SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Employees and executives are often oversharing personal details on social media and even in automated out-of-office (OOO) email messages. Of course, OOO instructions serve an important business communications function, and a strong strong social media profile is a great way to network with your peers and brand yourself. Social media.

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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Other attacker techniques that we’ve observed include: Researching people’s social media posts, LinkedIn profiles, or other information that’s either publicly available or on the Dark Web. Education and awareness are powerful weapons against scammers. spyware, ransomware).”. You are by far the best defence. Use common sense.” .

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Herjavec Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The total amount of data stored in the cloud — which includes public clouds operated by vendors and social media companies (think Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, etc.), Leverage our cybersecurity awareness assets all year long to spread the word amongst your colleagues, families, and friends. To Your Success, .

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Social media phishing scammers are proliferating as cybercriminals look for ways to capture credentials & data in a challenging economy. The post Don’t Make Friends With Social Media Phishing Scammers appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2022

If you’re talking to your bank’s customer support on social media, make sure the account you’re talking to is the one you started with. It’s almost certainly going to be a fake, this isn’t the kind of thing a bank keeps quiet and then suddenly changes with almost zero warning.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 20, 2023

The rise of social media has added … (more…) The post GUEST ESSAY: Scammers leverage social media, clever con games to carry out digital exploitation appeared first on Security Boulevard. One common misconception is that scammers usually possess a strong command of computer science and IT knowledge.

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SC Magazine

JULY 1, 2021

This creates a major gap in security awareness, considering the 65,000 ransomware attacks deployed in the U.S. Contracting with a managed security service provider (MSSP) can also assist with filling knowledge gaps, as well as resources for vulnerability scanning, inventories, and other valuable security needs.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 23, 2022

billion people—use social media. The post GUEST ESSAY: A breakdown of the cyber risks intrinsic to ubiquitous social media apps appeared first on Security Boulevard. More than half of the world—58.4 percent or 4.62 Related: Deploying human sensors to stop phishing.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

How to Enhance Cyber Security Awareness and Cyber Intelligence Enterprise cyber security awareness and cyber risk management programs encircle a full range of actions required to protect corporate IT infrastructure and sensitive data. What are the benefits of cyber security awareness trainings?

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Javvad Malik

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

For October’s National Cyber Security Awareness month, I put together a few videos and blogs. 5 Cyber Security Awareness Month Tips for Cybersecurity Professionals. 5 Cyber Security Awareness Month Tips for Cybersecurity Professionals. And finally providing the ultimate cyber security awareness tip.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Employee security awareness is the most important defense against data breaches. Related: Leveraging security standards to protect your company. Create security awareness for employees. One of the most important ways to protect against data breaches is to increase employee security awareness.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 21, 2024

Phishing schemes One of the biggest threats is phishing, where fraudulent emails, texts, or social media messages impersonate legitimate sources like sports sites to steal credentials or personal data. "The emotional investment and spike in online activity create a perfect storm that organizations need to protect against."

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 31, 2023

About Hornetsecurity: Hornetsecurity is a leading global provider of next-generation cloud-based security, compliance, backup, and security awareness solutions that help companies and organisations of all sizes around the world. Media contact: Please contact us on press@hornetsecurity.com.

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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. Security Awareness Training Improvements Coming. “As Echoes of Y2K.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 9, 2021

Javvad Malik, security awareness advocate at KnowBe4, said LinkedIn has become one of the most impersonated brands when it comes to phishing, and having access to such a treasure trove of information can help facilitate convincing phishing and social engineering attacks. “So,

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Javvad Malik

JULY 7, 2021

Logan Paul and his brother Jake Paul are what you could call social media celebrities. Security teams need to understand that empathy is critical to building relationships. So, content, not just security awareness related, but also policies, and other documentation needs to resonate with people.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

To quote a respondent from the general public, "Being aware that these things are occurring around us and taking the necessary steps to ensure we are protected is a big part of online security." Awareness is necessary but not sufficient; the key is awareness that leads to action.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

.” - Just one successful attack is needed Phishing can be delivered by a variety of different vehicles such as email, text, phone call (voice phishing or a “vhish”) or even social media post, instant message or QR code.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 22, 2023

“For instance, consider if your security awareness training explores enough of current impersonation techniques, as well as how applying algorithms through machine learning can help to detect anomalies and patterns in order to accurately detect signatureless email threats at scale.”

