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Report: Americans Lose an Estimated $148 Billion to Scams Each Year

Americans are now losing an estimated $148 billion each year to online scams, a 22% increase compared to 2024, according to a new report from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA). The ...

Report: Vishing and Device Code Phishing Are Surging

Social engineering remains a central part of modern cyberattacks, according to a new report from CrowdStrike. Attackers are increasingly turning to voice phishing because it bypasses ...

Securing the Tip of the Spear: Guam’s Path to Human and AI Resilience

Securing the Tip of the Spear: Guam’s Path to Human and AI Resilience As the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) region continues its rapid digital acceleration, Guam stands at a unique ...

Report: One-Quarter of Breaches Are Enabled by AI-Driven Attacks

A new report commissioned by IBM has found that one in four breaches is now AI-enabled, up 56% from last year.

The Rise of the 'Non-Human Insider': When AI Agents Become the Threat

For years, cybersecurity has had a familiar villain: the external attacker. The hacker breaking through the firewall, stealing credentials or exploiting an unpatched vulnerability. It is ...

Anatomy of an Agent Tesla BEC Attack: From Inbox to In-Memory Infostealer

Lead Analysts: Prabhakaran Ravichandhiran and Jeewan Singh Jalal

North Korean Hackers Target LinkedIn Users With Fake Job Offers

Hackers with the North Korean threat actor Famous Chollima are posing as recruiters on LinkedIn and attempting to trick users into falling for ClickFix attacks, according to researchers ...

Ransomware Has Changed and Your Defenses Need to Change With It

For years, ransomware was treated mostly as a malware problem. A user clicked something bad, files were encrypted, a ransom note appeared and everyone had a very bad week.

Vietnam’s Cybersecurity Evolution: Classrooms to Digital Resilience

Navigating the Paradigm Shift in Human Risk Management Vietnam has emerged as a cornerstone of the global digital economy, but this rapid digitization has come with a significant surge in ...

Why People Remember Jaws But Forget Your Security Training

“You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”