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GUEST ESSAY — How threat detection services for SMBs are continuing to evolve and improve

The Last Watchdog

Today, businesses of all sizes must be vigilant in protecting their data and infrastructure from a wide variety of threats, including malware, phishing, and denial-of-service attacks. An increase in sophisticated phishing attacks. •A A shift from traditional malware to ransomware. •An

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LW ROUNDTABLE — How 2024’s cyber threats will transform the security landscape in 2025

The Last Watchdog

Continuing our look back at 2024, part two of Last Watchdogs year-ender roundtable turns its focus to emerging threats vs. evolving defense tactics. Part two of a four-part series The explosion of AI-driven phishing, insider threats, and business logic abuse has forced a shift toward more proactive, AI-enhanced defenses.

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LW ROUNDTABLE:  Predictive analytics, full-stack visualization to solidify cyber defenses in 2025

The Last Watchdog

Despite widespread cloud adoption, most SecOps teams rely on outdated, on-premises alert tools, leading to missed threats and wasted resources on false positives. AI-powered cryptocurrency attacks will automate phishing and exploit vulnerabilities. Securing AI poses challenges due to unpredictable backends and access to sensitive data.

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Elon Musk Blames ‘Massive Cyberattack’ for Widespread X Outage

eSecurity Planet

The outages disrupted the activities of numerous users and businesses that rely on X for communication and marketing. Employee training: Educate staff about cybersecurity best practices , including recognizing phishing attempts and using strong, unique passwords. Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved.

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Main phishing and scamming trends and techniques

SecureList

There are two main types of online fraud aimed at stealing user data and money: phishing and scams. The history of scams and phishing. The term “phishing” was coined back in 1996, when cybercriminals attacked users of America Online (AOL), the largest internet provider at that time. Phishing site with chat support.

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Group-IB uncovers PerSwaysion – sophisticated phishing campaign targeting executives worldwide

Security Affairs

Group-IB uncovered a new sophisticated phishing campaign, tracked as PerSwaysion, against high-level executives of more than 150 companies worldwide. . PerSwaysion is a highly-targeted phishing campaign. New round of phishing attempts leveraging current victim’s account usually takes less than 24 hours.

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Social Engineering 2.0: The Rise of Deepfake Phishing

SecureWorld News

Cybercriminals have been quick to recognize and take advantage of these new capabilities, which has given birth to a new epoch of phishing called "deepfake phishing." The mechanics of deepfake phishing The way traditional phishing works is rather simple. Nowadays, being a successful "black hat" takes a lot of effort.