UK IT Decision Makers Fear Their Remote Workers Put Company Data at Risk for Data Breach

May 4, 2021 11:23:23 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
According to an annual survey from Apricorn, UK IT decision makers are fearing the worst as their staff continues to work in a remote environment.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Cites Cyberthreats as Current “Biggest Concern” to Financial Institutions

Apr 29, 2021 10:25:54 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
Fears of a resurgence of COVID-19 and increased cyberattacks are mentioned as top risks that can materially impact the finance sector and the economy, by Jerome Powell in a recent ...
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Security Culture Influenced by the Global Effects of COVID-19

Apr 29, 2021 10:25:38 AM By Aimee Laycock
In the Industry Benchmark section of the 2021 Security Culture Report, we describe the security culture scores of each industry sector in detail. This section of the report can be used to ...
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The Digital Workplace is a Cybersecurity Disaster!

Apr 9, 2021 8:34:06 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
New data reviewing how the 2020 shift to a remote workforce impacted organizational security shows all too well that since the pandemic onset, cybersecurity has become critically worse.
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[Security Culture Report 2021] A Global Security Culture Perspective During a Pandemic

Apr 6, 2021 9:35:21 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
The 2021 KnowBe4 Security Culture Report is the largest study of its kind, measuring organizations' security cultures and surveying more than 320,000 employees across 1,872 ...
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A Can of Phishbait: from Surveys to Rule Changes to Your Boss's Boss

Mar 24, 2021 8:28:28 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
Employees need to continue being wary of phishing scams as they begin to return to the office, according to Roger Kay at INKY. Kay describes several phishing templates that INKY has ...
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Why Should You Be Using DMARC? 3 Billion Spoofed Emails are Being Sent Everyday

Mar 23, 2021 12:51:07 PM By Stu Sjouwerman
In a recent report from TechRadar, email is still the most popular form of malware distribution. Billions of emails that are spoofed are being sent everyday.
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Another Tax Season, Another Opportunity for Scams

Mar 18, 2021 9:30:45 AM By Erich Kron
It’s the start of tax season. This is the time of year when we collect our receipts and tax forms and hope for a nice big refund from the U.S. government. Unfortunately, cybercriminals ...
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Give Me £1,000 to Stop Calling You

Mar 17, 2021 7:14:28 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
Some scammers are taking a more direct approach to asking for money, according to BBC reporter Jane Wakefield. Wakefield received a call from a scammer who claimed to work for Microsoft, ...
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Beware: Lots of COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Attacks Are Active and Looking for Their Next Victim

Mar 16, 2021 8:01:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
From spear phishing attacks, to malicious domains, to credential-hunting – as I predicted, COVID vaccines are the hot attack theme right now from just about every angle.
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More NHS-Themed COVID-19 Vaccine Phishing

Feb 23, 2021 8:21:48 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
A phishing campaign spoofing the UK’s National Health Service has surged its output, Infosecurity Magazine reports. Researchers at Mimecast warn that the attackers behind the campaign are ...
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U.K. Phishing Attack Targets Those Seeking the COVID-19 Vaccine

Feb 19, 2021 1:21:03 PM By Stu Sjouwerman
This latest phishing scam impersonates the UK’s National Health Service, telling recipients that are eligible for the vaccine in order to collect valuable banking and credit card details.
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[HEADS UP] NHS Issues Warning as UK COVID-19 Vaccine Scams Are Still Running Rampant

Feb 11, 2021 11:08:05 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
The National Health Service (NHS) in the UK recently sent a warning that cybercriminals are using social engineering tactics to target people wanting a COVID-19 vaccine email that is ...
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A UK Case Study: Recognizing COVID-19 Phishing

Jan 28, 2021 7:01:12 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
A phishing campaign is using convincingly spoofed offers for COVID-19 vaccination sign-ups, according to Tom Allen at Computing. As vaccines are now being distributed around the world, ...
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CISA's New Anti-Ransomware Campaign

Jan 25, 2021 8:23:20 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is launching a campaign to raise awareness of the ways organizations can defend themselves against ransomware attacks.
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Healthcare Sees Double the Increase in the Amount of Ransomware Attacks Since November

Jan 14, 2021 1:25:56 PM By Stu Sjouwerman
With an average of 626 ransomware attacks weekly on healthcare organizations, it’s evident that the bad guys are stepping up their tactics and focus where they believe the money to be.
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Email Scammers Impersonate U.S. Government Agencies Offering Pandemic Financial Assistance

Jan 8, 2021 8:33:54 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
Taking advantage of people in their time of need, these bottom feeders of the cybercriminal world promise assistance and, instead, collect personal details to make a buck.
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Beware of Puppy Scams

Dec 30, 2020 8:37:32 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
Researchers at Anomali have discovered eighteen scam websites offering pets for sale. Most of the websites purport to be selling dogs, although some offer cats and birds as well. The ...
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BEC Attacks Nearly Doubled in 2020

Dec 29, 2020 8:25:24 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
A new report from Barracuda Networks found that business email compromise (BEC) attacks have nearly doubled over the past year. These attacks made up 12% of all spear phishing attacks in ...
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Cybercriminals Attempt to Exploit Australian Fears on COVID-19

Dec 28, 2020 10:03:02 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
The bad guys are attempting to take advantage of Australian fears of COVID-19 in 2021. The National Identity and Cyber Support Service of Australia and New Zealand ID Care recently warned ...
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