Software Supply Chains and Phishing Top Microsoft’s List of Greatest Cyberthreats

Mar 15, 2019 12:53:43 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Microsoft’s latest Security Intelligence Report highlights the trends seen in 2018 with phishing as the preferred attack method and supply chains as a primary attack target.

Credentials and Personal Data Continue to be the Primary Targets of Social Engineering Scams

Mar 14, 2019 1:14:49 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Targeted attacks are increasing, with cybercriminals focused on stealing information that can be used to impersonate a user and perpetuate their scams.

[On-demand Webinar] 5 IT Security Myths Your CISO Believes are True… BUSTED!

Mar 14, 2019 10:22:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Facts are facts… but what happens when IT security pros take myths at face value? That got us thinking… what if we whip out our magnifying glasses, pull out the trench coats and use our ...

Matrix Ransomware Uses a “Swiss Army Knife” of Tools to Infect, Compromise, and Spread

Mar 14, 2019 7:29:36 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Since the days of EternalBlue, we’ve been concerned with malware spreading within a network. The latest iterations of Matrix Ransomware use a sophisticated list of embedded tools to do ...

Passwords and Their Encryption Are Easy Prey for Cyber Criminals in Account Takeover Attacks

Mar 14, 2019 7:27:14 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Passwords serve as the foundation for most security today. But security vendor SpyCloud have recovered over 3.5 billion credentials, demonstrating just how insecure they really are.

Cyber Criminals use Domino Effect Chain Attacks to Leverage One Compromised Bank to Infect the Next

Mar 8, 2019 10:10:47 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New details from international security company Group-IB show how cybercriminals are no longer looking to just steal from one bank. Instead they chain their attacks to improve their ...

New Facebook Phishing Scam is So Good It Will Fool Even You

Mar 1, 2019 2:33:11 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scams seeking to harvest online credentials have long tried to replicate known logon pages. But this newly found instance is just about perfect.

KnowBe4 Fresh Content & Feature Updates - February 2019

Mar 1, 2019 10:52:55 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

NEW 'TARGETED TRAINING' FILTER IN MODSTORE You can now easily browse the industry and role based training content in the KnowBe4 ModStore.

Healthcare Continues to Prepare in the Face of Growing Cyber Attacks

Feb 28, 2019 1:07:39 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

According to the latest data in the 2019 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey, the healthcare industry is keenly aware they are a target, and are taking steps to reduce the risk of successful ...

[Scam Of The Week] Robocall scams surge to 85 billion globally

Feb 28, 2019 11:22:41 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Robocall spam has surged to 85 billion calls globally with bank account, credit card and extortion being common scams, according to Hiya, a company that makes apps to fend off unwanted ...

Discovered: A Whole New Strain Of Voice Phishing Attacks

Feb 28, 2019 11:07:32 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

What if social engineers, instead of calling victims with voice phishing attacks, intercepted phone calls their victims make to legitimate phone numbers? Malicious apps let cybercriminals ...

Friday Afternoon, Monday Morning, and Law Firm Risk

Feb 28, 2019 6:54:41 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Law firm employees appear to be getting better at avoiding real estate scams, says Toni Ryder-McMullin at Today’s Conveyancer. Conveyance is the act of transferring an ownership interest ...

reCAPTCHA Phishbait Targets Google Users

Feb 28, 2019 6:18:46 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A phishing campaign is using a phony Google reCAPTCHA system to deliver banking malware, according to researchers at Sucuri. The attackers are sending emails, supposedly from a Polish ...

Identity Theft by Low-Interest Credit Card Offer

Feb 26, 2019 7:23:26 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scammers have stolen large amounts of personal and financial information from thousands of Canadians via fraudulent phone calls offering lower interest rates on credit cards, an ...

It's The Season for Tax Scams... Again

Feb 26, 2019 7:19:23 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

America's Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers about a surge in phishing emails, links, and phone calls during tax season, according to Toni Birdsong at McAfee. The scammers pose ...

Cyber Espionage Warning: The Most Advanced Hacking Groups Are Getting More Ambitious

Feb 24, 2019 11:04:35 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Once attackers might have needed the latest zero-days to gain access to corporate networks, but now it's spear-phishing emails using social engineering tactics that are most likely to ...

The NoRelationship Attack Bypasses Office 365 Email Attachment Security

Feb 24, 2019 10:28:34 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Attackers are bypassing Office 365 email attachment security by editing the relationship files that are included with Office documents, according to Yoav Nathaniel at Avanan. A ...

Hackers take over Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn's Twitter account, make bomb threat at Tampa Airport

Feb 21, 2019 10:03:21 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Tampa police are investigating a bomb threat made against Tampa International Airport after hackers took over Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn’s Twitter account Thursday ...

Remote Access Credentials Are the Latest Malware Attack Target

Feb 18, 2019 2:38:44 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The latest iteration of notable banking trojan, Trickbot, now includes a password grabbing module designed to provide cybercriminals with remote access to internal systems.

It’s Time to Have a Security Plan Around Consumer Data Privacy

Feb 18, 2019 2:33:39 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The growth in both consumer concern and laws seeking to protect consumer data means organizations need to take specific measures to ensure the safeguarding of customer data.

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