Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2020

Google says that the Gmail malware scanners have blocked around 18 million phishing and malware emails using COVID-19 lures in just one week. Google announced that its anti-malware solutions implemented to defend its Gmail users have blocked around 18 million phishing and malware emails using COVID-19 lures within the last seven days.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 4, 2023

Attackers believed to have ties to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) are using Microsoft Teams chats as credential theft phishing lures. The targeted organizations are mostly found among government, non-government organizations (NGOs), IT services, technology, discrete manufacturing, and media sectors.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 23, 2021

For instance, if you have employees in China and the EU, you’ll have to obtain Chinese government approval to provide data from China to EU authorities enforcing the GDPR. Government Monitoring. In some countries, government agencies may monitor your employees’ web activity. Unsecured Wi-Fi.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2023

Russia-linked APT29 used the Zulip Chat App in attacks aimed at ministries of foreign affairs of NATO-aligned countries EclecticIQ researchers uncovered an ongoing spear-phishing campaign conducted by Russia-linked threat actors targeting Ministries of Foreign Affairs of NATO-aligned countries. ” concludes the report.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 15, 2022

Ransom demands are increasing and impacting a wide range of targets, from small businesses to vital infrastructure and government agencies, leaving no one untouched. As a result, businesses, The post Understanding SASE and Zero-Trust to Strengthen Security appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2023

Latest email security trends Phishing and spear-phishing attacks: Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where cybercriminals use deceptive emails to trick recipients into divulging sensitive information or downloading malware.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 12, 2019

In the last year, the news media has been full of stories about vicious cyber breaches on municipal governments. From Atlanta to Baltimore to school districts in Louisiana, cyber criminals have launched a wave of ransomware attacks on governments across the country.

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Daniel Miessler

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

A ransomware attack against the New Orleans city government in early 2020 cost the city over $7 million dollars. Their tooling wasn’t nearly as good as it is now, and they hadn’t linked their tooling with the business models. Today there are multiple routes to make money from an insecure business.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 8, 2021

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) provides information to the public regarding cybercrime and allows citizens to report crimes directly to the government. The costliest crimes were business email compromise schemes with losses of $1.8 billion and phishing scams with losses of $54 million. Record Number of Complaints.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2023

Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4 Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. Business resiliency. Third-party governance. IT governance and security. Business integrity screening. Audit management. Back to top.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2024

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Identity IQ

APRIL 2, 2021

These criminals have used phishing, spoofing, extortion and various types of Internet-enabled fraud to target the most vulnerable in our society – medical workers searching for personal protective equipment, families looking for information about stimulus checks to help pay bills and many others. Phishing Scams.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

No matter the level of government, we face the same risks and share the same goal – ensuring the secure delivery of government services and protecting the data of the residents we all serve. It’s important to the Healey-Driscoll administration that we foster and sustain that cross-government collaboration.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Government agencies and schools have also become top targets. Small businesses, which previously felt they were too small to be of interest to criminals, are finding that they too are a target. Phishing incident. Any organization with a digital presence should have resilient cybersecurity capabilities.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 3, 2022

And external government-sponsored threat actors are still continuing their own campaigns against Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. The crossfire of these international cyber offensives can, regrettably, catch ordinary small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the middle. Stay vigilant of phishing scams.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 352 appeared first on Security Affairs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 28, 2023

government has sketched out a strategy to protect the National Health Service from cyberattacks. NCSC Gives Small Businesses Tools to Build Up Cyber Defenses Meanwhile the U.K.’s s National Cyber Security Centre has launched a campaign to help small businesses tighten up their defenses. By Joe Fay The U.K.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2021

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2022

With fewer budget dollars and expert resources dedicated to cybersecurity than their larger counterparts, small and mid-sized organizations often make easier targets, particularly in today’s increasingly complex and connected cloud environment. FACT: Phishing and social engineering are the number one attack vector for SMBs.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2023

Cybercrime: An Equal Opportunity Player When the media covers a cyber attack, the victim is usually a large and high-profile enterprise, a federal government agency, a popular app, or an international hotel chain. Recent findings show a staggering 82% of ransomware attacks are aimed at small businesses.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

