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[Heads up]  CISA And NSA Urge “Immediate Action” To Secure National Critical Infrastructure

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) have issued a joint advisory warning that foreign hackers are targeting systems that ...

BEC is the Largest Cyber Threat to UK Sports Entities

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) released a new report revealing that sports organizations are more than twice as likely to suffer a cyberattack than organizations in other ...

[HEADS UP] Cyber Attack at University of York Steals Personal Information from Staff and Students

In a recent report by the York Press, University of York has launched an investigation after personal information of students and staff was obtained by the bad guys.

Don't Overlook Policy When Designing Security

There’s no single defense against phishing and other social engineering attacks, according to Kevin O’Brien, CEO and co-founder of email security company GreatHorn. On the CyberWire’s ...

I Testified Before U.S. Congress About COVID-19 Phishing Scams

Yesterday, July 21, 2020 I testified before U.S. congress about COVID-19 phishing scams. I was invited by the Senate Commerce Committee's subcommittee on manufacturing, trade, and ...

KnowBe4 Releases New Training Module: Face Masks At Work: 8 Essential Tips

Our team has been working on building a whole new course library of new compliance topics that will likely release sometime in 2021.

“Service Desk” Phishes in Enterprise Waters

A phishing campaign is impersonating an IT help desk and abusing legitimate cloud services to fool users, according to Ax Sharma at BleepingComputer. The emails are sent from the ...

Brand-New Tool: Browser Password Inspector Helps Find Risky Passwords Your Users Save in the Browser

Cybercriminals are always looking for easy ways to hack into your network and steal your users’ credentials.

Emotet Returns Using Familiar Phishing Tactics

Emotet, the venerable commodity banking Trojan, is being actively distributed again, according to researchers at Malwarebytes. Emotet’s botnets began sending out phishing emails on July ...

New “servicedesk.com” Phishing Attack Uses Microsoft, IBM Cloud Services to Add Legitimacy

Focused on stealing victim credentials, this new attack uses a number of tactics to establish credibility, avoid raising red flags, and ensure they get the victim’s real credentials.