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Man Convicted for $23 Million Phishing Scam Against the US DoD

A man in California has been convicted for stealing $23.5 million from the US Department of Defense in a phishing attack. The Justice Department explained in a press release that the man, ...

Holding a Great Employee Education Meeting

I recently attended a customer’s annual security awareness training employee event. I have attended a bunch of these over the years and I have loved them all. But this particular customer ...

Phishing Campaign Uses Simple Email Templates

A phishing campaign is using short, terse emails to trick people into visiting a credential-harvesting site, according to Paul Ducklin at Naked Security. The email informs recipients that ...

75% of SMBs Would Only Survive Seven Days or less from a Ransomware Attack

With ransomware attacks on the increase, new data shows a material portion of small and medium business organizations are completely ill-equipped to address an attack.

Half of IT Leaders Say their Non-Technical Staff are Unprepared for a Cyber Attack

New data shows IT leadership believes users outside of IT create a “continued significant risk to organizations” despite having a layered security strategy to prevent attacks.

[EYE OPENER] The Ransom Payment is Only 15% of The Total Cost of Ransomware Attacks

As the number of ransomware attacks has increased 24% over the previous year, security researchers estimate the total associated attack costs to be just over 7 times higher.

Criminal Gang Impersonates Russian Government in Phishing Campaign

Researchers at IBM Security X-Force are tracking a financially motivated cybercriminal group called “Hive0117” that’s impersonating a Russian government agency to target users in Eastern ...

How Hackers Steal Passwords & Protection Tips

Despite the world’s best efforts to get everyone off passwords and onto something else (e.g., MFA, passwordless authentication, biometrics, zero trust, etc.) for decades, passwords have ...