We look at phishing threats commonly encountered by users and companies as well as the prevalence of various Windows and Android-based financial malware. Phishing: In 2021, 8.2% of users were hit by phishing. E-commerce-related phishing continued to exceed banking-related phishing, as it did in 2020, making up 17.6%

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 4, 2022

Government Accountability Office (GAO) data, 13 of the 16 agencies involved in the study reported a total cost savings of $291 million from using cloud services. Email phishing attacks are a common method hackers use to execute leakware. One type that companies can leverage is a cloud-based IT infrastructure. According to the U.S.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2021

Cybercriminals employed all manner of schemes to target businesses and individuals, including phishing, spoofing and tech support fraud, the FBI reported. The costliest cybercrimes were against businesses, involving Business E-mail Compromise (BEC) schemes that added up to U.S. 54 million.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently launched a new website aimed at educating small business owners on the risks of cybercrime and the steps they can take to protect their business. Cyberattacks can be particularly devastating to small businesses. This amount climbs once indirect expenses are considered.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 12, 2024

Compliance: Objective: Ensure that the organization adheres to relevant laws, regulations, and internal policies governing cybersecurity practices. Small businesses can leverage audits as a proactive strategy to strengthen their cyber defenses, foster trust, and ensure compliance. and applicable regulations.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Large corporations, small businesses, and even individuals suffer from numerous attacks from cybercriminals. From phishing attacks to ransomware attacks, business owners need to be adequately prepared to prevent further damage. . Thus, data security is essential to allow business growth and revenue generation.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 10, 2021

B2B and even government agencies could use this kind of chatbot in complex circumstances to help diagnose issues before working with an advisor or to offer solutions. That’s especially true for “small businesses… that don’t have the same level of IT support” as larger organizations, said Lee during his separate interview with SC Media.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

Additionally, that data stored in the cloud – which includes public clouds, government-owned clouds, private clouds, and cloud storage providers – is expected to climb to 100 zettabytes by 2025. Hackers love small businesses. The World Economic Forum reports the average share price can drop three points, even after six months.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2019

It enables them to access and rake through your emails, target you with specific phishing mails, call you with targeted messages and even capture and exploit your payment card details if you happened to buy something online when using public Wi-Fi. She is a small business owner, traveler and investor of cryptocurrencies.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2019

At least 23 Texas local governments targeted by coordinated ransomware attacks. 5 Common Phishing Attacks and How to Avoid Them? Cisco warns of the availability of public exploit code for critical flaws in Cisco Small Business switches. Once again thank you! Galaxy S10 is the first 5G phone that can be used by US DoD.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 23, 2021

Keep in mind Hafnium is just one of dozens of hacking gangs continuing to have a field day exploiting unpatched Exchange servers, and many of these attacks are specifically targeting small businesses and state and local governments, according to reporting from the Wall Street Journal. Remote desktop risks.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. Business resiliency. Third-party governance. IT governance and security. Business integrity screening. Audit management. Back to top.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 21, 2022

For businesses, this could result in employees being harassed for sensitive information. It is also likely that phishing will become a lot more sophisticated and intrusive, enabled by Metaverse technology. The internet is, by this point, a must for business. Lack of clear definition between ‘work’ and ‘home’.

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McAfee

OCTOBER 10, 2019

As you seek to conquer incident response as an effective plank of mitigating the effect of phishing and initial ransomware infections—I’d ask, how does your incident response change in the cloud? In this joint project with Europol and AWS, it’s been an amazing journey to watch and even invest in helping protect businesses against ransomware.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 11, 2023

SMBs are low-hanging fruit for cybercriminals because they have limited IT resources, staff and cybersecurity defenses. The post Why Cybersecurity Needs To Be an SMB Priority appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 11, 2021

Phishing emails are often sent by a hacker and they continue to be a constant threat. Avoid Common Scams and Sketchy Characters Since you are likely a one-person company that doesn’t have an IT team to detect issues and solve problems, you will need to be extra cautious of the companies and clients with which you interact.

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