Phishing Emails on the Rise as Spear Phishing Continues to Return Bigger Payouts

New data from Microsoft Security Insights sheds some needed light on exactly what the bad guys are doing and how they’re shifting tactics. Sometimes it feels like the bad guys are ...

January 7, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Penn State Warns of Spear Phishing Attacks

Penn State is warning its community about a recent spike in phishing attacks targeting the university’s employees. Attackers are sending emails posing as real Penn State employees and ...

January 6, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

[On-Demand Webinar] Business Email Compromise During Tax Season: Spotting and Defending Against Common BEC Tax Scams

Tax season is upon us, which makes this prime time for hackers to target your unsuspecting users with the latest Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams. From evolved W2 fraud to ...

January 3, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

U.S. Government Issues Warning About Possible Iranian Cyberattacks

Christopher C. Krebs, Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a warning about a potential new wave of Iranian cyber-attacks targeting U.S. assets after Maj. ...

December 26, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

WIRED: "The Decade Big-Money Email Scams Took Over"

Excellent article in WIRED, where they observed that In the last few years, the "Nigerian prince" scams have gotten a major upgrade. Here is an extract and a link to the full article:

December 23, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Whaling: Like Phishing, but After Bigger Game

Organizations have to acknowledge their responsibility for ensuring their employees are able to recognize targeted phishing attacks, according to James McGachie, Legal Director of DLA ...

December 20, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Top 9 IT Security Trends You Need to Watch Out For in 2020

Cyber security and security awareness training landscapes are constantly changing. IT Professionals, like you, always need to know what is coming next in order to build (and maintain) ...

December 16, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Spear Phishing in the Royal Canadian Mint

The Royal Canadian Mint, which produces Canada’s coins, nearly sent an employee’s paycheck to an attacker following a spear phishing attack, CBC News reports. The attacker sent an email ...

December 11, 2019 Javvad Malik

Microsoft Sees Phishing on the Rise

According to Microsoft security research, the percentage of inbound emails associated with phishing on average increased in the past year. For some, this may feel like obvious news, but ...

December 4, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Europol Finds Majority of Attack Groups Rely on Spear Phishing as Primary Infection Vector

A new report from Europol’s European Cybercrime Center (EC3) breaks down how targeted phishing attacks are being done, and how to avoid becoming a victim.

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