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BEST PRACTICES: Mock phishing attacks prep employees to avoid being socially engineered

The Last Watchdog

Social engineering, especially phishing, continues to trigger the vast majority of breach attempts. Lucy’s’s software allows companies to easily set-up customizable mock attacks to test employees’ readiness to avoid phishing, ransomware and other attacks with a social engineering component. Talk more soon.

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Office 365 phishing campaign uses redirector URLs and detects sandboxes to evade detection

Security Affairs

“We’re tracking an active credential phishing attack targeting enterprises that uses multiple sophisticated methods for defense evasion and social engineering,” reads a message published by Microsoft via Twitter. pic.twitter.com/YpUVEfmlUH — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 16, 2020.

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A week in security (August 9 – August 15)

Malwarebytes

Other cybersecurity news: Activist raided by police over ‘confidential’ meeting notes (Source: The Register) Hacker claims to have data on more than 100 million T-Mobile customers, asks for $277,000 (Source: Gizmodo) Warzone hackers and cheaters make season 5 the worst update ever (Source: GamingIntel) In a first for Maine, ransomware hackers hit 2 (..)

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A week in security (June 28 – June 4)

Malwarebytes

Researchers explore the insecure world of the subdomain (Source: Can i take your subdomain) Cyber insurance model is broken, consider banning ransomware payments (Source: The Register) How facial recognition solutions can safeguard the hybrid workplace (Source: Help Net Security) Capital One hacker faces fresh charges for 2019 hacking spree (Source: (..)

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Crooks spread malware via pirated movies during COVID-19 outbreak

Security Affairs

— Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) April 28, 2020. ” reads the Tweet published by the Microsoft Security Intelligence team. . ” reads the Tweet published by the Microsoft Security Intelligence team. — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) April 28, 2020.

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Artificial Intelligence meets real talk at IRISSCON 2024

BH Consulting

AI alleviates alert fatigue In a similar vein, Forescout’s VP of security intelligence Rik Ferguson talked about how AI can help to manage the deluge of log information that security professionals often face. Drowning in data? Every step in an attack represents an opportunity for a defender.

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Iran-linked APT groups continue to evolve

Security Affairs

Learn more from this blog summarizing these trends, as presented at #CyberWarCon : [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 16, 2021. The analysis focuses on six Iranian hacking groups that are increasingly utilizing ransomware to either fundraise or disrupt the computer networks of the targets.

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