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79 Million Malicious Domains Flagged in the First Half of 2022

Security researchers at Akamai identify an average of 13 million newly observed domains (NOD) each month this year, representing about 20% of the NODs resolved in the same timeframe.

Three-Quarters of Ethical Hackers Can Collect and (Potentially) Exfiltrate Data in 10 Hours or Less

New insight from the SANS Institute surveying 300 ethical hackers sheds some light on how they perceive your security stance – and how easy it is for them to break in despite your efforts.

Encrypted Files are the Overwhelming Way Organizations “Detect” Ransomware Attacks

New analysis of cyberattacks shows that organizations aren’t able to properly detect ransomware attacks, resulting in a majority of victims paying the ransom to retrieve data.

Could 100% of Phishing Be Eliminated One Day?

Occasionally you will hear people or organizations claiming that they are on the verge of eliminating all social engineering from reaching end-users. Could it be true? Could it happen one ...

[Heads Up] Almost 19 percent of phishing emails bypass Microsoft Defender

Check Point Software is one of the world's best-known and largest infosec companies. In September 2021 they acquired email security company Avanan and recently they updated Check Point's ...

[Head Scratcher] The cyber insurance market is badly broken. But why exactly?

Greg Noone at the Techmonitor site covered this problem early October 2022, starting with a horror story.

KnowBe4 Celebrates Winning a Tech Cares Award From TrustRadius 2022

For the third consecutive year, we received a Tech Cares Award from TrustRadius! This third annual award celebrates companies that have gone above and beyond to provide strong Corporate ...

Cybercriminal Gets 25 Years Prison Time Over Romance Scams and Business Email Compromise Attacks

A man from Atlanta, Georgia has been convicted of running romance scams and business email compromise attacks that netted him over $9.5 million, the US Justice Department has announced.

Top 5 Phishing Do's & Don'ts

Here's the Top 5 Do’s and Don'ts for your phishing simulation exercises.