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Spear-phishing attackers vandalize CNN, TIME and Wash Post

You would think that by now journalists and people in media and advertising would be on the alert for social engineering red flags. But no. Syrian hacktivists sent a spear-phishing attack ...

Forbes: IT Security Industry To Expand Tenfold

Richard Stiennon, Forbes contributor makes a stunning prediction. He claims that most organizations have woefully underspent for IT Security and now that governments around the world have ...

Hackers put a bull's-eye on small business

Less than 500 employees? You’ve got a 20 percent chance of being hacked, and if it happens there’s a good chance your business is finished.

CyberheistNews Vol 3, 33

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 33

We started trusting bad code from Day One

Vint Cerf – Photo by Charles Haynes

Scam Of The Week: "Held For Ransom"

FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center Ransomware

Watching Porn on a Mobile …Risky?

The Internet has its own Red Light District, and it is one of the most unsafe areas you can browse. Online porn is a profitable sideline for the adult industry, but a mainline business ...

CyberheistNews Vol 3, 32

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 32

Debate: Security Training Effective? What's Your Opinion...

In the August issue of SC Magazine yours truly is one of the two experts that discuss whether security training is an effective strategy in the workplace. My counterpart is Dave Aitel, ...

Liberty and Security - it's not an either/or choice

My good friend Mac Graham just sent me this article that I think is thoughtful, balanced and provides a very interesting solution for this "Liberty versus Security" problem. (Full ...

U.S. Commercial Banking In Top 10 Riskiest Industries.

Mark Holan at the Tampa Bay Business Journal reported on something remarkable. Commercial Banks are in the #6 slot of the Top 10 Riskiest industries in the U.S. (!) "Industry research ...

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 31

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 31

Scam Of The Week: Christian Singles

CyberheistNews Vol 3, 30

CyberheistNews Vol 3, # 30

NSA Surveillance: IT Pro Survey Says What?

Employees the Weakest Link of Cyber Security, Report Finds

Antivirus company Bitdefender reported something important. Here is their blog post of July 17, 2003.

LLoyds: Cyber Risk Rises from 12th to 3rd place In Three Years

You all know the world famous insurance company LLoyds. What you may not know is that they maintain a list of Top Risks. It's called their Risk Index and it's the result of a survey of ...

Congressional Aides Targeted By Spear-phishing Attacks

Reuters just reported that Congressional aides in the Senate and House of Representatives said on Thursday that they were notified of a potential security risk involving email and other ...

My New Pebble Smartwatch: A Social Engineering Problem

Why help desk employees are a social engineer's favorite target

Steve Rangan over at the The CSO site wrote:


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