SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In the digital age, having a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy is now just as crucial to organizational success as accounting, sales, marketing and other core business functions. In fact, the World Economic Forum (WEF) projects that by 2021: Global cybercrime costs could total approximately $6 trillion in the US. The network.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2021

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. According to the FBI, phishing was the most common type of cybercrime last year—nearly doubling in frequency between 2019 and 2020.

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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. This article will provide you with a comprehensive guide on how to create cybersecurity awareness and protect yourself and your digital assets from potential threats.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 13, 2023

madhav Thu, 12/14/2023 - 05:37 Ransomware is one of the most high-profile and high-value cybercrimes that organizations need to watch out for. Defending against ransomware also entails accounting for the range of infection vectors through which bad actors can infiltrate an organization to launch an attack.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 11, 2022

This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, businesses should assess how they're fostering a culture of online security. Cybercrime moves quickly, and as digital technologies play an increasingly central role in business, it will only grow. Make security awareness training relevant. Avoid ambiguity.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Increased risk of cyberattacks The rising cost of living can lead to an increase in cybercrime, as people become more desperate to make money. Investing in security awareness training has a bottom line impact. Instead of downsizing amidst heightened cybercrime risks, consider a more innovative approach. trillion by 2025.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2023

Beyond threat actors combining a computer worm with wiper malware and ransomware for maximum impact, there is growing concern about the possible commoditization of wiper malware for cyber criminals due to the maturation of Cybercrime as a Service (CaaS). Retailers have begun to launch digital goods available for purchase in virtual worlds.

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BH Consulting

AUGUST 9, 2022

Ars Technica’s writeup includes this important caveat: “Nothing in Microsoft’s account should be taken to say that deploying MFA isn’t one of the most effective measures to prevent account takeovers. Microsoft has enabled a range of new security features across many of its products. That said, not all MFA is equal.”

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 16, 2023

charity and movement by the cybersecurity industry that supports more than 2,000 individuals and sole traders impacted by cybercrime and online harm every month. It encompasses various forms of cybercrime and online harm, including cyberstalking, tracking, hacking accounts and intimate image abuse.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 9, 2021

Javvad Malik, security awareness advocate at KnowBe4, said LinkedIn has become one of the most impersonated brands when it comes to phishing, and having access to such a treasure trove of information can help facilitate convincing phishing and social engineering attacks.

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BH Consulting

APRIL 13, 2021

Strengthening security awareness stops scapegoating staff for shortcomings. A time of upheaval in the way we work has meant employees to follow the right security behaviours in vastly different circumstances. The 2021 SANS Security Awareness Report offers an interesting look back over the past year.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

According to interviews with several sources, this hybrid phishing gang has a remarkably high success rate, and operates primarily through paid requests or “bounties,” where customers seeking access to specific companies or accounts can hire them to target employees working remotely at home.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 14, 2020

This week, National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) focuses on accountability and responsibility behind securing your devices at home and. The post Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Week 2 - Security Devices at Home and Work first appeared on Digital Shadows.

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SecureList

MAY 6, 2024

With trillions of dollars of digital payments made every year, it is no wonder that attackers target electronic wallets, online shopping accounts and other financial assets, inventing new techniques and reusing good old ones. Online shopping brands were the most popular lure, accounting for 41.65% of financial phishing attempts.

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BH Consulting

JANUARY 4, 2023

What does this have to do with security? When economies take a turn for the worse, cybercrime tends to surge. Some experts believe the recession will trigger an increase in cybercrime. A forecast from security software company Norton expects the worsening economic situation will drive cybercrime activity during 2023.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

Review domain controllers, servers, workstations, and active directories for new or unrecognized user accounts. Audit user accounts with administrative privileges and configure access controls with least privilege in mind. Avoid reusing passwords for multiple accounts. Focus on cyber security awareness and training.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 17, 2022

In these types of collaborative platforms, like Slack for example, when some user account credentials get phished, someone else's credentials could be phished. Cybercrime today remains successful because of the ways it hijacks the people behind the keyboard. And you know, that can cause a potential loss for that organization.".

