How better training, cybersecurity upgrades made one credit union safer

Nov 18, 2018 9:58:17 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

America’s Christian Credit Union, Glendora, Calif., reduced its cybersecurity threat plane by 90 percent by upgrading both its hardware and its resistance to phishing – and earned a ...

Russian APT Comes Back To Life With New Us Spear-Phishing Campaign

Nov 18, 2018 9:02:42 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A Russian state-sponsored cyber-espionage group has come back to life after a one-year period of inactivity with a relative large spear-phishing campaign that has targeted both the US ...

Hacked Law Firm Can't Claw Back $580,000 From Bank That Completed Transfer

Nov 17, 2018 2:50:40 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Max Mitchell at Law.com has an interesting and rather painful story. Don't let this happen to your organization.

KnowBe4 Modstore Release: Captain Awareness Has Arrived And Is Here To Help

Nov 17, 2018 9:49:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The KnowBe4 Courseware Team is excited to announce the release of the first 6 episodes in a new comic book style animated series: Captain Awareness. These first two-minute modules cover ...

KnowBe4 Named a Leader in the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Awareness Training

Nov 16, 2018 2:07:35 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

KnowBe4 has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Awareness Computer-Based Training for the second year in a row. ...

Watch Out Banks: New PDF Attack Avoids Antivirus Detection

Nov 16, 2018 11:49:48 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The latest attack from the Cobalt Gang targeting banking institutions used specific tactics to ensure AV doesn’t detect the malicious PDF at the heart of the attack.

New Study: Ransomware Attacks Surge 500% on Apple Operating Systems

Nov 14, 2018 1:49:23 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

This staggering growth in attacks on the MacOS signals that Macs are no longer safe.

Phishing Attacks Rose by 30 Million in Q3 2018

Nov 13, 2018 4:13:14 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Kaspersky Lab blocked 137 million phishing attempts in the third quarter of 2018, a 28 percent increase compared to Q2 2018. A report by the anti-virus company reveals that phishing ...

Data Breaches Expose 3.6 Billion Records in 2018

Nov 13, 2018 3:00:31 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

With nearly 3,700 publicly disclosed data compromise events in the first 3 quarters of 2018, according to security information provider, Risk Based Security, breaches remain a risk.

Fun Thanksgiving Landing Page

Nov 13, 2018 2:14:41 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Just like we did for Halloween, Natalie has created a new Thanksgiving landing page, to coincide with any phishing tests set up to run around the Thanksgiving holiday.

[LAST CHANCE] The Pesky Password Problem: Battle of the Red and Blue Team

Nov 13, 2018 10:56:12 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

What really makes a “strong” password? And why are your end-users tortured with them in the first place? How do hackers crack your passwords with ease? And what can/should you do about ...

New Hybrid Ransomware Strain Evades Detection by All but One Antivirus Engine

Nov 13, 2018 7:28:20 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

IBM at their SecurityIntelligence blog reported something troubling.

New Ransomware Gang Pays Affiliates Up To 70% Of The Loot

Nov 12, 2018 9:59:01 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A growing Ransomware-as-a-Service model uses affiliate attackers with proven track records to spread the malware, offering a percentage of the ransom.

CyberheistNews Vol 8 #45 [Heads-Up] FIRED: The Two C-level Execs Who Fell Victim to a Massive 21 Million Dollar CEO Fraud

Nov 12, 2018 8:58:06 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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How better training, cybersecurity upgrades made one credit union safer

Russian APT Comes Back To Life With New Us Spear-Phishing Campaign

Hacked Law Firm Can't Claw Back $580,000 From Bank That Completed Transfer

KnowBe4 Modstore Release: Captain Awareness Has Arrived And Is Here To Help

KnowBe4 Named a Leader in the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Awareness Training

Watch Out Banks: New PDF Attack Avoids Antivirus Detection

New Study: Ransomware Attacks Surge 500% on Apple Operating Systems

Phishing Attacks Rose by 30 Million in Q3 2018

Data Breaches Expose 3.6 Billion Records in 2018

Fun Thanksgiving Landing Page

[LAST CHANCE] The Pesky Password Problem: Battle of the Red and Blue Team

New Hybrid Ransomware Strain Evades Detection by All but One Antivirus Engine

New Ransomware Gang Pays Affiliates Up To 70% Of The Loot

CyberheistNews Vol 8 #45 [Heads-Up] FIRED: The Two C-level Execs Who Fell Victim to a Massive 21 Million Dollar CEO Fraud

[Heads-up] FIRED: Two C-level Execs Who Fall Victim To A Massive 21 Million Dollar CEO Fraud

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