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Machine Identities, Human Identities, and the Risks They Pose

Security Boulevard

According to Help Net Security , the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) detected 260,642 phishing attacks in July 2021. That’s the highest volume of attempts spotted in a single month since APWG first initiated its reporting program back in 2004. APWG found that email attackers were targeting just over 400 brands in early 2021.

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NEW TECH: CyCognito employs offensive bot network to put companies a step a head of attackers

The Last Watchdog

Threat actors simply seek out the endless fresh attack vectors arising as an unintended consequence of digital transformation. I first wrote about criminal botnets at USA TODAY in 2004. Today we’re in the throes of digital transformation. In short, layered defenses have turned out to be cheesecloth.