June 22, 2018 Phishing Scams Target World Cup Fans — Here’s What to Do 2 min read - Cybercriminals launched various phishing scams targeting World Cup fans leading up to and during the first week of the monthlong international soccer tournament.
April 12, 2018 Twenty-Seven Percent of Employees Fail Social Engineering Test, Suggesting Need for Better Cybersecurity Training 2 min read - According to a recent study, 27 percent of employees failed to respond appropriately to a simulated phishing exercise, underscoring the need for better cybersecurity training.
Fraud Protection April 12, 2018 Social Engineering: A Trick as Old as Time 4 min read - Social engineering dates back to ancient times. Today, the most common forms of social trickery include baiting, vishing, phishing and other schemes designed to exploit human nature.
March 27, 2018 Law Enforcement Conducts Largest Coordinated Elder Identity Fraud Sweep in History 2 min read - The U.S. Department of Justice recently conducted the largest sweep of identity fraud cases aimed at elderly citizens in the nation's history.
March 22, 2018 Forty Percent of Email Fraud Attacks Against US Businesses Resulted in an Employee’s Termination, Survey Reveals 2 min read - Companies in the U.S. fired an employee after 40 percent of email fraud attacks that occurred over the past two years, a new survey revealed.
March 20, 2018 Security Intelligence Briefing: Rise of the Triple Threat 2 min read - A new security intelligence report revealed that attackers are combining botnets, ransomware and phishing campaigns to create a triple threat that's hard to defeat and even harder to dislodge.
Fraud Protection March 6, 2018 February’s Top Cybersecurity News Stories: Nice Phish You Got There 3 min read - Last month's cybersecurity news cycle featured a tricky cryptocurrency-stealing Trojan, targeted phishing attacks, interesting insights about millennials' identity protection habits and more.
Artificial Intelligence February 27, 2018 An Interview With IBM Master Inventor James Kozloski on His New Security Patent: The Cognitive Honeypot 3 min read - An innocent conversation with a colleague at the office printing station led IBM Master Inventor James Kozloski to land a security patent for the cognitive honeypot, a tool to combat spear phishing.
February 21, 2018 Nearly 250 Million Phishing Attempts in 2017, Study Shows 2 min read - One security firm recently detected approximately 250 million phishing attempts against its users in 2017, according to a spam and phishing report.
Threat Intelligence February 21, 2018 IBM X-Force IRIS Uncovers Active Business Email Compromise Campaign Targeting Fortune 500 Companies 8 min read - IBM X-Force IRIS observed a widespread business email compromise (BEC) campaign targeting many Fortune 500 companies that exploits flaws in common accounts payable processes.