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Social media has changed how we communicate, but it has also transformed the meaning of digital privacy. Because of social media, internet users today have more ways than ever to present themselves online. Earlier this.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Cybercriminals conduct research online through a user’s social media channels to determine where a person visits and what activities a person participates in. Invest in security awareness training. Prevent your devices from becoming compromised by common attack vectors by investing in security awareness training.

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Hacker's King

JUNE 27, 2023

It involves gathering and analyzing data from publicly accessible sources such as websites, social media platforms, news articles, and public records. Offensive (Ethical) Applications: · Conducting reconnaissance on a target email address for credential brute forcing, providing valuable information for ethical hacking and security testing.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Privacy on social media has taken a hit this month, which should surprise no one. Just days after Elon Musk took over Twitter, the platform’s chief privacy officer resigned, as did others germane to the company’s safety and security. The post Privacy Hits a Low at TikTok, Twitter appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SC Magazine

JULY 2, 2021

King, chief information security officer at BreachQuest, said tops on the list for preventing these attacks include secure email gateways, multi-factor authentication and domain-based message authentication, reporting and conformance (DMARC). The post Phishing attack targets DocuSign and SharePoint users appeared first on SC Media.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 24, 2021

“This event supports the idea that all organizations need to educate and phish their employees regularly to ensure they are aware of and know how to spot and report socially-engineered emails,” said James McQuiggan, security awareness advocate at KnowBe4. It’s a bipartisan issue that should unite us all.”.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 9, 2022

These bots may facilitate automating tasks like gaming, media sharing and the moderation of channels, but they also provide cybercriminals with a platform from which to spread. The post Malware Families Love Telegram, Discord as Much as Users appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 24, 2022

For example, all of your sites for social media would be in a category, all of your email sites together, all of your banking sites together, and all of your shopping sites together. For instance: •Social media sites – SM#. Password managers do a very good job of creating/generating long strong unique complicated passcodes.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 28, 2022

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

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Security Boulevard

JULY 16, 2021

A new book exposes yet another Facebook failure for the social media firm to say sorry about. The post Stalkers: ‘Ugly Truth’ of Facebook Staff Abusing Private Data appeared first on Security Boulevard. But nothing’s going to change.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 26, 2021

Disinformation is rife on social media. The post Anti-Vax Lies Spread on YouTube—Paid for ‘by Russian PR Company’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. The latest scandal is a Russian PR firm paying YouTubers to flog lies about vaccines killing people.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Security teams should make users aware of emerging threats so that they remain vigilant and report any issues, added Javvad Malik, security awareness advocate at KnowBe4. The post Google Alerts used to launch fake Adobe Flash Player updater appeared first on SC Media.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

For now at least, they appear to be focusing primarily on companies in the financial, telecommunications and social media industries. Zack Allen is director of threat intelligence for ZeroFOX , a Baltimore-based company that helps customers detect and respond to risks found on social media and other digital channels.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

In response to continuing waves of data breaches and network disruptions, companies have made a concerted effort and poured substantial resources into promoting data security awareness among employees, suppliers and clients. Incorporate security education into corporate volunteer or mentoring programs. Give back to community?

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Software supply chain attacks have dominated headlines since the SolarWinds attack, closely followed by Log4j and numerous other incidents that continue to get media attention. However, in practice, software supply chain incidents do not tend to dominate daily security reports and alerts.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 10, 2022

Mainstream media has been full of stories about how the U.S. The post US Helped Ukraine With Infosec—Story is ‘Dangerous Arrogance’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. cleverly anticipated the Russian invasion of Ukraine and skilfully helped the country shore up its defences against Russian hacking.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

regulators the green light to prohibit Meta from monetizing the data its various entities – including Facebook and Instagram – collect from users under the age of 18, one of several restrictions the Federal Trade Commission said in May it would put on the giant social media company. A federal court judge gave U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Kaspersky researchers recently found evidence of an advanced threat group continuously updating its malware to evade security products, similar to a release cycle for developers. Clearly, companies and individuals should not rely exclusively on built-in security. The sophisticated malware was hidden in malicious Word file attachments.

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