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NTT Security 2018 Global Threat Intelligence Report (GTIR): Ransomware up 350% and spyware ranks first in volume of malware at 26% reflecting attackers' desire for long-term presence for ...
Researchers at Check Point and CyberInt, have discovered a new generation of phishing kit that is readily available on the Dark Web. The new kit, compiled and offered by a criminal whose ...
Another indicator that a ransomware infection is seen as a HIPAA data breach and needs to be reported. The Center for Orthopaedic Specialists (COS) in California has three locations in ...
This is the first time that a public company gets fined by regulators for failure to properly investigate their 2014 data breach, and disclose it to shareholders. Technically this is not ...
“Double kill” is a bragging term from the world of violent video gaming – it means you finished off two assailants with a single shot. In the world of cybercrime, it’s the name given by ...
A ransomware infection has cost Dutch builder Almi Machinebouwers at least 60,000 euros. That is what director Frank Landhuis said in an interview with Sprout. Due to the infection, ...
We thought it was bad when we saw Cyren's recent analysis that 10.5% of bad emails made it through the filters. It could even be worse than that. "Mimecast's latest ESRA (email security ...
No matter how much security technology we purchase, we still face a fundamental security problem: people. Our CEO Stu Sjouwerman was interviewed by Information Security Media Group at RSA ...
The Spiceworks staff wrote: "Years after CryptoLocker raised its ugly head — setting off an unfortunate security trend — ransomware continues to be a rather painful thorn in the side of ...
Lance Spitzner said: Eat breakfast, it may be the last meal you get that day. Schedule the most important meetings in the morning. RSA gives you a back-pack. Don't use it at the con, ...
The UK Mirror reported that Britain is braced for a wave of crippling cyber attacks in Russian retaliation for the Syrian missile strikes. Here is an excerpt: "Vital transport links, ...
Employees download malicious files, click phishing links, correspond with hackers, and even share contact information for their colleagues. Positive Technologies has released a new report ...
Organizations have been victimized by a wide range of threats and exploits, most notably phishing attacks that have penetrated corporate defenses, targeted email attacks launched from ...
Did you know, 43% of breaches result from social engineering attacks? What's more, according to a recent Verizon investigation, phishing emails account for 98% of all social engineering ...
Eric Geller at Politico reported: "The State Department on Thursday warned employees about a tidal wave of malicious messages attempting to trick staffers into opening a door for hackers. ...
The adventures of Kevin Mitnick and his girlfriend Kimberly. Kevin called me and told me a story how they were crazy enough to track down a lost (stolen?) bag in Mexico city. His GF ...
So, this one is the next new criminal low. This particular phish spoofs a campus-wide security alert for a community college (confidential information blocked out) in Florida. Given that ...
HHS' Healthcare Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center released a report March 30 on SamSam, an ongoing ransomware campaign that has targeted the healthcare and government ...
A Reddit user asked: "I just found this company called KnowBe4 and they claim to be the best at preventing and teaching about social engineering and cyber attacks. They have a free tool ...
In a study of Lookout users, more than half clicked mobile phishing URLs that bypassed existing security controls. Since 2011, Lookout has observed this mobile phishing URL click rate ...
