April 23, 2018 Human-Centered Vulnerabilities Now Outpace Automated Cyberattacks 2 min read - According to a new report, cybercriminals now prefer to leverage human-centered vulnerabilities rather than launching automated attacks.
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.
CISO April 12, 2018 How Effective Is Security Awareness Training for Threat Prevention? 4 min read - Employees represent the first line of defense against cyberthreats, and effective security awareness training is more crucial than ever given the volatility and sophistication of the threat landscape.
CISO March 30, 2018 Five Surprising Reasons to Invest in Better Security Training 3 min read - Security training programs should go beyond the basics and address why phishing attacks, social engineering schemes and other insider threats impact employees personally.
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.
February 27, 2018 New Incident Response Study Reveals More Than Half of Attackers Use Social Engineering to Target Organizations 2 min read - A new study on incident response revealed that more than half of external attackers use social engineering in targeted campaigns against organizations in various sectors.