Cyber Security Informer

Search:

DAY

WEEK

MONTH

YEAR

Select your country:
Sign up | Log in

the-one-valuable-thing-all-websites-have-reputation-and-why-its-attractive-to-phishers

The One Valuable Thing All Websites Have: Reputation (and Why It's Attractive to Phishers)

Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Here's something I hear quite a bit when talking about security things: Our site isn't a target, it doesn't have anything valuable on it. This is usually the retort that comes back in defence of some pretty shady practices and in the mind of the defendant, it's a perfectly reasonable position.

Phishing

Phishing VPN Encryption Authentication

A Scammer Tried to Scare Me into Buying Their Security Services - Here's How It Went Down

Troy Hunt

MARCH 26, 2018

Shofiur R" found troyhunt.com on a "free online malware scanner" and tried to scare me into believing my site had security vulnerabilities then shake me down for a penetration test. It didn't work out so well for him, here's the blow-by-blow account of things then I'll add some more thoughts afterwards: Should I respond?

Scams

Scams Penetration Testing Accountability Data breaches

Webinars

Reimagining Cybersecurity Training: Driving Real Impact on Security Culture

MORE WEBINARS

The One Valuable Thing All Websites Have: Reputation (and Why It's Attractive to Phishers)

A Scammer Tried to Scare Me into Buying Their Security Services - Here's How It Went Down

Webinars

Stay Connected