Here Are Your 13 Predictions For 2013

Dec 17, 2012 6:00:21 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Here Are Your 13 Predictions For 2013 - First Quantity, Now Quality: In 2013, cybercrime will focus more on quality than before. They will opt for increasingly smart malware, and more ...

LogMeIn and DocuSign Investigate Breach Claims

Dec 14, 2012 6:27:07 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Customers of remote PC administration service LogMeIn.com and electronic signature provider DocuSign.com are complaining of a possible breach of customer information after receiving ...

CyberheistNews vol2, #53

Dec 10, 2012 5:53:07 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

How to Find if a Website Is Legitimate

Dec 10, 2012 5:34:48 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

1) Call, write, or email the website using the contact information provided on their website to check for legitimacy. If you reach an automated voice messaging system, find that the ...

Malware called Eurograbber steals 36 million Euros

Dec 7, 2012 5:57:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

If cybercrime would be promoting their malware, for sure they would call their EuroGrabber 'next-generation' Zeus crimeware. This is (a lot) more than your run-of-the-mill banking Trojan. ...

Guy Gets SWAT Team-ed for Not Securing His Wireless Network

Dec 6, 2012 8:49:13 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Lying on his family room floor with assault weapons trained on him, shouts of "pedophile!" and "pornographer!" stinging like his fresh cuts and bruises, the Buffalo homeowner didn't need ...

ex-hacker jolts learners into changing behavior

Dec 6, 2012 3:20:35 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Articulate is a company that produces software that allows organizations to create online training courses. KnowBe4 uses the Articulate products for the Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness ...

Mass phishing emails a thing of the past?

Dec 5, 2012 6:41:32 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The net-security website reported: "PhishMe predicts that phishers will be changing their tactics in 2013 resorting to targeted spear phishing emails rather than the mass mails of the ...

CyberheistNews vol2, #52

Dec 3, 2012 5:25:21 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Online Service Offers Bank Robbers for Hire

Dec 1, 2012 6:33:56 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

An online service boldly advertised in the cyber underground lets miscreants hire accomplices in several major U.S. cities to help empty bank accounts, steal tax refunds and intercept ...

CyberheistNews vol2, #51

Nov 27, 2012 9:39:57 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews vol2, #49

Nov 27, 2012 9:27:21 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews vol2, 48

Nov 27, 2012 9:25:54 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

$345,000 Cyberheist Settles After Three Years Dispute

Nov 27, 2012 9:08:41 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Patco Consulting was one of the first companies to seek protection via the courts after more than half a million dollars was stolen out of their bank via an account takeover by eastern ...

On Competition

Nov 11, 2012 1:40:42 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

On competition: "Every successful startup goes through four phases in the eyes of competitors. First, they ignore you, because you're tiny and irrelevant. Then they ridicule you, because ...

13 security threats to counter in 2013

Nov 7, 2012 9:45:45 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

ITPRO UK was early this year with their crystal ball predictions! "As the end of the year closes in on us, it's time to think about the profile of the enterprise threat surface for the ...

Alarming number of merchants unaware of PCI DSS

Nov 7, 2012 9:38:48 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Help Net Security had the story: The last four years have been marked by continued growth in small business data compromise, yet small business owners are still missing the point of the ...

Cyberheists A Helluva Wake-up Call to Small Biz

Nov 6, 2012 1:49:43 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Brian Krebs has an excellent example of a recent cyberheist. Read it and weep! The $180,000 robbery took the building security and maintenance system installer Primary Systems Inc. by ...

Top 5 Spear-Phishing Attacks Targeting Executives

Nov 2, 2012 8:15:17 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Twice a year, KnowBe4 publishes the Top 5 spear-phishing attacks that are used to lure executives into clicking on links or open infected attachments. We recommend sending this list to ...

CyberheistNews vol2, #47

Nov 1, 2012 7:16:35 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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