SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Ransomware is always the current golden child when it comes to malicious cyberattacks, but did you know that business email compromise (BEC) attacks cost the world more? BEC losses during the last five years total at least $36 billion. In some cases, business owners can lose everything.

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Cybercrime Healthcare Social Engineering Banking 75

Krebs on Security

JUNE 18, 2021

In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage settlement giant First American Financial Corp. It’s easy to see why companies like First American might not view protecting this data as sacrosanct, as the entire industry’s incentive for safeguarding all those sensitive documents is somewhat misaligned.

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Insurance Risk Financial Services CISO 272

Digital Shadows

AUGUST 17, 2021

We’re talking about the email attack variety. But, never mind the dozens of other reports and white papers about phishing that come out every year from security industry leaders, let’s take a look at the 2021 Verizon DBIR. In any case, phishing can lead to some big trouble for organizations. What is Phish(ing)?

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Phishing Accountability Social Engineering Mobile 52

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

Most organizations use email as a basic communication method. Unfortunately, text-based email protocols are extremely vulnerable to hacking and email has become the primary vector for cyber attacks. Critical features provide the base requirements of email security.

Firewall 76

Firewall DNS Authentication Malware 76

Security Boulevard

AUGUST 2, 2022

There are multiple evasion techniques used in various stages of the attack designed to bypass conventional email security and network security solutions. The campaign is specifically designed to reach end users in enterprises that use Microsoft's email services. This is not an exhaustive list of industry verticals targeted.

Phishing 52

Phishing Energy and Utilities Authentication Accountability 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Technological and societal developments and a pandemic have utterly changed the business landscape as we knew it. In many cases, COVID-19 caused an amplification of existing cybercrimes, exacerbated by a significant increase in the number of people working from home.”. Let’s have a look at the trends shaping the cybersecurity industry.

Social Engineering 126

Social Engineering Engineering Ransomware Phishing 126

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

The company’s Orion IT, a solution for monitoring and managing customers’ IT infrastructure, was compromised by threat actors. Lazarus targets the defence industry. Lazarus made use of COVID-19 themes in its spear-phishing emails, embellishing them with personal information gathered using publicly available sources.

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Malware Adware Encryption Architecture 94