SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

But have no fear, we have an on-demand webcast available now on "How to Stay Resilient Against Holiday Scams this Season.". Secret Service; Cathy Click, Phishing Defense and Education, FedEx; and Fabiola Fernandez, Product Marketing Manager, Security Awareness Training, Proofpoint. I know I am almost every other day.".

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 16, 2023

Ben is disappointed: FBI reports huge rise in cryptocurrency investment scams. The post Scams Lost US $10 BILLION in 2022 — Crypto Fraud Grows Fast appeared first on Security Boulevard. Why am I not surprised?

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SC Magazine

MAY 4, 2021

The employees at your organization are badly in need of security awareness training. The concept lends itself well to corporate security awareness programs, considering that employees also have high-stakes choices that can either avert a cyber disaster, or trigger one. “We’ve What do you do?

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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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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Banks and insurance companies are telling customers to be wary of scam messages. Phishing and scam emails are – by some distance – the leading cause of ransomware infections, according to Statista. The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report tells us that 82 per cent of security incidents have a human component. .

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 6, 2023

The post Voice-Clone AI Scams — it’s NOT ME on the Phone, Grandma appeared first on Security Boulevard. Voice AI tech being misused by scammers: Scrotes fake your voice and call your grandparents. Then “you” beg them for money.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2023

Phishing scams pose a significant risk to companies and can lead to great loss in the form of stolen account credentials, fraudulent payments and corporate data breaches, among others. The post Defending Against Known, Unknown & Unknown-Unknown Email Scams appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 20, 2022

Phishing scams are hardly a new concept. The post Preventing CEO Impersonation Phishing Scams appeared first on Security Boulevard. The post Preventing CEO Impersonation Phishing Scams appeared first on Security Boulevard. In fact, the first phishing attacks date back nearly 30 years to the mid-1990s.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The latest example comes from attackers who are using Amazon Web Services’ Simple Notification Service (SNS) in a “smishing” scam that includes impersonating the U.S. The post With SNS Sender, USPS Smishing Scams Move to the Cloud appeared first on Security Boulevard. Postal Service (USPS). A Python-based script called SNS.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 28, 2022

Hundreds of millions of dollars were scammed from U.S. The post Fake Cash Scams Thrive on Facebook and Insta—FTC appeared first on Security Boulevard. Cryptocurrency scammers love social media—especially Meta’s platforms. consumers in 2021.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 7, 2021

Roughly 2% of the top-grossing apps in Apple’s store are, in some way, “scams,” claims the Daily Bezos. The post Is Apple’s App Store ‘Teeming’ with Scams? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 23, 2021

The FBI reported complaints concerning online scams and investment fraud have now reached a record-breaking level. The post FBI Logs Rapid Increase in Email Scams, Investment Fraud appeared first on Security Boulevard. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received its six millionth complaint on May 15, 2021.

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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 2, 2023

European Cybersecurity Month is upon us, and that can be a good hook for awareness-raising campaigns. Several experts believe we need to take a fresh look at the language we use in security. Most importantly of all, is it really helping them to change their security behaviour security for the better?

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2022

If you like anti-phishing efforts, hashtags, and confusing but colourful video games, you’ll be interested to know that a security initiative involving all three is now live. The American Bankers Association and other banks in the US are involved in an awareness campaign tied in with National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 21, 2024

Securing your defenses So how can organizations and individuals stay secure while still enjoying all the tournament action? Follow SecureWorld News for more stories related to cybersecurity. As March Madness unfolds, users will need to apply a full-court press defense against ever-more sophisticated cyber threats.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 22, 2023

More than 450 workers at the United States Postal Service (USPS) lost more than $1 million in a direct deposit scam that left postal workers without pay, angry at the USPS for not heeding warnings of the scheme, and the agency scrambling to figure out exactly what happened. This was a not an incredibly technical attack.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 14, 2020

Security awareness study: how do end-users view cyber risks? First, they showed subjects email phishing scams. The subjects thought they were less likely than are others to fall for phishing scams—evidence of 'self-enhancement.' Increasing cybersecurity risks associated with COVID-19. How did the experiment work?

