Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

In this episode, we discuss the SEC’s charges against SolarWinds’ CISO for misleading investors about a major cyberattack. The post SEC vs. SolarWinds CISO, Classiscam Scam-as-a-Service appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Hey, hey, DPRK, how many people will you scam today? Korean Job Scams Push Trojans via LinkedIn appeared first on Security Boulevard. The post Warning: N.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 29, 2024

The post Crowdstrike outage: Growing scams amid global outage appeared first on Click Armor. The post Crowdstrike outage: Growing scams amid global outage appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Most recently, one of those new schemes involves fake LinkedIn profiles representing Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) at some of the world's largest corporations. CISO profiles spoofed on LinkedIn. One of the fake profiles that was discovered was for one Victor Sites, claiming to be the CISO at Chevron.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 2, 2023

Insight #1 "AI scams are on the rise. I would guess the other 8% did but never detected it." I would guess the other 8% did but never detected it." The post Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 6/2 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) recently released a report on the top Valentine's Day scams , which includes things such as impostor websites, romance scams, wrong number scams, and fake florist scams. million in a romance scam. Identities that have very little details tend to be fake profiles.

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Dark Reading

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Enterprises often don't know whose responsibility it is to monitor for spoofed brand sites and scams that steal customers' trust, money, and personally identifiable information.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 16, 2024

The post North Korean cyber attacks: How to educate your team on this new scam trend appeared first on Click Armor. The post North Korean cyber attacks: How to educate your team on this new scam trend appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

FIPS-203 enables legal PQC deployment, prompting CISOs to overhaul encryption strategies. Amini Pedram Amini , Chief Scientist, Opswat The sophistication and abuse of AI are escalating as costs drop, driving a surge in ML-assisted scams and attacks on physical devices.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 18, 2021

. “If it is not technically possible to remediate the vulnerability, or if remediation is cost prohibitive, the [employee] and their management must contact Information Security to obtain a waiver or risk acceptance approval from the CISO,” the SEC explained.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 23, 2023

A new warning from Verizon about the rise of smishing, spam text messages and text scams and the FBI reporting $10.3 billion in internet fraud last year, CISOs are increasingly concerned about mobile threats targeting employees and the impact to their organization. The rise of smishing, spam text messages and text scams.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2022

For example, researchers at Group-IB uncovered a targeted worldwide scam campaign using over 121 popular brands as bait in over 90 countries, including the US, Canada, South Korea and Italy. The final scam link is customized to a specific user and can be opened only once. According to Group-IB, the victims found themselves: “.in

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In late September 2022, KrebsOnSecurity warned about the proliferation of fake LinkedIn profiles for Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) roles at some of the world’s largest corporations. . “That’s definitely the first huge drop that happened throughout the time we’ve collected the profiles,” she said.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 3, 2021

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at which age range is most likely to be targeted by online predators , talked to Malwarebytes CISO John Donovan on our Lock and Code podcast , and explored the latest deepfake happenings. There were also fines for cities , and a 101 guide to Smishing. Stay safe, everyone!

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Last week, KrebsOnSecurity examined a flood of inauthentic LinkedIn profiles all claiming Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) roles at various Fortune 500 companies, including Biogen , Chevron , ExxonMobil , and Hewlett Packard. of spam and scams. “Clearly they are not monitored,” Taylor assessed.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 25, 2024

The post Cyber travel scams: The biggest scams to be aware of when planning your next trip appeared first on Click Armor. The post Cyber travel scams: The biggest scams to be aware of when planning your next trip appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 11, 2022

A recent Bloomberg piece highlighted how Meta Platforms, Inc., parent company of Facebook) and Apple, Inc., had been successfully socially engineered into providing customer data in response to “emergency data requests” to individuals who they believed to be representing the U.S. government.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Chief information security officers (CISOs) should proactively implement strategies and protect their infrastructures against hacking months and weeks leading up to this busy time of the year.  Top holiday cybersecurity tips for CISOs With so many things going on, where should you focus your resources?

