Even the world’s most successful organizations have significant weaknesses in their cybersecurity defenses, which today’s determined hackers can exploit at will. There’s even a term for it: Assume Breach.
But assuming you’ll be hacked isn’t an option for you. Your organization can’t afford a loss of...
The scary fact is that human error is a contributing factor in more than 90% of breaches, and even the world’s most successful organizations have significant weaknesses in their cybersecurity defenses. With so many technical controls in place hackers are still getting through to your end users, making them your last...
The Biden administration may soon unveil plans to curtail the ransomware attacks that have crippled corporate networks this year. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the Treasury Department will announce sanctions and similar guidance designed to disrupt the ransomware model.
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of the most sought-after type of victim for ransomware-wielding attackers. Also featured: fighting extortion schemes and stress management tips.
No matter how much security technology we purchase, we still face a fundamental security problem: people. This webinar will explore the different levers that social engineers and scam artists pull to make us more likely to do their bidding.
Join Javvad Malik, Security Awareness Advocate for KnowBe4, as he provides...
Business email compromise attacks, which balance low-tech tactics with the potential for big profits, remain popular. Attackers continue to refine their tactics, including subverting legitimate redirect services as well as recruiting English-speaking business partners and cryptocurrency tumbler operators.
Microsoft is warning of a "widespread" phishing campaign in which fraudsters use open redirect links to lure users to malicious websites to harvest Office 365 and other credentials, according to a recent report. In some cases, the attackers deploy a malicious CAPTCHA verification page.
A recently uncovered phishing campaign used fake COVID-19 vaccination forms - and took advantage of confusion over whether employees will return to their offices this fall - to harvest workers' email credentials, according to analysts with security firm INKY. The malicious messages appear to come from victims' HR...
The FBI has issued a warning about Hive ransomware after the group took down Memorial Health System last week. The alert details indicators of compromise, tactics, techniques and procedures associated with these ransomware attacks to help organizations better defend themselves.
Protect Your Organization. Stop Vendor Email Compromise.
Do you know if that email from your vendor is actually from your vendor?
Cybercriminals use compromised email accounts to commit invoice, payment, and RFQ fraud. Traditional email security platforms can't catch these attacks because they come from real email...
Europol says it used a sting operation to derail an organized crime group that waged an email fraud campaign that stole about 1 million euros ($1.1 million).
For enterprises adopting Microsoft 365, email security can be enhanced by adding complementary third-party products. David Lorti of Fortinet shares insights on bolstering email security and more, plus the role of multifactor authentication.
Microsoft 365 comes with native email protection. But in today's shifting threat surface, a layered security approach ensures greater defense. Sham Miah and Filipe Lopes of Cisco Security discuss the power of alternative security solutions.
In this eBook with Information Security Media Group, Miah and Lopes...
As ransomware continues to pummel organizations, if they do get hit, then from an incident response standpoint, what are the essential steps they should take to smooth their recovery? Veteran ransomware-battler Fabian Wosar, CTO of Emsisoft, shares essential steps and guidance for recovery.
The world is now focused on ransomware, perhaps more so than any previous cybersecurity threat in history. But if the viability of ransomware as a criminal business model should decline, expect those attackers to quickly embrace something else, such as illicitly mining for cryptocurrency.
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