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Nov 19, 2024 9:02:42 AM By Roger Grimes

Purina’s Champions Program Is the Best I Have Seen

In my most recent book, Fighting Phishing: Everything You Can Do to Fight Social Engineering and Phishing, I highlight the use of “champions," which are co-workers in your organization ...

Nov 11, 2024 4:46:36 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Criminals Use Search Engine Poisoning to Boost Phishing Pages

Researchers at Malwarebytes warn that cybercriminals are using search engine poisoning to boost phishing pages to the top of Bing’s search results.

Nov 1, 2024 2:34:28 PM By Roger Grimes

Every Cybersecurity List Should Be a Risk-Ranked List

Cybersecurity is all about risk management and reduction. You cannot get rid of all risk. Well, I guess you could, but you (and everyone else) would probably not want to work in a true ...

Oct 30, 2024 1:31:53 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

QR Code Phishing is Growing More Sophisticated

Sophos describes a QR code phishing (quishing) campaign that targeted its own employees in an attempt to steal information.

Oct 28, 2024 4:38:14 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Threat Actors Compromise Valid Accounts Via Social Engineering

Phishing remains a top initial access vector for cyberattacks, according to researchers at Cisco Talos.

Oct 28, 2024 9:15:03 AM By Javvad Malik

The £3 Million Daily Heist

A recent report from UK Finance covered by the BBC paints a concerning picture of the evolving landscape of financial fraud. With a 16% rise in fraud cases and criminals stealing over £3 ...

Oct 22, 2024 2:56:53 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Nearly Two-Thirds of IT Leaders Have Fallen For Phishing Attacks

Sixty-four percent of IT leaders have clicked on phishing links, a new survey by Arctic Wolf has found. Despite this, 80% of these same professionals are confident their organization ...

Oct 1, 2024 1:56:11 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Threat Actors Behind MFA Bypass Service ‘OTP Agency’ Plead Guilty to Fraud

The criminal prosecution of the threat actors behind the "OTP Agency" has highlighted an ingenious new tactic that cybercriminals can use to bypass multi-factor authentication.

Sep 18, 2024 7:59:23 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

SANS Releases Guide to Address Rise in Attacks on Manufacturing and Industrial Control Systems

Increased ransomware attacks on industrial control systems (ICS), mixed with general ICS insecurity found across the manufacturing sector, has given rise to a guide specifically ...

Sep 16, 2024 3:43:10 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

New Ransomware Threat Group, RansomHub, is so Effective, the NSA is Already Warning You About Them

The latest evolution of the ransomware service model, RansomHub, has only been around since February of this year, but its affiliates are already successfully exfiltrating data.

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