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79% of Employee-Reported Phishing Emails Go Completely Undetected by Cybersecurity Solutions

As cybercriminals increasingly turn to malwareless phishing attacks, the ability for security solutions to correctly identify a malicious email is becoming more and more difficult.

University of Sydney Gives Students and Staff Advice on Avoiding Social Engineering Scams

The University of Sydney has issued advice to help students and staff avoid falling for social engineering attacks.

Season 5 of ‘The Inside Man’ From KnowBe4 Is Less Than a Month Away!

We’re thrilled to announce that Season 5 of the award-winning Knowbe4 Original Series - “The Inside Man” is less than a month away!

Newest FBI Report Shows $10B in Losses Last Year Due to Internet Scams

The 2022 Internet Crime Report by the FBI reported at least $10.3 billion in losses due to internet scams last year.

5 Reasons Why SecurityCoach Is Awesome

I’ve been doing computer security for over 34 years and in that time, I haven’t seen a lot of game-changing products. What I have seen is a lot of new products that claimed to be ...

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #11 [Heads Up] Employees Are Feeding Sensitive Biz Data to ChatGPT, Raising Security Fears

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #11 | March 14th, 2023 [Heads Up] Employees Are Feeding Sensitive Biz Data to ChatGPT, Raising Security Fears Robert Lemos at DARKReading just reported on a worrying ...

Threat Actors are Using FINRA Impersonation For Their Attacks

DomainTools warns that a sophisticated West Africa-based fraud group is impersonating the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to target users in the United States, according ...

Microsoft Warns of Business Email Compromise Attacks Taking Hours

According to Microsoft's Security Intelligence team, a recent business email compromise attack (BEC) has shown that threat actors are quickening the pace of these attacks, with certain ...

[Heads Up] The SVB Bankruptcy Is A Social Engineering Bonanza

Saturday March 11, 2023 -- Over the last 24 hours, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has established the FDIC Bank of Santa Clara and insured depositors will have access to funds ...

The interesting history and origin of the word "Bankruptcy"

Regarding the current SVB meltdown, the English word "bankruptcy" has its roots in medieval Italy. It comes from the word "banca rotta," which means "broken bench." This term was used ...