Building Trust in the Digital Age: How Financial Services Can Balance Security and Speed

In the high-stakes world of financial services, trust is the cornerstone of every client relationship. But here's the challenge that keeps financial leaders up at night: how do you ...

Alert: Watch Out For Phishing Attacks in the Wake of the AWS Outage

Cybernews warns that threat actors will likely take advantage of the recent AWS outage to launch phishing attacks against affected users.

Half of Young People in the UK Cite Non-Consensual Deepfakes as a Top Fear

A new survey found that 50% of UK residents aged 16 to 34 cite deepfake nudes as their top worry related to AI technology, SecurityBrief reports.

[Cybersecurity Awareness Month]: Keeping Enkryptor at Bay: How We All Can Help Beat Back Ransomware

Ransomware is the gift that keeps on giving… and taking.

Phishing Remains the Top Initial Access Vector in Cyberattacks Across Europe

Phishing was the initial access vector for 60% of cyberattacks across Europe between July 2024 and June 2025, according to the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA).

We Need to Teach Our AIs to Securely Code

I have been writing about the need to better train our programmers in secure coding practices for decades, most recently here and here.

Protect Yourself From Voice Phishing Attacks Targeting Salesforce Instances

Google’s Mandiant has published guidance on defending against an ongoing wave of social engineering attacks targeting organizations’ Salesforce instances.

The Compliance Catch-22: How Financial Institutions Can Master Data Governance and Regulatory Risk

The financial services industry operates in one of the most heavily regulated environments in the business world. With sensitive client data flowing through every transaction and ...

A Surge in Text Message Scams Targets Younger Americans

A new report warns of a significant spike in SMS phishing (smishing) scams targeting younger Americans between 18 and 29 years old.

Warning: Job Scams Surge by More than 1000%

Job-related scams surged by more than one thousand percent between May and July 2025, according to new research from McAfee.

[Cybersecurity Awareness Month] The Rise of Dr. Deepfake: Combatting Social Engineering’s Newest Weapon

Deepfakes are easier to create than ever and are being used to attack organizations, families and individuals.

The Engine Room: Powering Your Human Risk Management Strategy with Intelligent Tech

We’ve come a long way. We’ve deconstructed the problem, explored the complexity of humans, and laid out a strategic framework and a practical map—all of which can be explored in more ...

Report: North Korea Expands Its Remote Employment Schemes

North Korea’s fraudulent IT worker schemes have expanded to target nearly every industry that hires remote employees, according to researchers at Okta.

The Hidden Cybersecurity Threat: Securing the Human-AI Relationship

The conversation about AI in cybersecurity is missing the point. While the industry has been focused on the emergence of AI-generated phishing emails, perhaps a far more profound shift ...

A TikTok for Deepfakes? OpenAI Could Be Making It a Reality

OpenAI, the people behind ChatGPT, have launched an updated AI video- and audio-generation system with fascinating, and terrifying, implications for the spread of deepfakes.

If You Have Not Realized It, Vishing Is Really Taking Off

Fighting voice-based phishing needs to be a big part of your human risk management (HRM) plan.

Multitasking Employees Are Particularly Vulnerable to Phishing Attacks

Employees who multitask are significantly more vulnerable to phishing attacks, according to a study from the University at Albany published in the European Journal of Information Systems.

Securing the Human-AI Boundary: Why the Future of Cybersecurity Must Train People and AI Agents

The cybersecurity landscape is undergoing its most dramatic transformation since the dawn of the internet.

Cyber Risk Still #1: Why AI Is Raising the Stakes - and the Opportunities

If you’re wondering what keeps business leaders up at night, the latest Aon Global Risk Management Survey has a clear answer: cyber attacks and data breaches. Once again, they top the ...

New Phishing Campaign Uses AI Tools to Evade Detection

Microsoft warns that a recent phishing campaign used AI technology to obfuscate its payload and evade security filters.


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