91% of cyberattacks begin with spear phishing email

Nov 29, 2012 3:27:21 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Antony Savvas at Computerworld UK had a good write-up about this quite interesting news: "Some 91% of cyberattacks begin with a "spear phishing" email, according to research from security ...

CyberheistNews vol2, #51

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$345,000 Cyberheist Settles After Three Years Dispute

Nov 27, 2012 9:08:41 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Patco Consulting was one of the first companies to seek protection via the courts after more than half a million dollars was stolen out of their bank via an account takeover by eastern ...

One phishing email exposes millions of people to data theft in South Carolina cyberattack

Nov 21, 2012 1:45:33 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

NBC News reported: COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A single malicious email sent to workers at the South Carolina Department of Revenue last August enabled an international hacker to crack into state ...

VCs Validate Security Awareness Training

Nov 18, 2012 6:32:20 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

I am very encouraged to see our friends at PhishMe getting 2.5 Million in Venture money to expand their business. With this new investment, Christopher Steed, Vice President at Paladin ...

On Competition

Nov 11, 2012 1:40:42 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

On competition: "Every successful startup goes through four phases in the eyes of competitors. First, they ignore you, because you're tiny and irrelevant. Then they ridicule you, because ...

13 security threats to counter in 2013

Nov 7, 2012 9:45:45 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

ITPRO UK was early this year with their crystal ball predictions! "As the end of the year closes in on us, it's time to think about the profile of the enterprise threat surface for the ...

Alarming number of merchants unaware of PCI DSS

Nov 7, 2012 9:38:48 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Help Net Security had the story: The last four years have been marked by continued growth in small business data compromise, yet small business owners are still missing the point of the ...

How a Coca-Cola Exec Fell for a Hacker's E-mail Trick

Nov 7, 2012 9:35:54 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

In the annals of what-was-I-thinking moments in computer security, this has to be one of the most gobsmacking. According to a Bloomberg News investigation of a series of undisclosed ...

7 shortcuts To Get Your Network Hacked Final Results

Nov 7, 2012 3:24:45 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Shortcuts To Get Hacked[/caption] October 30, 2012 we asked system administators: "In your opinion, what are the most gruesome errors a ...

Cyberheists A Helluva Wake-up Call to Small Biz

Nov 6, 2012 1:49:43 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Brian Krebs has an excellent example of a recent cyberheist. Read it and weep! The $180,000 robbery took the building security and maintenance system installer Primary Systems Inc. by ...

Top 5 Spear-Phishing Attacks Targeting Executives

Nov 2, 2012 8:15:17 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Twice a year, KnowBe4 publishes the Top 5 spear-phishing attacks that are used to lure executives into clicking on links or open infected attachments. We recommend sending this list to ...

CyberheistNews vol2, #47

Nov 1, 2012 7:16:35 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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The TOP 10 BYOD Gotchas

Nov 1, 2012 7:06:52 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Did you know? On any given day across the globe, the number of iPhones sold will exceed the number of babies born (378,000 to 371,000) The problem is that mobile device security has not ...

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