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Understanding Ransomware’s True Costs

We all know ransomware is pretty bad, but if you are a cybersecurity risk manager trying to justify the latest purchase to mitigate it, nailing down real numbers can be pretty hard. There ...

[Heads Up] If You're an Amazon Prime Shopper, Heed This Prime Day Phishing Alert

Amazon Prime Day is approaching on June 21st with special promotions. This also mean cybercriminals are ready to strike with leveraging 'special deals' on the online days that they will ...

Bad Security Habits During the Pandemic

56% of IT workers believe employees have acquired poor security habits while working remotely, according to Tessian’s Back to Work Security Behaviors report.

Ragnar Locker Ransomware Finds Its Next Victim in Taiwan Computer Memory Manufacturer ADATA

The ransomware attack occurring in late-May required the maker of consumer and industrial memory products to take systems offline, causing them to recover and upgrade affected systems.

The Number of Phishing Websites Hits an All-Time High Reaching Nearly 350% Growth

According to the newly released data from the Anti-Phishing Working Group, every metric measuring phishing attacks is up this year over last, spelling trouble for organizations.

Tax Organizations Need to Focus on Cybersecurity

Tax preparation companies and tax agencies are increasingly facing scams, fraud, and other attacks, according to Robert Capps, Vice President of Marketplace Innovation at NuData Security. ...

New BEC Phishing Attack Steals Office 365 Credentials and Bypasses MFA

Leveraging Microsoft Exchange’s Basic Authentication support, scammers were able to use harvested online credentials and bypass any MFA in place, giving them access to mailboxes.

Bad Cyber Hygiene: 54% Of Employees Admit They Use the Same Passwords Across Multiple Work Accounts

It appears that working from home causes employees to develop some very bad cyber habits, demonstrating that cybersecurity hygiene went from bad to worse mid-pandemic.

EA Got Social Engineered via Slack Channel and Lost 780 GB valued Millions

Hackers gained access to the networks of video game giant Electronic Arts (EA) via social engineering, Motherboard reports. The hackers claim to have stolen 780 GB of data, including the ...

New “Ransomware Update” Phishing Attack Seeks to Enjoy the Same Successes as the Recent Pipeline Attack

When your users receive a realistic-looking helpdesk email informing them they should update their system to prevent ransomware attacks, what could possibly go wrong?

Fax/Scan Phishing Attacks Jump Nearly 500% as Workers Return to the Office

The bad guys take advantage of any major event as the source of a new phishing campaign. According to new data from Avanan, this latest campaign aligns with heading back to the office.

KnowBe4 Earns 2021 Top Rated Award from TrustRadius

We are proud to announce that TrustRadius has recognized KnowBe4 with a 2021 Top Rated Award.

Deal or No Deal: The Double-edged Sword of the IT Security Bundle

The concept of “bundling” has become very popular among large IT vendors over the past decade as it promises a number of benefits.

Insights Into Credential Phishing

Cybercriminals are quick to put hacked accounts to use, according to Agari by Help Systems. The researchers found that 91% of compromised accounts are accessed by attackers within one ...

FINRA Warns U.S. Brokerage Firms of New Phishing Campaign Threatening Penalties for Non-Compliance

In the latest phishing campaign targeting FINRA member firms, attackers impersonate requests from the regulatory authority citing the potential to “attract penalties” if request ...

Ransomware Tops IBMs List of Most Observed Attack Types with Sodinokibi Maintaining the Lead

In a new report from IBM Security, we get the opportunity to see exactly what kinds of attacks are succeeding, where are they happening, how they’re getting in, and what are the results.

78% of CISOs Say Attacks Have Increased as a Result of More Employees Working from Home

According to new data from VMware Carbon Black, the sophistication and impact of modern cyberattacks is causing CISOs to rethink how to secure the expanding attack surface.

Chinese Hacker Group Debuts After 3 Years of Testing with a Previously Unseen Backdoor Exploit

Dubbed ‘SharpPanda’, this Chinese APT group uses malicious Word docs, .RTF templates, and the RoyalRoad malware to install a powerful backdoor DLL giving them all kinds of access.


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