Webroot

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

According to the latest ISACA State of Security 2021 report , social engineering is the leading cause of compromises experienced by organizations. Findings from the Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report also point to social engineering as the most common data breach attack method.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 9, 2021

Javvad Malik, security awareness advocate at KnowBe4, said LinkedIn has become one of the most impersonated brands when it comes to phishing, and having access to such a treasure trove of information can help facilitate convincing phishing and social engineering attacks.

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SC Magazine

JULY 6, 2021

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been a strong proponent for average users facing phishing scams, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s columnist, Tony Pepper of Egress, writes about how people have become the new perimeter and they must be properly trained to spot phishing attacks. They’re also not perfect.

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SC Magazine

JULY 1, 2021

This creates a major gap in security awareness, considering the 65,000 ransomware attacks deployed in the U.S. In health care, ransomware and data breaches frequently receive the most media attention. However, those are symptoms of health care’s security posture, not the cause.

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Hacker's King

JUNE 27, 2023

It involves gathering and analyzing data from publicly accessible sources such as websites, social media platforms, news articles, and public records. However, it has been linked to data breaches or credential leaks as recently as 03/24/2021, but not recently. It provides valuable information for risk assessment.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 10, 2022

Even though World Password Day is over, it's never too late to remind your end-users that weak, unimaginative, and easy-to-guess passwords—like "123456," "qwerty," and, well… "password"—are poor options for securing accounts and devices. You can prevent attackers from gaining easy access to sensitive data or critical information.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

In our increasingly digital world, where technology permeates every aspect of our lives, cyber-security awareness has become an indispensable skill. This article will provide you with a comprehensive guide on how to create cybersecurity awareness and protect yourself and your digital assets from potential threats.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 10, 2023

“In the current digital landscape, identity security has gained paramount importance due to the growing cyber risks posed by phishing and social engineering attacks utilizing AI. Security awareness programs for all employees. This lessens the possibility of data breaches and helps prevent unwanted access.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 21, 2021

From direct assaults on passwords via brute force attacks and password spraying to email phishing, ransomware and social engineering campaigns that act as precursors to credential stuffing attacks, adversaries are well aware that the path of least resistance almost always involves the compromising of a password.

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SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

Following news that noted fashion brand Guess suffered a data breach in which personal information may have been stolen, cybersecurity experts on Tuesday said that retailers should take this case as motivation to lock down their cyber defenses. A Guess retail store. N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0 link] , via Wikimedia Commons).

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SC Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

Meanwhile, the clock is ticking as dangerous phishing emails potentially lie in wait in an employee’s inbox. “We We say [it takes] 82 seconds from when an email threat hits the inboxes at a company until their first end-user clicks on it,” said Benishti, citing statistics from Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The threat actors are “quite clever” in using Google Alerts as an attack vector, said Ray Kelly, principal security engineer at WhiteHat Security. Typically bad actors would execute this type of attack through a standard phishing campaign, he said.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

It maximizes resource usage by investing in products that target specific security needs, hence improving your organization’s overall cybersecurity posture. Customize training materials to address these specific concerns, including data handling protocols, password management , and phishing attempt identification.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 6, 2021

Today’s columnist, Amos Stern of Siemplify, says while the heyday of SOCs may have passed because of the pandemic, security pros have adjusted and need to focus on the threats at hand: insecure home networks, cloud adoption and phishing. They’ll need to stay sharp as the industry faces the all-but-inevitable security challenges ahead.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 22, 2021

On April 22, cybersecurity training and awareness company KnowBe4 launched an initial public offering, opening up sales of company stock to the public starting at $16 a share (that increased to just over $24 by the closing bell). You can’t send a Bank of America phishing attack in France. It needs to be a good fit.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, April 2021. Business social media platform LinkedIn is being exploited by nation-state threat actors to target UK citizens. Flexibility and Security, You Can Have it All!

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2021

Normally, doxing involves a threat to specific people, such as media personalities or participants of online discussions. Where does your personal data end up?” ” , we mentioned that a cybercriminal could attack their victim by using targeted phishing e-mails to obtain access to the victim’s data.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

In this article we will take a look at major cybersecurity risks and best practices how to reduce or avoid corporate data leakage. In March 2014, hackers used login information leaked by eBay employees to access sensitive user data of 145 million customers , putting these users at risk of identity theft, password theft and phishing risks.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Phishing Threats Are Increasing in Scale and Sophistication Phishing remains one of the most dangerous and widespread cybersecurity threats. Phishing is now the most common initial attack vector, overtaking stolen or compromised credentials. Phishing attacks are becoming more difficult to detect. billion USD globally.

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SC Magazine

JULY 12, 2021

We often hear about security awareness training’s role in maintaining proper cyber hygiene, but what about privacy awareness programs? And so as organizations collect more sensitive data, their employees should be more attuned, and… better trained on what constitutes sensitive data…”.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

Phishing attacks are a major threat to organizations, they remain a perennial choice of cybercriminals when it comes to hacking their victims. The infographic below outlines the most common types of phishing attacks used against individuals or businesses.

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SC Magazine

MAY 6, 2021

The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) found that a whopping 51 million people had their data compromised in Q1 2021. This statistic and other important findings from the ITRC’s Q1 2021 Data Breach Report point to the continued focus on credential theft among cybercriminals. 509 certificates) offers far greater security.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Email Security: Anti-Spam Filtering Phishing emails with malicious links in them are confirmed by cybersecurity experts to be the leading cause of ransomware, being responsible for 67% of successful attacks in 2019-2020. There are few ways to set up phishing and malware protection for your email: 1.

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Jane Frankland

AUGUST 18, 2020

That could be through common hacking techniques like phishing, bait and switch, cookie theft, deep fake , password cracking , social engineering , and so on. IBM found that the average time to identify a breach in 2019 was 206 days. Human error causes many data breaches.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Whether manifesting itself in a sophisticated phishing email or as a calculated series of conversations between employees and seemingly innocuous or "legitimate" parties with ulterior motives, a social engineering attack can have dire consequences. The average business faces more than 700 of these types of attacks every single year.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 25, 2022

Researchers from Stanford University found that approximately 88% of all data breaches are caused by an employee mistake. We repeatedly say that companies need to invest significantly in advanced protection tools and security awareness, including a Zero Trust approach. Phishing, Spear-Phishing, Vishing, and Smishing.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 10, 2022

Human identities are being phished…. Indeed, Verizon Enterprise wrote in its Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) 2021 that credentials—both for human and machine identities—constituted the top variety type in 60% of analyzed breaches for the year. This explains the rise in phishing attacks targeting users.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 11, 2021

About the same time as the Colonial Pipeline attack and the new Biden administration cybersecurity executive order, Verizon released its annual 2021 Data Breach Incident Report (DBIR). An even starker contrast: 58% of BEC attacks imposed losses on their targets, compared to just 24% of data breaches and 10% of ransomware attacks.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 16, 2019

O ver six million data records get lost or stolen every single day. The Cost of a Data Breach Study concluded that businesses pay $148 per one lost or stolen data record. Usually, the cost of lost or stolen data items reaches hundreds or even thousands of dollars per company. You can do the math.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

2 – It demonstrates the importance of security awareness training for your employees! Justice Department announces more than 70 indictments and 125 convictions or arrests for phishing, hacking, spamming and other Internet fraud as part of Operation CyberSweep. . A DSW data breach also exposes transaction information from 1.4

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