SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The State of the Phish is the industry benchmark report around the world's leading cyberattack vector. Security Awareness Training Strategist at Proofpoint. Egan revealed the findings during the live SecureWorld web conference, State of the Phish Report 2021 which is now available on-demand. And we have 53% of U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Threat Report Portugal Q3 2020: Data related to Phishing and malware attacks based on the Portuguese Abuse Open Feed 0xSI_f33d. The Threat Report Portugal: Q3 2020 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from July to August, Q3, of 2020. Phishing and Malware Q3 2020.

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

companies as a primary target of a new phishing scheme. Cybercriminals have been using a phishing kit featuring fake Office 365 password alerts as a lure to target the credentials of chief executives, business owners and other high-level corporate leaders. The company could not be certain, however, if the V4 phishing kit was involved.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Proofpoint has announced its 2022 State of the Phish report, which is the latest in-depth look at end-user awareness, vulnerability, and resilience. The eighth annual study features an analysis of global survey responses, simulated phishing exercises, and real-world attacks. Register here!

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Threat hunters say they’ve seen a concerted rise in the use of a phishing tactic designed to bypass traditional email defenses by subtly changing the prefixes (a.k.a. Threat hunters say they’ve seen a concerted rise in the use of a phishing tactic designed to bypass traditional email defenses by subtly changing the prefixes (a.k.a.

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Webroot

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Security awareness training is one of the most straightforward ways to improve a business’ overall resilience against cyberattacks. Thanks to the disruptions to “normal” work routines that COVID-19 has brought, launching a company-wide training program to teach end users how to avoid phishing scams and online risks is a big challenge.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 20, 2022

Download your free copy of the 2022 ThreatLabz Phishing Report, and check out our infographic. For decades, phishing has been a complex and time-consuming challenge for every security team. Avoiding the latest breed of phishing attacks requires heightened awareness from users, additional context, and a zero trust approach.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 28, 2022

Phishing attacks have steadily been on the rise, and according to Proofpoint's 2021 State of the Phish Report , over half of all participants reported receiving a successful phishing attack in 2020. Criminals use departmental reputation to trick users into trusting phishing lures.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 31, 2020

In an update about the incident , Twitter confirmed that the attack occurred through a phone spear phishing effort to customer support: " The social engineering that occurred on July 15, 2020, targeted a small number of employees through a phone spear phishing attack. Spear phishing: what security experts are saying.

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Spinone

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Phishing attacks are one of the main cyber threats involving mistakes by workers. Arranging training for your employees is a great way to protect your company against phishing and its expensive and time-consuming consequences. So, let’s take a look at notable phishing awareness training providers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The survey found that in 2020, the most common incidents that healthcare institutions experienced in the cloud were phishing (reported by 44% of organizations), ransomware (39%) and data theft by insiders (35%). Founded in 2006, Netwrix has earned more than 150 industry awards and been named to both the Inc.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2021

According to researchers at INKY, in the last few months, there’s been a sharp rise in these work-related phishing lures. The kind that could throw off even your most security-aware employees. Carefully crafted emails like these containing a malicious link can fool even the most security-aware of employees.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2021

Threat Report Portugal Q1 2021: Phishing and malware by numbers. The submissions were classified as either phishing or malware. This report provides intelligence and indicators of compromise (IOCs) that organizations can use to fight current attacks, anticipating emerging threats, and manage security awareness in a better way.

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Cytelligence

JANUARY 14, 2020

While we saw the threat landscape change in 2019 with even more sophisticated attacks, we predict 2020 to be even more extreme. Increasingly, phishing involves SMS texting attacks against mobiles or use of messaging on social media and gaming platforms. How can I protect my business in 2020? Cyber Security Awareness Training .

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2021

The submissions were classified as either phishing or malware. This report provides intelligence and indicators of compromise (IOCs) that organizations can use to fight current attacks, anticipating emerging threats, and manage security awareness in a better way. Phishing and Malware Q2 2021.

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Threat Reports Phishing Malware Banking 123

Webroot

AUGUST 27, 2021

When the Institute for Security & Technology’s Ransomware Task Force published its report on combatting ransomware this spring, the Colonial Pipeline, JBS meatpacking and Kaseya VSA attacks were still around the corner. Nevertheless, the report took the danger presented by ransomware to both businesses and global security for granted.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

A recently reported phishing and vishing campaign was designed to impersonate Geek Squad. A new blog post report has shone a light on the malicious practice known as voice phishing or vishing – a social engineering tactic that some cyber experts say has only grown in prominence since COVID-19 forced employees to work from home.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The submissions were classified as either phishing or malware. This report provides intelligence and indicators of compromise (IOCs) that organizations can use to fight current attacks, anticipating emerging threats, and manage security awareness in a better way. Phishing and Malware Q3 2021. Threats by Sector.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

A graph representing the NIST Phish Scale scoring methodology. Introduced in September 2020, the NIST Phish Scale scores phishing emails based on certain key properties to determine their level of sophistication and deceptiveness. their organization faces.”.

