cybercrime is big business (and the fastest-growing type of crime), new attack methods are always arising.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In today's connected environment, there are a large number of evolving cyber threats putting your organization at risk. And there is something else: there is always something new to learn about cyber threats. Security awareness and how you talk about cybersecurity. billion of losses were reported.".

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Social engineering attacks have long been a threat to businesses worldwide, statistically comprising roughly 98% of cyberattacks worldwide. So how exactly has AI compounded the issue of social engineering as a cyber threat, and what can businesses do about the evolving landscape?

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BH Consulting

MAY 23, 2023

Say it again, I double dare you Anyone familiar with phishing and social engineering will know scammers often use psychological tricks to get victims to divulge personal data. Repetition can lead people to over-disclose information, that could then put them at risk of identity theft and cybercrime.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 25, 2022

We repeatedly say that companies need to invest significantly in advanced protection tools and security awareness, including a Zero Trust approach. The cyber attack succeeded when one of Sequoia’s employees fell victim to a phishing attack. Phishing, Spear-Phishing, Vishing, and Smishing.

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SC Magazine

MAY 28, 2021

The Russian state-sponsored hackers behind the SolarWinds supply chain attack relied on a decidedly more cybercrime-styled playbook for their latest reported attack, launching a sweeping phishing campaign designed to distribute malware to organizations via weaponized communications sent from a compromised email marketing account.

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SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

“The tech’s getting better and the cost is getting lower and those things are probably what’s working against the [security] community,” said Sean Nikkel, senior cyber threat intel analyst at Digital Shadows. Or maybe they just haven’t had a long enough time to live, per se,” he continued.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Ransomware is undoubtedly one of the most unnerving phenomena in the cyber threat landscape. Numerous strains of this destructive code have been the front-page news in global computer security chronicles for almost a decade now, with jaw-dropping ups and dramatic downs accompanying its progress. inch diskettes.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 18, 2022

We should not be focused so much on the organization’s Return on investment or Return on asset around security spending; we should consider for a moment that with every significant security awareness training, every adaptive control, and every security policy only makes the task “of being hacked” even more expensive for the cybercriminals.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2018

In this article, we will guide you towards an extensive analysis and the most effective professional procedures to identify risks and provide detailed, actionable recommendations for mitigating campus cybersecurity risks and improving cyber threat protection with strong focus on GSFE backup. What is Google G Suite for Education (GSFE)?

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Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Now It’s crystal clear from just these few stories that the cyber threat to the legal sector is significant and growing. Whilst ransomware and supply chain attacks are on the increase, phishing attacks remain a concern among many firms, as do hacks that target the firms themselves. Whatever it is, one thing is clear.

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