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Webroot

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Security awareness training is one of the most straightforward ways to improve a business’ overall resilience against cyberattacks. Thanks to the disruptions to “normal” work routines that COVID-19 has brought, launching a company-wide training program to teach end users how to avoid phishing scams and online risks is a big challenge.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 31, 2022

The number of COVID-19 test-related phishing scams increased by 521% between October 2021 and January 2022, according to a report published by Barracuda Networks, a provider of security and data protection platforms.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 8, 2021

This month we discuss Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams. What are they, how to identify them, and why BEC scams have created over $1.8 The post Business Email Compromise Scams appeared first on The Shared Security Show. The post Business Email Compromise Scams appeared first on The Shared Security Show.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 1, 2024

There is a significant gap between enterprises’ high expectations that their communications service provider will provide the security needed to protect them against voice and messaging scams and the level of security those CSPs offer, according to telecom and cybersecurity software maker Enea.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The biggest cybersecurity threats all have one thing in common: Users. Phishing scams. The post It’s Not a User Problem; It’s a Cybersecurity People Problem appeared first on Security Boulevard. Ransomware attacks. Misconfigurations. Insecure credentials. Vulnerabilities due to unpatched or outdated software.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In the age of data, with organizations creating trillions of gigabytes of new information each year, it’s easy to think of cybersecurity as a mere synonym for “data protection.” But cybersecurity is so much more. The cybersecurity stakes are higher than ever and growing by the day. How does cybersecurity protect the tech stack?

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to help promote the month, which this year has the theme of "See Yourself in Cyber." Cybersecurity Awareness Month was first declared by President George W. The session was moderated by Lisa Plaggemier, Executive Director at the National Cybersecurity Alliance.

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Lenny Zeltser

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

After all, people outside the security team are the ones who deliver services, build products, or otherwise engage in business activities that require making security-related decisions. How might we distribute cybersecurity tasks and operationalize the perhaps utopian idea that "security is everyone's responsibility"?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 14, 2021

Phishing exercises are an important tool towards promoting security awareness in an organization. These techniques are so effective, that even the most experienced people have gotten fooled, not only by phishing tests, but also by real scams. The post Phishing towards failed trust appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 4, 2023

Phishing remains one of the top cyber threats faced by organizations, and as phishing scams become more sophisticated, security leaders need clearer insights into phishing risks across their industry and geography to prioritize defenses. Follow SecureWorld News for more stories related to cybersecurity.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 15, 2024

A former Amazon engineer who scammed more than $12 million from two decentralized cryptocurrencies exchanges in 2022 was sentenced to three years in prison in a case that the U.S. The post Ex-Security Engineer Gets Three Years in Prison for $12 Million Crypto Hacks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

This is a platform for security awareness training and simulated phishing tests focusing on the problem of social-engineering. Our solution provides real-time simulation against phishing, including vishing and smishing variants, as well as various form of ransomware, and other scams. First, a real-time simulation is launched.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2022

A recent experience highlighted that security awareness training and most alerts to users about unsafe practices may be making the error of being too general. An alert came in one morning about a security alert generated by my device. See the winners of eSecurity Planet’s 2022 Cybersecurity Product Awards. Echoes of Y2K.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

You probably already know that October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, right? Of course every month should be cyber security awareness month because these days no business can afford to let its guard down. This week we’re focusing on security planning. Yes, free security planning. Email Risks.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

With phishing scams common and the risk of security breaches made more likely thanks to an expanding threat surface, security teams are debating how to deal with—and in some cases, punish—employees who fail security tests, as well as those who fail cybersecurity quizzes or fall victim to scams such as business email compromise.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 21, 2022

The post Email and cybersecurity: Fraudsters are knocking appeared first on The State of Security. The post Email and cybersecurity: Fraudsters are knocking appeared first on Security Boulevard. Can you imagine that now? A month without email? Emails are […]… Read More.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

For this reason, cybersecurity should be a top priority, especially for small businesses. Small businesses also face unique challenges in cybersecurity. That means you need to have a plan for responding to attacks that break through even the most secure defenses. Delegating Responsibilities in Your Incident Response Plan.

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Webroot

APRIL 3, 2024

This encompasses everything from protecting your passwords to being vigilant against phishing scams and online fraud. The answer lies in the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats. Instead, enter your credentials each time for added security. But why dedicate an entire day to this?

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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. Preventing phishing attacks, like the latest phony HR scams, should not fall on individual employees alone.

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Webroot

APRIL 13, 2021

Businesses easily fall for these scams because, with so many invoices and payments occurring on a daily basis, it’s easy to slip a fake one in. All of this malicious activity points to the need for a layered approach to cybersecurity. This includes essential security measures like firewalls, endpoint protection and DNS protection.

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