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Embedded Email Attacks Are on the Rise and Aren’t Being Detected by Security Solutions

This classic tactic is making a comeback and is elegantly simple to execute, yet sufficiently complex enough to keep email scanning solutions from seeing it as malicious.

Spam Calling Rates Spike Globally

Spam calls in the US spiked in October, according to Truecaller’s annual Global Spam Report. The report observed that Truecaller customers in the US received 3,115,861 spam calls in ...

Whitelisting On Known Headers Not Recommended

We found a discussion on Twitter about this topic and we thought it would be useful to provide to provide the correct technical background related to whitelisting.

[EYE OPENER] New EU Phishing Study Shows That Crowd-sourcing Phishing Defense Is Successful

A Swiss phishing study involving roughly 15,000 participants in a 15-month experiment produced some interesting results. The study was run by researchers at ETH Zurich, working together ...

$148 Million Lost to Gift Card Scams in 2021 (So Far)

A US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) data spotlight has found that people in the US lost $148 million to gift-card-related scams in the first nine months of 2021. The spotlight also found ...

NSA: Cyberattacks are Putting the “Security of our Nation” at Stake

When most see cyberattacks as something that is impactful at the organizational level, the head of the National Security Agency sees cyberattacks as being a threat to the entire nation.

The Evolving State of Cyber Insurance May Indicate More Scrutiny for IT and Security Teams

The need to balance offering coverage for cyber incidents with maintaining a profit has cyber insurers rethinking how they will approach measuring insured risk and exposure.

Over 1000 Arrests and $27 Million Intercepted in Massive INTERPOL Sting Operation

Bringing together specialized police units from 20 countries, Operation HAECHI-II targeted those involved in online fraud, romance scams, investment fraud and money laundering.

Netflix is the Latest Impersonated Brand in Ongoing Subscriber Targeting Scams

With the increased interest in and availability of movie and TV streaming services, plenty of new scams are popping up attempting to steal personal details and credit card information.

Wall Street Journal article: "Shaming Employees For Phishing is Counterproductive"

Shaming employees for falling for phishing attacks is the wrong approach, according to Dr. Karen Renaud, a chancellor’s fellow at the University of Strathclyde. In an article for the Wall ...