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

In a report from Cybersecurity Ventures, it's estimated that by 2021, global cybercrime damages will cost $6 trillion annually, compared to $3 trillion in 2015. Now CISOs and Security Awareness Managers have additional metrics that reveal if their programs are effective and help categorize actual threats. The Phish Scale method.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 3, 2021

The threat landscape has changed dramatically over the past few years due to developments in technologies that have led to the rise of ransomware, malware, botnets, and other types of cybercrime. . Today, the post-COVID era is a time for organizations to rethink their security practices and fight back against malicious actors.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 1, 2023

Thinking like a fraudster can help create additional barriers for these social engineering tricks and form a foundation for effective security awareness training so that the human factor hardens an organization's defenses instead of being the weakest link. That being said, security awareness training is indispensable these days.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 16, 2021

You might remember an interesting time on Twitter about a year ago when a number of high profile people like Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Kanye West, Bill Gates, and others had their Twitter accounts hacked. RELATED: Famous Twitter Accounts Hacked: Insider Threat or Social Engineering Attack? ]. One of those risk factors?

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 16, 2021

You might remember an interesting time on Twitter about a year ago when a number of high profile people like Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Kanye West, Bill Gates, and others had their Twitter accounts hacked. RELATED: Famous Twitter Accounts Hacked: Insider Threat or Social Engineering Attack? ]. One of those risk factors?

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

According to Flores, CEOs and other top executives sometimes view email security mechanisms or policies as “an inconvenience to them” and because of that, they behave in a way that is “an exception to the rule.”. “We We need to realize that these executives do hold a lot of power,” Flores continued. “If

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Security Boulevard

MAY 24, 2024

appeared first on Security Boulevard. Inglorious Basta(rds): 16 days on, huge hospital system continues to be paralyzed by ransomware—and patient safety is at risk. The post Black Basta Ascension Attack Redux — can Patients Die of Ransomware?

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SecureWorld News

MAY 22, 2023

Randy Watkins, CTO at Critical Start, said: "This attack is an unfortunate example of exploitation of lacking foundational security controls. Multi-factor authentication would have likely prevented most, if not all, of these paychecks from being rerouted by preventing the attacker from logging into the employee account.

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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. To learn more about hacker personas and strategies to protect against their various attacks, check out our eBook, Hacker Personas: A Deeper Look Into Cybercrime.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

money from a bank account) or use it for other social engineering types. A good example of spear phishing would be an email from Accounting or HR department or CEO fraud. Volition Even though many people know about social engineering and cybercrime, they often lack the will to follow security requirements.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

Wizard Spider is a cybercrime group affiliated with a what is sometimes called the Ransomware Cartel , a collective of underground groups identified by threat intelligence company Analyst1. Use strong passwords and regularly change passwords to network systems and accounts, implementing the shortest acceptable timeframe for password changes.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

Iyer also believes that the frequency emails sent from businesses and employers related to password resets, security alerts, locked accounts, order confirmations and invoices have increased during the pandemic as well. Keep that politeness in check, he added, especially when someone is asking you for account details.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

But, every advancement towards realizing a 21st century quality of life comes with a wave of security threats, old and new. The consequences of which are not only born by companies who are the primary targets of cybercrime. Your home systems are more vulnerable than you think. What Can You Do to Protect Your Networked Devices?

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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2022

They’re primarily aimed at children aged 13 and over, as that’s the age at which they can start signing up for social media accounts. A major survey of security incident responders uncovers stresses of the job. The self-taught “misfits” fighting cybercrime and ransomware. CISOs, CSOs and their fate: a Twitter thread.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2018

In the parallel universe, the cybercrime landscape is rapidly evolving, and higher education institutions are susceptible to cyberattacks , as the greatest weapons in the cybersecurity arms race increase. Why G Suite for Education Security is important? It enables content to be accessible anytime, anywhere, and on any device.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 24, 2021

Reopening the office will cause a lot of the security issues that rear their heads. Security teams will have to look at the sprawl of exceptions, identity management, and even accounts accumulated during the work-from-home era, and determine which need sewing up. That’s not just a cybercrime problem.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

In fact, an October 2022 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that loss of learning following a cyberattack ranged from three days to three weeks, with recovery time taking anywhere from two to nine months. Require all accounts with credentialed logins to comply with NIST standards for password policies.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Security experts from Digital Shadows have conducted an interesting study about the technique adopted by crooks to infiltrate company emails, so-called BEC scam. According to the FBI , the number of business email account (BEC) and email account compromise (EAC) scam incidents worldwide reached 78,000 between October 2013 and May 2018.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

That very same week, other security researchers found that out of 44 popular antivirus products tested, only one was able to detect a keylogger. bank accounts in 2012 by cybercrooks using malware like keyloggers. And if any of those were business accounts, the business owners were probably on the hook for all the losses.

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Jane Frankland

JULY 13, 2020

Qualifications certainly don’t make a hacker, consultant or practitioner and there are so many positions within the cybersecurity ecosystem that are available to you—from cryptographics, mobile device forensic analysis and incident response to penetration testing (hacking), endpoint security, or security awareness, and so on.

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