phishing
Phishing attacks, incidents, costs, prevention and recovery strategies for Managed Security Services Providers (MSSPs) and cybersecurity companies.
An Email Thread From Actual CEO Fraud Attack
Your boss just needs a quick favor — a simple funds transfer. But it’s actually CEO fraud, which is a targeted, one-on-one operation conducted individually by con artists targeting specific companies (and specific individuals at those companies). Trustwave explains.
Two-Factor Authentication and Phishing Attacks: Kevin Mitnick’s Warning
Two-factor authentication (2FA) can be weaponized to launch a cyberattack against any website, according to white hat hacker Kevin Mitnick and security awareness training platform provider KnowBe4.
The Human Firewall Is a Lie
Lately, I hear a lot of cybersecurity people talk about the need to strengthen the “human firewall.” My take: Security needs to start doing its job and stop blaming users.
AppRiver Report: 1,000% Increase in Phishing Attacks in 2017
Email & web-based spam & malware attacks impact global organizations in 2017, a cybersecurity study conducted by AppRiver shows.
Study: Phishing Scams Dupe More Than 30 Percent of Insurance, Non-profit Employees
Proper user training can dramatically reduce phishing-related cybersecurity breaches, KnowBe4 research suggests.
Healthcare Email Security Defenders Want DMARC Installed in 90 Days
Healthcare is the number one vertical market for email phishing attacks, according to a new cybersecurity research study.
MSSP PhishLabs, PhishLine Network Security Announce Partnership
Managed security services provider (MSSP) PhishLabs & network security company PhishLine partner to deliver advanced phishing attack analytics & reporting.
MSSP PhishLabs Unveils Phishing Threat Monitoring, Forensics Service
South Carolina-based managed security services provider (MSSP) PhishLabs unveils a phishing attack threat monitoring & forensics service for organizations.
Necurs Botnet: Don’t Open Suspicious Emails with Fake Invoices, They’re Ransomware Payloaded
Necurs botnet, among the world’s most nefarious bugs that has zombied some six million endpoints, has transmogrified itself yet again.
Webroot: Nearly 1.4 Million New Phishing Sites Launched Each Month
Phishing attacks are growing in size, sophistication & severity, a new report from cybersecurity & threat intelligence services company Webroot shows.