U.S. Coast Guard Warns Shipping Industry on Cybersecurity. Are You Next?

Kim Nash wrote in the WSJ Cybersecurity newsletter: "Avast! Pirates are getting better with cyber weapons on the high seas, WSJ Pro’s James Rundle reports. Maritime freight operators must ...

July 10, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Homeland Security Warning About Phishing As A Threat to 2020 Elections

The US Department of Homeland Security is warning state election officials that phishing attacks are one of the greatest threats to watch out for as the 2020 elections approach.

July 8, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Discovered This Year: 5,334 Kits Offering Evasive Criminal Phishing-as-a-Service

Commodity phishing kits are making it easier for unskilled criminals to run sophisticated phishing campaigns for a low price, according to a report from cloud security provider Cyren.

July 8, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads-up] IT Pros In The Trenches Of Iran And China's New Cyber War Against The U.S.

You did not sign up for this, but you are finding yourself in the trenches of a cyber war which is slowly but surely moving from a cold to a hot stage. The latest development is that the ...

July 8, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

“Lack of Security Awareness” a Major Reason Why Financial Firms Are 300 Time More Likely to Fall Prey to Cyberattacks

The bad guys always go where the money is. And financial firms are grossly ill-prepared for cyberattacks and suffer higher costs in addressing successful attacks. Boston Consulting Group ...

July 8, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

80% of all Brand Deception Phishing Scams Targeting Execs Pretend to be Microsoft

The prevalence of Office 365 and the Windows OS has caused cybercriminals to choose the software titan as their primary brand used in identity deception phishing scams.

July 5, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Over Half of Employees Don’t Adhere to Email Security Protocols

A new survey by Barracuda Networks shows that the vast majority (87%) of decision makers believe email threats will rise in the coming year. However, companies are ill-prepared to defend ...

July 3, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Globally, One-Third of Organizations Experience Ransomware Attacks Weekly

The latest data from Australian telecommunications provider Telstra shows ransomware is running rampant, with security breaches not far behind in frequency.

July 2, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Cyber Crime Refines Their Social Engineering Tactics

Attackers are improving their strategies by accounting for new developments in technology, Help Net Security reports. Researchers at FireEye analyzed 1.3 billion phishing emails and ...

July 2, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Enter Facebook's Libra, with Scammers in its Train

Within twenty-four hours of Facebook’s announcement of its new Libra cryptocurrency and Calibra digital wallet, more than three-hundred sites were registered with domain names associated ...

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U.S. Coast Guard Warns Shipping Industry on Cybersecurity. Are You Next?

Homeland Security Warning About Phishing As A Threat to 2020 Elections

Discovered This Year: 5,334 Kits Offering Evasive Criminal Phishing-as-a-Service

[Heads-up] IT Pros In The Trenches Of Iran And China's New Cyber War Against The U.S.

“Lack of Security Awareness” a Major Reason Why Financial Firms Are 300 Time More Likely to Fall Prey to Cyberattacks

80% of all Brand Deception Phishing Scams Targeting Execs Pretend to be Microsoft

Over Half of Employees Don’t Adhere to Email Security Protocols

Globally, One-Third of Organizations Experience Ransomware Attacks Weekly

Cyber Crime Refines Their Social Engineering Tactics

Enter Facebook's Libra, with Scammers in its Train

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