Social Engineering from an Actuarial Point of View

Employees need to maintain their security habits while working from home, emphasizes Scott Godes, a partner at Barnes & Thornburg. On the CyberWire’s Caveat podcast, Godes explained ...

July 28, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Vanity, Thy URL is Zoom

Zoom has fixed a security flaw that could have allowed attackers to launch hard-to-spot phishing attacks using the platform, according to researchers at Check Point who discovered and ...

July 23, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

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 ...

July 23, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

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 ...

July 20, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing Attack in Finland Uncovers Sophisticated Smishing Scheme

The Helinski Police Department is investigating a sophisticated smishing scheme in which attackers were able to steal more than 200,000 euros (US$228,736), Yle reports. The scammers sent ...

July 16, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads Up] Twitter Employees Fall For Social Engineering Attack And The Bad Guys Get "God Mode"

A number of high-profile Twitter accounts were hacked including those of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Kanye West, Joe Biden and Barack Obama. This is clearly the worst hacking incident in ...

July 8, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Gartner: You Should Focus On These 7 Specific COVID-19 IT Security Areas

Gartner observed: "Rapid responses to the coronavirus pandemic leave organizations vulnerable to security breaches. Security and risk teams must remain vigilant and focus on strategic ...

July 7, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads Up] The First-Ever Russian BEC Gang, Cosmic Lynx, Was Uncovered. They Spear Phish Multinational & Fortune 500 Senior Executives

“This is a historic shift to the global email threat landscape and portends new and sophisticated social engineering attacks that CISOs around the world must brace for now,” according to ...

July 3, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Half of all Remote Employees Aren’t the Slightest Bit Prepared for Cyberattacks

New data from IBM suggests that employees, their devices, training, and organizational policies are all lacking when it comes making sure remote workers don’t become a victim of ...

July 3, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Business Email Compromise Attacks Focused on Invoice Fraud Surge by 75%

As attacks on the C-Suite decline, new data shows that employees in finance department roles are critical to the success of shifts in attack campaign strategy.

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