The Security Ledger

MARCH 26, 2020

In this episode of the podcast (#179), CISO Kayne McGlandry of IEEE joins us to talk about the cyber risks posed by COVID and why COVID-themed phishing emails shouldn’t be your only concern. Also: SMBs Struggle with Identity Spotlight Podcast: How DU Telecom Manages Digital Transformation Risk.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Key findings from Critical Start's report include: Phishing attacks leveraging Quick Response (QR) codes are on the rise, with bad actors masquerading as Microsoft security notifications with a QR code embedded inside a PNG image or a PDF attachment. critical infrastructure. critical infrastructure.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

For instance, phishing, one of the most common, is a social engineering attack used to steal user data. 2021 saw a massive increase in phishing attacks , and that trend has continued into 2022. With the rise in social media, criminals have more platforms with which to target potential phishing victims.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

Group-IB uncovered a new sophisticated phishing campaign, tracked as PerSwaysion, against high-level executives of more than 150 companies worldwide. . PerSwaysion is a highly-targeted phishing campaign. New round of phishing attempts leveraging current victim’s account usually takes less than 24 hours. Gone in 24 Hours.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 30, 2024

Customers can protect themselves by changing passwords and monitoring their accounts, although this may be fruitless if the attackers still have access or if there is no breach in the first place." The reported Ticketmaster-Live Nation breach also underscores escalating third-party cyber risks for companies entrusted with customer data.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Such information being available for cybercriminals could act as a catalyst for new attacks, including targeted phishing campaigns. Notably, per additional context acquired from the actor, the majority of exposed accounts on the Dark Web didn’t have 2FA enabled.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 27, 2021

The audit proves what we've heard from many security leaders during our SecureWorld Remote Sessions : the pandemic and work from home have greatly increased the cyber attack surface and attack attempts. A wide-ranging list of attack vectors, for sure. 6 key areas where NASA's information security is failing.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Concernedly, all such siphoned info is being used for launching phishing attacks or to siphon money from bank accounts. And sometimes, 23% of them experienced cyber-bullying and around 20% of them became a victim of a romance scam.

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Adam Levin

JULY 24, 2020

Barely a day goes by without news of an elite hacking team creating a more stealth exploit– malware , elaborate spear-phishing attacks, trojans, and a killer array of ransomware that can take factories and other organizations offline, or even hobble entire cities. Cyberattacks are constantly getting more sophisticated.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 1, 2019

Related: Why not train employees as phishing cops? First, there’s a tool called the Rapid Cyber Risk Scorecard. NormShield, the Vienna, VA-based, cybersecurity firm that supplies this service, recently ran scores for all of the 26 declared presidential candidates — and found the average cyber risk score to be B+.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

As hackers and cyber crooks are always on a prowl of vulnerable of those who can be targeted easily by email scams, messages, malware or phishing attacks. FYI, Google already protects its users through a phishing protection tool that helps in warning the user about suspicious mails.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

We asked two questions: •What should be my biggest takeaway from 2023, with respect to mitigating cyber risks at my organization? Kerberoasting” and “Golden Ticket” attacks were both introduced in 2014 and yet enterprises continue to have hundreds of accounts configured with unconstrained delegation.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Related: Adopting an assume-breach mindset With that in mind, Last Watchdog invited the cybersecurity experts we’ve worked with this past year for their perspectives on two questions that all company leaders should have top of mind: •What should be my biggest takeaway from 2023, with respect to mitigating cyber risks at my organization?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In the UK, four out of ten businesses (40%) and 25% of charities report having cyber security breaches or attacks in 2020. In Singapore, cybercrimes accounted for 43% of overall crimes. Social engineering and phishing attacks are the most common vector. Israel witnessed a 50% increase compared to the previous year.

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Adam Levin

JULY 23, 2020

Barely a day goes by without news of an elite hacking team creating a more stealth exploit– malware , elaborate spear-phishing attacks, trojans, and a killer array of ransomware that can take factories and other organizations offline, or even hobble entire cities. Cyberattacks are constantly getting more sophisticated.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

We hear it all the time from the virtual stage of regional SecureWorld conferences: Cyber risk is business risk. Phishing emails during the pandemic skyrocketed, as attackers rushed to take advantage of the newly remote workforce and the tools they required to stay connected. million to a specified account.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 10, 2023

“In the current digital landscape, identity security has gained paramount importance due to the growing cyber risks posed by phishing and social engineering attacks utilizing AI. For instance, popular social media platforms such as YouTube and Twitter have seen a surge in account takeovers and impersonation incidents.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 3, 2023

As we rely increasingly on digital technologies for our work, communication, entertainment, and education, we also expose ourselves to more and more cyber risks. But how much do we know about the cyber threats we face daily? Human error accounts for 95% of all data breaches. Phishing emails are more common than you know.

