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Report: Deepfakes Used in Scams

Scammers created a deepfake video of Patrick Hillmann, Chief Communications Officer at cryptocurrency exchange Binance, in order to scam people. Hillmann explained in a blog post that he ...

[HEADS UP] Highly Sophisticated Job Offer Scam

If you've been approached by recruiters on LinkedIn for a potential job opportunity, you may want to pay attention to this recent scam.

Dueling Clauses, or, not all Fraud is the Same

There are, famously, three things you can do with risk: accept it, mitigate it, or transfer it. And you transfer risk by buying insurance against it.

[BUDGET AMMO] Companies Are Ditching Cybersecurity Insurance as Premiums Rise, Coverage Shrinks

As the CEO of a public InfoSec company I have a variety of news sources. One of these is called '"The Information" which covers in-depth tech stories usually earlier than anywhere else. ...

Teach Two Things to Decrease Phishing Attack Success

We know everyone is busy. Everyone already has too much on their plate and is trying to learn as much as they can every day.

Vishing is a Rising Threat to the Enterprise

Most of us are all too familiar with vishing, the scam voice calls that offer to erase your credit card debt, to extend your automobile warranty, to get you to donate to that worthy cause ...

On this Carousell Ride, the Crooks Take the Brass Ring.

In a variation on a recently seen theme in which scammers pose as buyers on e-commerce platforms, victims in Singapore are being taken in by people offering to buy goods from them.

[FREE RESOURCE KIT] Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2022 Now Available

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is right around the corner, and we’ve got you covered! Your complimentary resource kit for 2022 is now available.

[Whoa] Ransomware Strains Almost Double in Six Months from 5,400 to 10,666

A recent report from FortiGuard Labs saw ransomware strains double in total so far compared to 2021, and the year is not over yet.