[SCAM OF THE WEEK] Sean Connery's Final Wish is Revealed

Nov 2, 2020 2:02:20 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

After the sad passing of famous actor Sir Sean Connery, Yahoo News released an article that revealed his final wish after he passed away peacefully with his family at his side.

[HEADS UP] British Broadcasting Corporation Receives 250,000 Phishing Emails a Day

Nov 2, 2020 10:02:13 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Popular public service broadcasting station British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has received a quarter of a million phishing emails per day, according to a Freedom of Information (FOI) ...

JavaScript Obfuscation on Phishing Pages Continues to Rise by 70%

Nov 2, 2020 8:23:41 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The use of JavaScript to obfuscate phishing pages increased by 70% in the ten months between November 2019 and August 2020, according to researchers at Akamai. Attackers use this ...

Famous VC Firm: "The New Attack Surface is Your Life"

Nov 2, 2020 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

As a CEO with VC investors, I follow what happens in the venture capital space and what things VCs are interested in regarding their investment strategies. I was happily surprised to see ...

Learn to Combat These Three Cybersecurity Monsters This Halloween and Beyond

Oct 30, 2020 9:45:00 AM By Perry Carpenter

It’s that time of year again. The air feels a bit crisper; the days are a bit shorter; and children around the world prepare to go trick or treating. Even as an adult, Halloween is ...

KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from October: Including New SCIM Integration Support for Azure Active Directory

Oct 30, 2020 8:30:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Here are important fresh content updates and new features to share with you for the month of October.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month Lessons Learned: Out of Bounds Communication

Oct 30, 2020 8:00:00 AM By Javvad Malik

When staying safe online, it’s important not to go “out of bounds” for communication. Simply put, going out of bounds could mean a recipe for how your users could fall victim to a ...

New Ransomware, OldGremlin, Coming Soon to an Organization Near You!

Oct 29, 2020 5:19:45 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Pay attention to this one. Despite only targeting Russian companies, the use of custom self-made malware and decidedly creative phishing campaigns makes them a potential danger.

Phishing Attacks Can Come from an Unlimited Number of Trusted Phishing Sites Thanks to Google App Engine

Oct 29, 2020 5:19:40 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scammers are taking advantage of Google’s Trust Service Verification and the way their App Engine creates unique URLs to host trusted landing pages used in phishing scams.

More Ransomware Creators Jump on the Leak Site Bandwagon as the Number of Sites and Data Breach Posts Skyrocket in Q3

Oct 29, 2020 5:19:35 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The third quarter saw massive increases in activity by ransomware gangs both creating leak sites and posting to them about recent attacks on orgs that, presumably, didn’t pay the ransom.

[HEADS UP] U.S. Government Warns of Ransomware Threat Against Hospitals

Oct 29, 2020 8:46:46 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

This week, Krebs on Security released an article on a Russian cybercriminal gang that have been known for deploying ransomware has prepared to attack hundreds of hospitals, clinics, and ...

Don't Neglect the Threat of Vishing

Oct 29, 2020 8:18:11 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

People need to help raise awareness about voice phishing scams, or vishing, according to Paul Ducklin at Naked Security. While phone scams have been around for years, they remain ...

Cybersecurity Awareness Month Weekly Tip: Security Awareness Training

Oct 29, 2020 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Each week during Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’re going to be sharing in-depth weekly cybersecurity tips from our informative evangelists to help your users make smarter security ...

Here's Your Guide for Combating the Global Disinformation Pandemic

Oct 29, 2020 7:45:00 AM By Perry Carpenter

Let’s face it – we’re facing a global pandemic; and it goes beyond Covid 19. There’s a war on truth and it’s being waged by nation states, political groups, and cybercriminals who want to ...

Here Are Some Truly Scary Social Media Stats!

Oct 28, 2020 8:39:34 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scamming incidents have increased by 519% in 2020 compared to last year, according to researchers at Baltimore-based ZeroFOX. The researchers compared their own data to a recent report ...

Nearly Half of the World’s Workers Don’t Know What a Mobile Phishing Attack Is

Oct 28, 2020 8:32:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

As organizations look for permanent solutions to operate using a remote workforce, users continue to elevate the risk of cyberattack by not worrying about cybersecurity.

Fraud Attacks Targeting the Mid-Market Organization Increase 129%

Oct 28, 2020 8:29:07 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data from U.K. cyberinsurer Beazley highlights the growing trend of mid-market organizations being the target of social engineering attacks and fraud.

New Qbot Phishing Attack Pretends to be Windows Defender to Trick Its Victims

Oct 28, 2020 8:24:39 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

One of the most dangerous pieces of malware is back with a new campaign that takes advantage of social engineering techniques to look convincing enough to fool your users.

Researchers Discover Most Microsoft 365 Admins Don't Enable Multi-Factor Authentication

Oct 27, 2020 12:31:02 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers from CoreView recently discovered that 97% of all total Microsoft 365 users do not utilize multi-factor authentication (MFA). A staggering 78% of Microsoft 365 admins do not ...

"Berserk Bear", The Russian Hackers Playing ‘Chekhov’s Gun’ With US Infrastructure

Oct 27, 2020 10:29:34 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

In an advisory warning published last week by the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the government notified the public of a ...

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