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August 22, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Please Vote For KnowBe4: Computing Security Awards

We're excited to be a finalist for the 2019 Computing Security Awards in the UK! They are inviting everyone to vote for their favorite vendors. It would be highly appreciated if you could ...

August 22, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Lateral Phishing Affects One in Seven Organizations

A survey by Barracuda found that one in seven organizations experienced lateral phishing attacks over the course of seven months, and that 42% of these attacks were not reported by ...

August 22, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Social Engineering Used To Establish Shady Bulletproof Hosting

Brian Krebs has reported that a dubious Internet provider, “Resnet,” was renting out tens of thousands of residential IP addresses to be used as proxies by fraudsters and spammers. ...

August 21, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Ransomware Hits Fortnite Players

DarkReading reports: "Ransomware masquerading as game "cheats" is hitting Fortnite players. Fortunately, there are ways to recover without paying a ransom." Similar to phishing attacks on ...

August 21, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Employee Error Behind Half of Industrial Network Incidents

A new report by Kaspersky shows that employee mistakes are the leading cause of industrial cybersecurity incidents. Last year, 52% of such incidents were the result of human error.

August 21, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Is The Ransomware Debate Over? To Pay Or Not To Pay, The Conference Of Mayors Made Up Their Mind

The long-standing argument over whether or not to pay may have come to an end, with a resolution from the U.S. Conference of Mayors calling on cities to not pay up.

August 20, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Gift Cards Are Now the #1 Business Email Compromise Cash-Out Mechanism for Fraudsters

Overtaking wire transfers and payroll diversion, gift cards have taken a material lead as one of the easiest and least recoverable ways to cash out of a fraud scam.

August 20, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

U.S. Government Stresses the Need for Cybersecurity Awareness and Education in Light of Ransomware Attacks on Government Entities

In light of the recent string of attacks that seem to be targeting government agencies and municipalities, a new multi-agency press release provides guidance on how to be resilient.

August 20, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Game Phishing Scams Steal Steam Accounts

A phishing scam is stealing Steam accounts by promising free games to victims if they log in to a website with their Steam credentials, according to a recent post by BleepingComputer.

August 20, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

[On-Demand Webinar] How to Prevent 81% of Phishing Attacks With DMARC

Only ~20% of companies use DMARC, SPF, and DKIM, global anti-domain-spoofing standards, which could significantly cut down on phishing attacks. But even when they are enabled and your ...

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