December Content Update: Includes New Versions of Email Exposure Check Pro and Phishing Security Test Tools

Jan 8, 2020 5:36:43 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Here are a few important updates to share with you from the month of December.

Smishing Examples & Defenses

Jan 8, 2020 10:04:15 AM By Roger Grimes

Smishing is phishing via Short Message Service (SMS) on a participating device, usually a cell phone. Long neglected by phishers and spammers, smishing has recently become a very common ...

Mobile Threats Shouldn't be Overlooked

Jan 8, 2020 8:31:11 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing attacks against mobile devices can be just as damaging to an organization as attacks targeting workstations and laptops, according to a market report by Cyber Security Hub. ...

Phishing Emails on the Rise as Spear Phishing Continues to Return Bigger Payouts

Jan 7, 2020 8:59:42 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data from Microsoft Security Insights sheds some needed light on exactly what the bad guys are doing and how they’re shifting tactics. Sometimes it feels like the bad guys are ...

Smishing and Deepfakes Top the List of Cyber Attack Methods Expected in 2020

Jan 7, 2020 8:54:30 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

You want to know what to expect from data breaches, phishing attacks, and other calculated methods in 2020? There’s no better source than Experian’s seventh-annual Data Breach Industry ...

New TrickBot Malware Attack Leverages Google Drive to Deliver Its Payload and Ensure Infection

Jan 7, 2020 8:37:59 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New details from Palo Alto Network’s Unit 42 research team show TrickBot rearing its ugly head once again, using legitimate cloud services – and employee greed – as its path to success. ...

Penn State Warns of Spear Phishing Attacks

Jan 7, 2020 8:30:37 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Penn State is warning its community about a recent spike in phishing attacks targeting the university’s employees. Attackers are sending emails posing as real Penn State employees and ...

Security Generation Gaps

Jan 6, 2020 8:48:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

People from different generations tend to approach cybersecurity differently. Organizations should tailor their security programs and phishing tests with this in mind. According to Azeem ...

U.S. Government Issues Warning About Possible Iranian Cyberattacks

Jan 3, 2020 2:27:46 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Christopher C. Krebs, Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a warning about a potential new wave of Iranian cyber-attacks targeting U.S. assets after Maj. ...

Seven Kinds of Malware, and all Arrive by Social Engineering

Jan 3, 2020 9:25:59 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Naked Security outlines seven different categories of malware and describes how each of them through social engineering techniques can affect your organization. Some or all of these ...

Global Climate Change Phishbait

Jan 3, 2020 8:54:43 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A number of phishing campaigns have been using Christmas-themed emails encouraging recipients to support climate activist Greta Thunberg, according to Paul Ducklin at Naked Security. ...