Security Through Education

DECEMBER 8, 2021

According to the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIIS) 2020/21 State of the Profession report, job stress keeps 51% of cybersecurity professionals up at night. Of the hundreds of security professionals surveyed, the majority mentioned that stress and burnout have become a major issue during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Krebs on Security One of the best cybersecurity blogs offering unique insights. Their main focus is on cybercrime investigations. Threat Post Threat Post is a portal, with news about everything related to recurring cybersecurity themes: attacks, cloud security, malware and ransomware, vulnerabilities, and so on.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

The use of fake domains impersonating venture capital firms and social engineering tactics observed by Jamf lead the experts into attributing the attacks to BlueNoroff. Kaspersky researchers noticed that the group had created numerous fake domains impersonating venture capital firms and banks in a campaign tracked as ‘SnatchCrypto’.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Detective Inspector Gerard Doyle of the Garda Siochana National Cybercrime Bureau urged victims not to pay the ransom. Georgia Bafoutsou of ENISA, the EU’s information security agency, called on those attending to amplify messages about security awareness. Our position is, you shouldn’t pay a ransom.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Electronics engineer and Clusit member, for some time now, espousing the principle of conscious education, he has been writing for several online magazine on information security. Twitter @Slvlombardo. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2023

What started as notes from Nigerian princes that needed large sums of money to help them get home has evolved into bad actors that use refined social engineering tactics to convince the receiver to unknowingly share important information. During that time, email-based threats have become increasingly sophisticated.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

“For instance, a “premium” page may include elements of social engineering, such as an appealing design, promises of large earnings, an anti-detection system and so on.” ” continues the report. ” The cost of phishing pages goes from $10 per copy up to $50 for an archive containing several pages. .”

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Local governments, small and medium-sized businesses, large international corporations, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions are the common targets. Forward outlook Ransomware is a dynamic and increasingly hybrid segment of cybercrime. Depending on the number of infected computers, ransoms can reach millions of dollars.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The US FBI issued a warning for the US private sector about e-skimming attacks carried out by the Magecart cybercrime groups. E-skimming took place when hackers compromise an e-commerce site and plant a malicious code designed to siphon payment card data or personally identifiable information (PII).

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Herjavec Group

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This forced security leaders and enterprise executives to assess their information security operations and overall cybersecurity posture to ensure their organizations were ready to face the challenges ahead. To achieve this our industry needs to: Start educating individuals on cybersecurity early.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2019

And, the PhishLabs report showed 98% of the phishing emails that made it past enterprise-level email security controls did not contain malware. Instead, they use social engineering to pose as a person or company that the victim knows and responds to without question. Security Affairs – Paycheck, cybercrime).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2018

The most affected sector is the business one (40%), followed by healthcare (8.3%), government (8.2%), and education (4.5%). There are a lot of moving parts to an effective information security program and certainly patch management is one of the trickier components to tackle. “It’s not easy to characterize 2.6

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Security awareness and how you talk about cybersecurity. Our guests included: Cindy Liebes, Chief Program Officer for the Cybercrime Support Network; Jake Wilson, Security Awareness Evangelist for Western Governors University; and Gretel Egan, Senior Security Awareness and Training Strategist for Proofpoint. Ransomware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 25, 2022

In this context, the prime risks are the responsibility and role of employees in ensuring data and information security. Social engineering. Social engineering is a method of attack in which a malicious person uses psychological manipulation to induce specific actions. Educating the end-user .

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Fifteen years after the launch of the microblogging social media platform, Twitter remains a dominant public forum for instant communication with individuals and organizations worldwide on a universe of topics, including #cybersecurity. Read more: Top IT Asset Management Tools for Security. Brian Krebs | @briankrebs.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2023

This certainly necessitates a significant amount of social engineering. This certainly necessitates a significant amount of social engineering. This increasingly popular scam is often run by criminal gangs in Southeast Asia, where the affair is called “Sha Zhu Pan,” a Chinese phrase that means “ pig butchering.”

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 7, 2021

Vamosi: And three years later cybercrime magazine released a similar study showing there remains a shortage of 3.5 When I look at my resume, like it's pretty strong, you know, both in terms of my education. Vamosi: So what am I missing here. Here's an accomplished woman with five master's degrees and 15 years of experience in it.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 7, 2021

Vamosi: And three years later cybercrime magazine released a similar study showing there remains a shortage of 3.5 When I look at my resume, like it's pretty strong, you know, both in terms of my education. Vamosi: So what am I missing here. Here's an accomplished woman with five master's degrees and 15 years of experience in it.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2022

In November 2019, Europol announced to have dismantled the global organized cybercrime ring behind the Imminent Monitor RAT. According to the Australian police, the RAT cost about AUD$35 (US$25) and was allegedly advertised on a cybercrime forum. ” reads a press release published by the Australian Federal Police (AFP).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

For more information about the Qakbot TTPs check below the full analysis. It is possible to verify that there was a high number of phishing campaigns connected to a social engineering campaign related to package delivery services, including CTT, DHL, UPS, FedEx, etc.

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Herjavec Group

JULY 29, 2021

Threat actors have developed social engineering approaches that leverage the uncertainty and chaos of the pandemic in order to deliver their malicious software. Cybersecurity programs that educate your entire team on general information security tactics – including recognizing and addressing phishing scams – are essential.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 4, 2021

Without knowing much about me, she was very responsive and shared trust, insights, and tips in the right direction with me that contributed to my success and towards winning the social engineering capture-the-flag contest at DEF CON. Meredith Corley | Security Communication Leader, Cisco | Twitter | ( LinkedIn ).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In the report, the company examines key shifts in the cybercrime world internationally between H2 2019 and H1 2020 and gives forecasts for the coming year. The past year — a harrowing period for the world economy — culminated in the spike of cybercrime. The most severe financial damage has occurred as a result of ransomware activity.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

The chatbot can also help engineers learn how to write in different programming languages, master difficult software programs, and understand vulnerabilities and exploit code. Trains employees ChatGPT’s security applications aren’t limited to Information Security (IS) personnel.

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