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Phishing

Learn about current phishing techniques, notable campaigns and attacks, what to watch out for 'in the wild', and more.

[HEADS UP] Remote Workers Disregard Security Awareness Training

According to new research from Mimecast, remote workers are increasingly putting their organizations at risk by failing to follow security awareness training best practices.

All Con, All the Way Down: Bad Guys Spoof Phishing Link Hover Texts

At the heart of almost every phishing email is a spoof. In malicious emails spoofing is the art of deceptively imitating something or someone trusted by users in order to gain their ...

[HEADS UP] Cybercriminal Sells Info on 186 Million U.S. Voters

In a recent report by NBC News, cybersecurity company TrustWave found a bad guy selling voter registration data on 186 million Americans.

The Ultimate Cyber Security Tip

It’s Cyber Security Awareness Month, and the security advice is flowing out from all corners of the web to advise your users on remaining secure. However, all this information can be ...

[HEADS UP] Australia Warns Citizens of JobKeeper Phishing Email

The Australian Taxation Office has advised Australians to delete a particular email and to not provide any personal information.

Middle Management is the Next Target for Phishing Attacks

Mid-level managers need to be particularly wary of targeted phishing attacks, according to Jenn Gast at INKY. Gast explains that criminals can easily conduct open-source research on a ...

[On-Demand] Lessons Learned: An IT Pro’s Experience Building his Last Line of Defense

This is the true story of an IT Manager who was tired of his users clicking everything and wanted to teach them a lesson… in a good way.

Notes on Social Engineering, and What to Do About It

Phishing attacks are growing in prevalence during the pandemic, according to David Dufour, Vice President of Engineering and Cybersecurity at Webroot. Webroot’s recent threat report ...

Threat Actors Take Advantage of Exchange Online and Outlook on the Web with New Levels of Sophistication

New insight from Accenture Security highlights specific ways attackers are changing their tactics to make Microsoft’s email platform a tool rather than an obstacle for phishing attacks.

The Risk of Redirector Domains in Phishing Attacks

Researchers at GreatHorn warn that a large-scale phishing campaign is using open redirects to evade email security filters. Open redirects allow attackers to take a URL from a ...