I have talked about this a few times before, there is a well-developed $3 Billion underground economy specialized in cybercrime. Here is an example of a "promising" new criminal DIY ...
Tony Bradley at CSO Mag has a good analysis: " There is good news and bad new stemming from the Lloyd’s of London Risk Index 2013 report. The good news is that cyber risk is gaining more ...
CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 34
With the TV show Breaking Bad in its last season, this seems to be a fun title. However, the topic is not all that much fun. You should realize it's not a question of when you will be ...
We are finding many U.S. commercial email addresses at the Russianemailsworld.boommer.ru website. It is really a 'staging' area for emails to be posted by the criminal underground. They ...
You would think that by now journalists and people in media and advertising would be on the alert for social engineering red flags. But no. Syrian hacktivists sent a spear-phishing attack ...
Richard Stiennon, Forbes contributor makes a stunning prediction. He claims that most organizations have woefully underspent for IT Security and now that governments around the world have ...
Less than 500 employees? You’ve got a 20 percent chance of being hacked, and if it happens there’s a good chance your business is finished.
CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 33
Vint Cerf – Photo by Charles Haynes
FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center Ransomware
The Internet has its own Red Light District, and it is one of the most unsafe areas you can browse. Online porn is a profitable sideline for the adult industry, but a mainline business ...
CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 32
In the August issue of SC Magazine yours truly is one of the two experts that discuss whether security training is an effective strategy in the workplace. My counterpart is Dave Aitel, ...
My good friend Mac Graham just sent me this article that I think is thoughtful, balanced and provides a very interesting solution for this "Liberty versus Security" problem. (Full ...
Mark Holan at the Tampa Bay Business Journal reported on something remarkable. Commercial Banks are in the #6 slot of the Top 10 Riskiest industries in the U.S. (!) "Industry research ...
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