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SC Magazine

MAY 14, 2021

American Airlines flight 718, a Boeing 737 Max, is seen parked at its gate at Miami International Airport as passengers board for a flight to New York on December 29, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Grimes said security awareness training should teach users to beware of emails with the following traits: Emails that arrive unexpectedly.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Phishing warning seen on Google Chrome when visiting a website that has been recognized as phishing website. The goal was to see if they could quantify the correlation between implementing a strong security culture and the reduction of unwanted phishing behaviors such as link clicking and credential sharing.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The epidemic went truly mainstream with the release of CryptoLocker back in 2013, and it has since transformed into a major dark web economy spawning the likes of Sodinokibi, Ryuk, and Maze lineages that are targeting the enterprise on a huge scale in 2020. In early 2020, several cybercriminals groups followed suit.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Proofpoint has just released our 7th annual "State of the Phish" report. This survey leverages data from thousands of respondents around the world to provide a global mosaic of phishing threats and how organizations are responding. With this, phishing attacks continue to grow in volume and in sophistication.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 19, 2025

During the work-from-home boom of 2020, GitLab, a company that largely employs tech-savvy individuals, decided to test its security by sending fake phishing messages to its WFH workers. The post Why So Many Employee Phishing Training Initiatives Fall Short appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

An impersonation attack recently made headlines with the 2020 Twitter/Bitcoin scam , in which 130 high-profile Twitter accounts were compromised by outside parties to steal bitcoin. This is why a multi-layered approach that can block phishing sites (including HTTPS) in real time, is key for staying safe. Who is the Impersonator?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The submissions were classified as either phishing or malware. This report provides intelligence and indicators of compromise (IOCs) that organizations can use to fight current attacks, anticipate emerging threats, and manage security awareness in a better way. Phishing and Malware Q4 2021. in Q3 2021. Threats by Sector.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Remind staff of their security awareness training – Phishing is one of the most common tactics attackers use to conduct a ransomware attack. Phishing attacks prey on emotions, hoping to catch end users when their guard is down—such as over the weekend.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 23, 2021

Events like the 2020 U.S. Information manipulation has been around since Chinese general Sun Tzu wrote “The Art of War” in 550 BC. The Russians routinely use disinformation tactics to destabilize democracies.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 23, 2021

The rise of cybercrime in 2020 was widely reported, but did you realize how much of the threat was targeted at the financial sector? As Cybercrime against the Financial Sector Jumps by 238%, What Can Banks Do to Address the Risk? 80% of financial institutions have reported a rise in cyberattacks over the past 12 […].

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

In another incident that occurred in March 2021, a ransomware attack blocked the operations at a US beverage company, while in a November 2020 attack on a US-based international food and agriculture business threat actors requested the payment of a gigantic $40 million ransom. Focus on cyber security awareness and training.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 31, 2022

Some studies suggest that between 2020 and 2021 there was a 50% increase in overall attacks on corporate networks, and a 40% increase in cyber attacks globally. In this sense, they are more of a threat than a standard phishing attack. . Cleary, this is a major problem that businesses need to start taking very seriously. .

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2022

In fact, nearly one-third (28%) of data breaches in 2020 involved small businesses, according to the Verizon 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) – 70% of which were perpetrated by external actors. FACT: Phishing and social engineering are the number one attack vector for SMBs. Fact: Cybersecurity fatigue is a problem

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SecureWorld News

JULY 13, 2023

User Awareness Training: Educating employees about cybersecurity best practices and raising awareness about common threats like phishing emails and social engineering attacks can significantly reduce the risk of successful breaches.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Rather than work to undermine secure communications, it may be better to focus on proper endpoint security, as well as employee security awareness,” Gulley said. “By Subsequently, if there is a lapse in vigilance, the endpoint security solution can then intervene where necessary.”.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Specific security protocols will vary by company, but a few common threats should appear in every company's onboarding training. Phishing is one such concept, as only 53% of employees in 2021 could correctly define it, down from 63% in 2020. Make security awareness training relevant.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The main instances of these attacks occurred at the end of 2020. The growth in the number of data leaks and ransomware attacks on medical organizations makes clear, among other things, a lack of information security awareness in healthcare employees.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

As with other “big game” ransomware, the delivery method changes according to the preferences of the group operating it, but among the most common attack vectors are remote desktop protocol (RDP) , phishing , and weaknesses in either software or hardware. Two years later, the group moved to using Conti, in May 2020.

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