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SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

Malicious cyberattacks caused the majority of these security incidents, accounting for 73% of all breaches. Unauthorized access or disclosure accounted for another 22%, and the remaining 5% were caused by smaller thefts, losses, or improper disposals. of all phishing attacks were business email compromise attempts, and just 2.2%

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The findings revealed that one in 10 had been the victim of a cyber-attack during the last year, growing to more than one in seven for firms with more than 50 employees. These results truly highlight the need to train and educate employees on cyber risks and prevent them from taking place. Using varied eLearning techniques.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 25, 2024

The group employed sophisticated spear-phishing, watering hole attacks, and kernel-level malware to compromise the targets. In order to best defend, organizations should use available known TTPs from MITRE and available intelligence to map out DPRK's most common go-tos," Dunham said.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Office supply phishing cyberattack campaign. A federal judge just sentenced a Nigerian national to three years in prison for being part of a phishing ring that effectively stole office supplies so it could resell them. It turns out, cybercriminals would like that person's login credentials because they have value. government agencies.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The size of the cyber risk to companies cannot be underestimated. To indicate the size of the cyber risk to companies, there is, on average, a cyber-attack every 39 seconds, which does not mean that every attack is successful, but that there is an attempt to access companies’ computer systems with that frequency.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 30, 2023

Cyber risks from third-party vendors further complicate the situation. To navigate this, SMBs need to conduct an enterprise risk assessment, implement basic cybersecurity controls, train their workforce, and consider outsourcing cybersecurity to a security-as-a-service provider. The law of large numbers favors the bad guys.

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 21, 2019

Bob from accounting goes on vacation with his laptop, and the next thing you know, millions of customers get hacked. Tortoises have cyber down pat, both for real and metaphorically. Tortoises have no finances and, taken as a genus, they rarely have names and social media accounts. Bob, you’re fired.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 15, 2021

As per the researchers, most of the healthcare related data breaches happened because of ransomware that accounted for over 54.95 Apart from the file encrypting malware, the other incidents that resulted in breaches were related to email phishing/compromise, insider threat and unsecured databases. percent of attacks.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 19, 2021

By some accounts, ransomware attacks increased nearly 150% in the past year, and insurance claims and costs of payments skyrocketed after having already jumped approximately 230% between 2018-19. Basic “blocking and tackling” can significantly decrease risk exposures. Erin Kenneally, director, cyber risk analytics, Guidewire Software.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In 2013, Yahoo suffered one of the worst data breaches in history, exposing over 3 billion user accounts. This allowed hackers to breach many user accounts. The hackers used social engineering techniques, sending phishing emails to several of Target’s vendors, and successfully breached Target’s network.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 10, 2022

With businesses becoming more and more digitized, they are exposed to greater cyber risks. And while organizations are taking steps to protect against cyber attacks, cybersecurity controls are not impenetrable. Cyber risk insurance covers the costs of recovering from a security breach, a virus, or a cyber-attack.

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IT Security Guru

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Furthermore, the Armed Forces run awareness campaigns to instruct their personnel about cyber threats and what measures authorized users may take to mitigate threats to military information systems and their vulnerabilities. Phishing attacks can be minimized by knowing the key indicators of a phishing attempt and how to address them.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Perhaps now is a good time to reflect on how firms have tackled the existential challenge of increasing cyber risks in a rapidly changing online landscape. Coronavirus-related phishing, which spiked by over 600% in 2020 , continued to be an issue in 2021 throughout the inboxes of workers. 3) Attend email awareness training.

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Spinone

APRIL 13, 2020

In this cyber security guide , we’ll help you to learn more about risks and cyber security best practices for remote work. Cyber Risks of Remote Work For many organizations, the global coronavirus epidemic played a significant role in their decision to let employees work out of office.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Defenders can no longer fight attacks with classic defenses, and it’s especially true with phishing campaigns. New kinds of Phishing attacks. Phishing attacks are a traditional but efficient way to compromise a network. It’s way faster than manual phishing, so more users can be targeted.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 2, 2024

This adoption brings us to the flip side of the generative AI coin: attackers are leveraging AI tools to elevate and automate phishing campaigns, craft extremely evasive malware, and reduce the development time of threats across the board. Let’s explore five predictions that should be top of mind for security leaders and organizations.

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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In the spirit of empowering people and organisations to protect themselves from cyber risks, we’re going to look back at three of the main threats from the past year: ransomware , data breaches , and phishing. We’ll cover lessons to learn to prevent them from becoming risks to your business. Message in a bottleneck.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 21, 2021

Additionally, a McAfee study showed that 55% of gamers reuse passwords across different accounts and services – making them excellent targets for hackers. This includes SQL injections, local file inclusions, phishing attacks and malware that can grab billions of accounts without having to obtain credentials.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The compromised databases included names, addresses, dates of birth, insurance policy details, medical record numbers, account balances and dates of service — of both guarantors and patients. The fact that this incident is being labeled “the Atrium breach” in the media also shows where the reputational risk lies. Weak links.

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