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Consumer Reports: 9.2 Million Phishing Victims Last Year

Consumer Reports today came out with some numbers that should give you pause. 9.2 Million Americans fell victim to a phishing attack last year, and a whopping 58.2 Million had a malware ...
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REVIEWS: Kevin Mitnick Home Internet Security Course

Now that the Kevin Mitnick Home Internet Security Course is released and commercially available we thought you might be interested in hearing what people tell us when we ask them what ...
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Why We Need Security Awareness Training Programs

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$1Million Cyberheist From Leavenworth Hospital

Kevin Mitnick sent me an article that illustrates why it is needed to train all employees not to fall for hacker tricks: "Friday, April 26, 2013 - WENATCHEE — Hackers stole more than $1 ...
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Fraud-as-a-service Goes Mainstream

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CyberheistNews Vol 3, 18

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 18
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CyberheistNews Vol 3, 17

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 17
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10 Tips To Secure Funding For A Security Program

Over at the CSO site, Dominic Nessi, CIO for Los Angeles World Airports, outlines ten essential tips for getting your financial team on board with your security funding requests.
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CyberheistNews Vol 3, #16

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 16
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Why Your Tax Return Isn't Safe

That's the title of a Wall Street Journal opinion piece today by Cyrus R. Vance, Manhattan District Attorney.
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NEW! KnowBe4 Launches Kevin Mitnick Home Internet Security Course

We have some very exciting news for you.
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CyberheistNews Vol 3, 15

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 15
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Phishing Confusion Example

So, yesterday I received this email from my Identity Theft Provider. Been with them since 2008 so I know how their emails look. Normally I get the "all clear" signal once a month, but ...
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Knowbe4 - CyberheistNews Vol 3, #14

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Automated Twitter DM Spear Phishing

Automated Twitter DM Spear Phishing. It was to be expected. Cyber criminals now are able to scrape your followers from Twitter, and send you a Direct Message (DM) supposedly coming from ...
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Security Awareness Training Controversy

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The Problem With Our Security Models

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CyberheistNews Vol 3, #12

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