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 2, 2024

While AI enhanced the sophistication and effectiveness of common social engineering tactics like phishing and smishing scams, there was a notable shift towards vishing (voice phishing) attacks in 2023. The post Top 5 Cyber Predictions for 2024: A CISO Perspective appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Dark Reading

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Apply these nine tips to proactively fight fraudulent websites that use your brand to rip people off.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 28, 2024

The post Tax scams: Scams to be aware of this tax season appeared first on Click Armor. The post Tax scams: Scams to be aware of this tax season appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The post Top 2024 Scams: The top predicted scams for this year appeared first on Click Armor. The post Top 2024 Scams: The top predicted scams for this year appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 13, 2021

Maybe they can learn ways to avoid scams and ways to care for their devices. There are additional safety measures you can (and should) take to teach your child as they grow, things like installing virus protection, enabling multi-factor authentication, using password managers, and raising awareness about phishing scams.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 7, 2024

The post Olympic scams: Be aware this summer appeared first on Click Armor. The post Olympic scams: Be aware this summer appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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IT Security Guru

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The pre-COVID-19 CISO. The global COVID-19 pandemic has been a tumultuous time for Chief information security officers (CISOs) who on any given day have a long and complicated list of responsibilities. This pandemic has given the CISO role and security industry an opportunity to redefine its role and value proposition.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 31, 2022

LinkedIn scams that target the public accounts of executives are on the rise and contributed to more than 40% of all phishing and social media cyber incidents in the second quarter of 2022. The post Impersonating Executives’ LinkedIn Profiles Presents a Significant Challenge for CISOs appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2020

We find many CISOs spend their time explaining what threats matter and why, as opposed to why cybersecurity matters in the first place,” he says. This pilfered data, in turn, has been channeled into all manner of business scams , consumer fraud, election tampering and cyber espionage. That’s the ‘cheat code’ for CISO success.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 23, 2023

Abnormal's CISO, Mike Britton, wrote about the incident in a March 22nd blog post. " Abnormal Security recently observed an attempted vendor email compromise (VEC) attack that sought to steal $36 million from the target.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Frank Abagnale, one of the world's most respected authorities on forgery, embezzlement, secure documents, cybercrime, and scams—and subject of the 2002 movie Catch Me If You Can — kicked off Vision 2023: Looking Ahead at Cyber Threats , a half-day educational event held live and recorded on December 13th. Secret Service.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The post Christmas scams: Attacks to be aware of this holiday season appeared first on Click Armor. The post Christmas scams: Attacks to be aware of this holiday season appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The post Black Friday scams: Attacks to be aware of during the biggest sale of the year appeared first on Click Armor. The post Black Friday scams: Attacks to be aware of during the biggest sale of the year appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 21, 2022

It is critical for CISOs and security teams to track and maintain an up-to-date inventory of all internet-facing assets and take steps to minimize and manage their organization’s attack surface. As with devices, it is difficult to protect cloud resources and web applications if you don’t even know they exist.

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SC Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

Joseph Carson, chief security scientist and Advisory CISO at ThycoticCentrify, said employees continue to fall for these scams because the notices are so authentic looking and it’s difficult to tell the difference from the real app. Carson said companies need better cyber hygiene via educating employees on ways to detect these scams.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Canadians are facing a surge in scams as fraudsters exploit confusion around the Canada Post strike to target individuals with phishing, smishing, and deepfake scams. According to Octavia Howell, CISO at Equifax Canada, there has been an "exponential" rise in fraud attempts, particularly during the strike and the busy holiday season.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 8, 2022

Proofpoint has listed what it describes as the five strangest social engineering scams it detected last year, with campaigns including the spoofing of soccer coaches and scholars to trick victims into parting with data and money. global resident CISO at Proofpoint, tells CSO. To read this article in full, please click here

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 19, 2020

In fact, cyber hackers are earning $2 billion dollars from business email scamming, according to the FBI. Even organizations that have migrated their email to cloud services, such as Microsoft O365, are still susceptible because, in the majority of cases, cloud-based email and other cloud services are only protected by simple passwords.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 30, 2023

In the recent SecureWorld Financial Services virtual conference , Mike Britton and Dan Sheiber of Abnormal Security joined Adam Pendleton, CISO of LendingPoint, to discuss ChatGPT's impressive capabilities. Britton, CISO for Abnormal, disagrees, saying that the tactic of banning it isn't going to be helpful.

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