Learn about current phishing techniques, notable campaigns and attacks, what to watch out for 'in the wild', and more.
On Jan. 22, 2019, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which is a part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), issued Emergency Directive 19-01. The ...
While attack types do not appear to be changing in the coming year, experts see cybercriminals getting better at their craft, making it easier to separate you from your money and ...
Vishing - phone-based “voice phishing” – attacks are alive and well, taking victims of their time, emotions, and money. This new scam can scare you into becoming a victim.
Phishing is moving beyond the Inbox to your online experience in an effort to collect personal details and share out the attack on social networks, according to a new report from Akamai ...
KnowBe4 reports every quarter on the top-clicked phishing emails. Here we have the results for Q4 2018. We track three different categories: general email subjects, those related to ...
Bethan Moorcraft at InsuranceBusiness Mag UK wrote an excellent article about the current state of cyber insurance in Europe. Here is an extract with the link to the full article at the ...
In a Jan 10, 2019 article, the Wall Street Journal reconstructed the worst known hack into the USA's power grid revealing attacks on hundreds of small contractors.
There are a few companies that frequently report on so-called "email security gap analysis" numbers: Mimecast, Proofpoint and Cyren. They are all IT security companies that have email ...
By Eric Howes, KnowBe4 Principal Lab Researcher. Once again we are starting tax season, and malicious actors are spinning up phishing campaigns to exploit the myriad opportunities ...
A three-year-long cyber-attack led to the successful breach of the all communications between all EU member states, putting countries and their futures at risk.
Researchers discovered a phishing template that uses a unique method for encoding text using web fonts. The researchers found that the source code of the landing page contained encoded ...
The U.S. Air Force’s Cyber division used spear-phishing tactics to test whether airmen can proficiently recognize and avoid email-based attacks.
As part of National Tax Security Awareness Week this month, the IRS notes a surge in phishing scams aimed at stealing money or tax-related data.
Email phishing is a top threat to organizations because it works so well, according to Neil Wynne, principal and analyst for secure business enablement at Gartner. Wynne told Stephanie ...
The site safety and credibility represented by the green padlock in your browser is being taken advantage of by cybercriminals looking to lull users into a false sense of security.
By Eric Howes, KnowBe4 Principal Lab Researcher. Now that it's the holiday season, malicious parties across the globe are exploiting Amazon's good name and popularity with consumers to ...
The latest report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) highlights the prevalence of phishing and how it’s changing to remain an effective attack method.
Forbes contributor Davey Winder wrote an excellent comment: "It hasn't been the greatest week for the non-profit sector with the revelation that two well-known charities have fallen ...
According to McAfee’s Advanced Threat Research team and McAfee Labs Malware Operations Group, a new global campaign is underway, targeting key industries, potentially for espionage ...
Is a false negative rate of 12% a large number or a small one? I suppose it depends on your perspective. If your email security system lets in 12 unwanted emails—whether spam, phishing, ...
