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How a Credential Harvesting Attack Cost Companies $1 Million

SecureWorld News

Olumide Ogunremi, aka "Tony Williams," admitted to the following cybercrime scheme, according to the U.S. 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. What could my company have that hackers want?

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The Ransom So Nice, You Pay It Twice

SecureWorld News

We'll learn specifics about this trend during the State of the Phish Report 2021 , which is a SecureWorld webinar happening on February 11th. Maddie Stone at Google's Project Zero focuses on tracking previously undiscovered cyber vulnerabilities—ones that hackers are using and organizations don't yet know about.

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Top 8 Cyber Insurance Companies for 2022

eSecurity Planet

Effective cyber risk management requires being prepared, taking all precautions possible to prevent an incident from occurring, but arguably most importantly, knowing how to respond when something happens, and having experts on hand in multiple fields of expertise to assist in claims.