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Global spending on security hardware, software and services will top $103 billion in 2019, up 9.4 percent from 2018

Global spending on security hardware, software and services will top $103 billion in 2019, up 9.4 percent from 2018, with large enterprises spending the most, according to IDC data.

BEC Scammers Stole $170,000 From Two Defense Contractors and a University

Two defense contractors and a university lost approximately $170,000 from business email compromise (BEC) scams last year, according to an FBI advisory obtained by CyberScoop. The ...

Very Few Professionals are Confident in Their Phishing Defense Assessments

New research from ISACA and Terranova Security found that just 12% of security, assurance, risk and governance professionals are confident in their ability to assess the effectiveness of ...

One in Seven Healthcare Employees Will Fall for Phishing Emails

A study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association highlights how vulnerable the healthcare sector is to phishing attacks, according to Jessica Davis at Health ...

The Phishing Bait is Bitcoin; the Hook is a Clipboard Hijacker

A new phishing campaign is spreading malware through emails that claim to have Bitcoin investment updates, according to My Online Security. The emails direct the victim to download an ...

Big Norwegian Aluminum Producer Norsk Hydro Suffers Major Ransomware Attack

Norsk Hydro ASA, one of the world’s biggest aluminum producers, suffered production outages after a ransomware attack affected operations across Europe and the U.S.

CyberheistNews Vol 9 #12 Triton Is the World’s Most Murderous Malware, and It’s Spreading

[World Premiere] KnowBe4's New 12-Episode Security Awareness Video Series - The Inside Man

We’re excited to announce the world premiere of an innovative new security awareness video series for our customers called ‘The Inside Man’. In KnowBe4’s new 12-episode video series, a ...

Online Retail Experienced 28 Billion Credential Stuffing Attacks Occurred in the Second Half of 2018

Mass automated attacks using stolen credentials are on the rise, according to Akamai’s 2019 State of the Internet / Retail Attacks and API Traffic report, putting consumers and retailers ...

[SCAM OF THE WEEK] Phishing Attack Warns About Boeing 737 Max Crashes And Infects Workstations

Large airline crashes tend to uniquely focus almost everyone's attention. Lowlife internet criminals are exploiting the fear connected to these incidents, and leverage it in phishing ...