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2023 Resolution: "I'll Be A Certified Security Awareness and Culture Professional (SACP)™"

Your organization's cyber threat landscape is changing lightning fast. So, your security awareness skills need to stay razor sharp, and are increasingly viewed as critical to protect your ...

Amazon Token Crypto “Presale” Scam Takes Advantage of News Hype and Steals Your Real Cryptocurrency

The growing interest in new cryptocurrencies and the potential to get in early on Amazon’s supposedly forthcoming crypto has scammers taking victims for thousands of dollars.

New “Karakurt” Threat Group is Gaining Attention Through Multiple and Frequent Extortion Attacks

A new warning from Accenture Security highlights this new cybercriminal group making waves that focuses on a "data breach and extortion” MO rather than relying on ransomware.

Omicron-Themed Phishing Campaign is Running Rampant

A mean-spirited phishing campaign is mocking victims after infecting their devices with Dridex malware, according to Lawrence Abrams at BleepingComputer.

Organizations Worldwide Experience Over 722 Million Attacks in the Last 30 Days!

Analysis of data collected by Internet and security services vendor Akamai shows an unimaginable number of cyberattacks, demonstrating how frequently these attacks are happening.

5 Notable Obscure Phishing Scams

I love that KnowBe4’s customers are among the most knowledgeable and educated people in the world in avoiding phishing scams. KnowBe4’s products help its customers to educate and test ...

Conti Ransomware Affiliate Attacks Australian Utilities Giant's Corporate Network

While news reports indicate no impact to the utilities company’s ability to deliver electricity to its’ customers, this could be the start of attacks on critical infrastructure in ...

Google Takes a Step Towards Reducing the Use of Calendar Invitations as Phishing Tools

Doing their part, Google adds new functionality that defaults to automatically adding Google-based calendar invites to a victim’s calendar to lower the malicious value of an invite.

West Virginia Healthcare Breach Traced to Phishing

Monongalia Health System in West Virginia has disclosed a data breach that exposed sensitive patient and employee information.