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Social Engineering

Latest social engineering news, analysis, tactics the bad guys are using and what you can do to defend your organization.

A Dream Team Security Awareness Training Program?

Every person and organization is different and requires slightly different methods and ways of learning. But every person and organization can benefit by more frequent security awareness ...

Impersonation Attack Data Breaches Predicted to Increase in 2024

With so much of an attack riding on a cybercriminals ability to gain access to systems, applications and data, experts predict the trend of rising impersonation is only going to get worse.

U.K. Government 'Ill-Prepared' to Deal With High Risk of Catastrophic Ransomware Attacks

A new report from the U.K. government’s Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) outlines both just how likely an attack on critical national infrastructure is and where ...

[Heads Up] SMTP Smuggling - How It Easily Circumvents Your Email Defenses

A newly-discovered technique misusing SMTP commands allows cybercriminals to pass SPF, DKIM and DMARC checks, allowing impersonated emails to reach their intended victim.

Ransomware Attacks Rise 85% Compared to the Previous Year

With November demonstrating multiple increases when compared to various previous time periods, new data signals that we may be in for a bumpy ride in 2024.

Cyber Scammers Beef Up the Number of Fake Delivery Websites Just in Time for Christmas

Cybersecurity researchers at Group-IB have identified a single scam campaign leveraging over 1500 websites impersonating postal carriers and shippers leading up to Christmas this year.

The AI Threat: How America's 2024 Election Could Be Compromised

I found an interesting article at THE HILL that discusses the rising concerns about how AI might influence the upcoming U.S. 2024 elections.

SC Mag: "Attacks on critical infrastructure are harbingers of war: Are we prepared?"

I just found a great post by Morgan Wright, chief security advisor of SentinelOne. Here is a quick summary and a link to the full article is at the bottom. The recent attacks on water ...

Underground Cyber Crime Marketplaces are Now Showing Up on the Open Web

Marketplaces such as OLVX are shifting from the dark web to the open web to take advantage of traditional web services to assist in marketing to and providing access to new customers.

Cancer Center Patients Become Attempted Victims of Data Extortion

Cybercriminals of the lowest kind breached as many as 800,000 patients and then sent emails threatening to sell their data if they didn’t pay a fee to block it from selling.