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[On-Demand Webinar] Open Source Intelligence (OSINT): Learn the Methods Bad Actors Use to Hack Your Organization

The digital age has unleashed massive amounts of personal and organizational data on the internet. No breaking through firewalls or exploiting vulnerabilities required.

79% of Employees Have Knowingly Engaged in Risky Online Activities in the Past Year

With employees not believing that it’s important to personally worry about cyber security risks, they also tend to believe they’re not a target, new data suggest as the reason for the ...

You Knew It Would Eventually Happen: Ransomware Lawsuits

Organizations that have fallen victim to a ransomware attack are now being sued by impacted employees and customers alike who are citing loose cybersecurity was in place.

Egress: 73% of Orgs Were Victims of Phishing Attacks in the Last Year

A survey sponsored by Egress found that 94% of organizations suffered insider data breaches over the past year. The survey offers the following results:

Ransomware Extortion Attacks Continue to Rise in Frequency as Ransom Payments Decrease by 40%

Ransomware is having a very odd second quarter of the year as new variants enter the game governments finally take notice and insurers tighten their underwriting requirements.

IT Professionals Are the Top Target of Phishing Attacks

New data from security vendor Ivanti suggests that cybercriminals are focusing in on those in IT roles as targets of phishing attacks, with many admitting to falling victim for these ...

How Social Engineers Use Social Media

People need to be aware of how their social media posts can be used against them, according to Darren Millar, senior vice president of operations at PiiQ Media. In an article for ...

[HEADS UP] Microsoft Warns of Sneaky Phishing Campaign

Microsoft's Security Intelligence team recently sent an alert to Office 365 users and admins to watch out for a suspicious phishing email that uses spoofed sender addresses.

New Phishing Campaign Uses Blackmail to Lure Victims

Bitdefender has observed a phishing campaign that tries to blackmail users into sending money by claiming their computer has been hacked. The emails contain real passwords that have been ...