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July 23, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Is Equifax Paying Up To 700 Million... Or Is It 1.4 Billion?

In a settlement with the FTC, consumers affected by the breach are eligible for up to $20,000 in a cash settlement, depending on damages they can prove. But different news sources claim ...

July 22, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Windows Defender Gets a New Name: Microsoft Defender

Bleepingcomputer reported: "Windows Defender is being rebranded to Microsoft Defender to indicate that it now part of a cross platform family of products. This includes enterprise ...

July 20, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

[Scam of The Week] New 'US State Police' Phishing Extortion Scam Includes Contact Numbers

Our friend Larry Abrams at Bleeping computer warned: "A new extortion scam is underway that pretends to be from a US State Police detective who is willing to delete child porn evidence if ...

July 20, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

KnowBe4 Adds Language Localization to Learner's Experience For All Customers

We are excited to announce the availability of KnowBe4’s new localized training interface option for your users!

July 19, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

U.S. Coast Guard Warns of Phishing Attacks Designed for Data Theft and Malware Infection

A new Marine Safety Information Bulletin from the U.S. Coast Guard demonstrates that cybercriminals aren’t just after land-based businesses.

July 19, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

U.K. Sees an Increase in Sophisticated Phishing Attacks Targeting Educational Institutions

Using a mix of identity deception, domain spoofing, credential theft, and bank fraud, scammers are taking advantage of soft targets in the U.K.’s education sector.

July 19, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Deep Fakes Getting Better Every Day With AI / Machine Learning

A recent article in The Next Web showed how AI can magically remove a person or object from a video background as computer algorithms “clips” the person walking across a street out of the ...

July 18, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

SANS Security Awareness Report Highlights the Rising Era of Awareness Training

SANS Security Awareness, a division of SANS Institute, announced they have released their new 2019 Security Awareness Report. In its fifth consecutive year, this very useful annual report ...

July 16, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

UK Mid-Sized Firms Lost £30bn to CyberAttacks in 2018

Phil Muncaster at InfoSec Mag reported that "Cybersecurity incidents have cost UK mid-market firms a combined £30bn over the past year as automated attacks become the norm, according to ...

July 13, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

An Amazon Phishing Scam Hits Just In Time For Prime Day

Amazon has confirmed that Prime Day 2019 will begin at 12 a.m. PT on Monday, July 15 and conclude at 11:59 p.m. PT on Tuesday, July 16.

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