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April 27, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Ransomware up 350% says 2018 Global Threat Intelligence Report

NTT Security 2018 Global Threat Intelligence Report (GTIR): Ransomware up 350% and spyware ranks first in volume of malware at 26% reflecting attackers' desire for long-term presence for ...

April 26, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers discover next generation phishing kit

Researchers at Check Point and CyberInt, have discovered a new generation of phishing kit that is readily available on the Dark Web. The new kit, compiled and offered by a criminal whose ...

April 25, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Center for Orthopaedic Specialists notifies 85,000 patients of ransomware infection

Another indicator that a ransomware infection is seen as a HIPAA data breach and needs to be reported. The Center for Orthopaedic Specialists (COS) in California has three locations in ...

April 25, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Yahoo Pays $35 Million Penalty For The Hot Mess Of Their Massive Data Breach

This is the first time that a public company gets fined by regulators for failure to properly investigate their 2014 data breach, and disclose it to shareholders. Technically this is not ...

April 25, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Mysterious “double kill” Word/IE zero-day allegedly in the wild as phishing attack

“Double kill” is a bragging term from the world of violent video gaming – it means you finished off two assailants with a single shot. In the world of cybercrime, it’s the name given by ...

April 23, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Ransomware Attack Costs Dutch Builder 60,000 Euros

A ransomware infection has cost Dutch builder Almi Machinebouwers at least 60,000 euros. That is what director Frank Landhuis said in an interview with Sprout. Due to the infection, ...

April 23, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

New Large Email Security Gap Analysis Shows a Massive 15% Failure Rate

We thought it was bad when we saw Cyren's recent analysis that 10.5% of bad emails made it through the filters. It could even be worse than that. "Mimecast's latest ESRA (email security ...

April 17, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

[On-Demand Webinar] The Science and Methodology Behind Social Engineering

No matter how much security technology we purchase, we still face a fundamental security problem: people. Our CEO Stu Sjouwerman was interviewed by Information Security Media Group at RSA ...

April 17, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Poll: What Security Measures Are Most Effective In Fighting Ransomware?

The Spiceworks staff wrote: "Years after CryptoLocker raised its ugly head — setting off an unfortunate security trend — ransomware continues to be a rather painful thorn in the side of ...

April 15, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Many of us will be at the RSA Conference in SanFran this week. Here are some quick tips!

Lance Spitzner said: Eat breakfast, it may be the last meal you get that day. Schedule the most important meetings in the morning. RSA gives you a back-pack. Don't use it at the con, ...

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