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.

Malware February 12, 2018

Necurs Spammers Go All In to Find a Valentine’s Day Victim

4 min read - The cybergang behind the Necurs botnet launched a massive romance-themed spam campaign in the lead up to Valentine's Day, impersonating single Russian women looking for dates online.

February 8, 2018

The State of Internet Security: Rising Risk Despite Reputation and Regulation

2 min read - According to security firm Menlo, many popular websites are more vulnerable to internet security threats such as typosquatting and background attacks than their reputations would suggest.

February 6, 2018

A Safer Internet Starts With Us All: Three Things I Pledge to Do

3 min read - A safer internet starts with us all. What will you pledge to do this Safer Internet Day to help raise security awareness and promote a better browsing experience for our children?

January 30, 2018

Global IT Security Threats Are on the Rise, Research Shows

2 min read - The volume of malicious email reached a record 14.5 billion messages over the course of 2017, according to a new global IT security research report that suggested even bigger threats to come this year. According to AppRiver, the cloud-based data…

January 19, 2018

Reel Talk: Phishing Attacks Not Water Under the Bridge Yet

2 min read - Phishing attacks are still muddying the waters of network security despite an uptick in security awareness. How can companies avoid the hook?

Threat Intelligence January 8, 2018

Six Major Data Breach Trends From 2017

9 min read - IBM X-Force monitored major data breach trends throughout 2017 and gleaned key insights to help companies avoid headline-grabbing security incidents.

Fraud Protection December 26, 2017

Beware of the Latest Punycode Attacks

2 min read - In recent months, security researchers have identified Punycode attacks as part of malvertising and phishing campaigns targeting both individual users and major email providers.