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November 25, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Credential-Stealing VPN Exploits

A hacker has published an exploit for a critical vulnerability in Fortinet VPN devices, along with a list of 49,577 vulnerable devices, BleepingComputer reports. Fortinet released a patch ...

November 24, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

How Many Phishing Sites? Over 2 Million in 2020 (so far)

Google has flagged 2.02 million phishing sites since the beginning of the year, averaging forty-six thousand sites per week, according to researchers at Atlas VPN. The researchers note ...

November 23, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

2021 Prediction: Expect Ransomware Attacks Will Increase in Frequency and Variety

A new forward-looking report from security vendor FireEye Mandiant predicts the greatest single cyber threat today is only going to become a greater menace next year.

November 23, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Email Sandboxes Are Detected and Rendered Useless in New Office 365 Phishing Attack

A new threat tactic is being used to determine if sandbox environments are being used to gain more information about a potential phishing attack, allowing the bad guys to avoid detection.

November 23, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Ransomware Downtime Costs for SMBs Are 50 Times More than the Ransom Itself!

No one has less cash on hand to spend on dealing with a cyberattack than the small business. New data shows ransomware is a challenge for SMBs and they aren’t prepared for the costs.

November 23, 2020 Eric Howes

The COVID-19 Vaccine: The Next Wave of Coronavirus Phishing Emails & What You Can Do About It

With infection rates once again soaring in the United States and other countries around the world, the race to produce a COVID-19 vaccine has generated welcome news for a population ...

November 23, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Famous U.K. Soccer Club Becomes the Next Victim of a Cyber Attack

The famous UK soccer club Manchester United recently became the next victim of a cyber attack. The club stated that the personal data from fans have not been stolen.

November 23, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

You're Fired (Not Really, Just Clicked on a Phishing Email)

The operators of the BazarLoader malware are using phishing emails that inform people they’ve been terminated from their jobs, according to Linn Freedman, a partner at Robinson & Cole ...

November 21, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

OPSEC, OPSEC, OPSEC...

The BBC reported: "A Dutch journalist managed to gatecrash a confidential video conference of EU defense ministers. Daniel Verlaan of RTL Nieuws joined the meeting after the Dutch defence ...

November 20, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

[ModStore Release] New 2021 Versions of 3 Flagship Courses Now Live!

Our Courseware team has been hard at work, and we're proud to announce the release of the 2021 Versions of 3 Flagship Courses!