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Read the latest news about security awareness training, best practices, why you need it, and what happens when you don't have it in place.

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February 13, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

PayPal Phishing for Passports and More

An ongoing PayPal phishing campaign is trying to steal a wide range of personal information, including Social Security numbers and passport photos, Threatpost reports. The scams were ...

February 12, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

FBI Internet Crime Report Released: The Evolving Threat and Importance of Reporting

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center released its 2019 Internet Crime Report, and by no surprise the bad guys and new scams show no signs of stopping anytime soon. Last year the ...

February 12, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Seasonal Scams: Valentine's Day Edition

Romance scams and confidence scams cause both emotional and financial pain. According to the latest FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) figures for 2019, confidence/romance scams ...

February 12, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

DOJ Charges Hackers from the Chinese People Liberation Army with 2016 Equifax Data Breach

Four hackers have been charged with hacking the U.S. credit reporting agency where data on U.S. citizens and proprietary Equifax secrets were stolen.

February 12, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Email Account Takeover Attacks Get Smarter, Sophisticated, and More Patient

New data from Barracuda shows attackers take their time to leverage the credential compromise and to avoid detection when taking over email accounts.

February 11, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Most British Breaches Traced to Human Error

90% of data breaches in the UK during 2019 were caused by human mistakes, Infosecurity Magazine reports. CybSafe analyzed all the data breach reports received by the UK Information ...

February 11, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Safer Internet Day: What You Can Do to Stay Safe

February 11, 2020 is Safer Internet Day, a worldwide event aimed at promoting the safe and positive use of digital technology for all users, especially children and teens. This year's ...

February 10, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Education is Necessary to Stay Ahead of Threats

Most people don’t realize how vulnerable they are to social engineering until they experience it, according to Anna Collard, the founder of KnowBe4’s South African security awareness ...

February 7, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Another SMS Scam

A new PayPal SMS phishing campaign is making the rounds, according to Paul Ducklin at Naked Security. The text messages in this campaign purport to come from PayPal and inform recipients ...

February 6, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

SEC Releases Results of Cybersecurity and Resiliency Practices Examinations

The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) published a new report on the findings from examining the methods used by market participant organizations.

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