News February 13, 2023

Unique Iran-Based Threats Target Defense and Healthcare

4 min read - The Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordinating Center released a security brief in early November outlining how Tehran-backed actors have targeted the defense, healthcare and other sectors. One incident involved a campaign by a threat…

CISO August 31, 2021

August 2021 Security Intelligence Roundup: Pipeline Changes, Social Engineering and Software Supply Chain Attacks

3 min read - Ransomware catches people’s attention in part because it feeds on emotion. People click on links without looking at them first, and this remains one of the most common vectors for attack. While it may seem like the internet is filled…

Fraud Protection August 13, 2021

Most Digital Attacks Today Involve Social Engineering

3 min read - On May 14, the FBI marked a sobering milestone: the receipt of its six millionth digital crime complaint. It took just 14 months for the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) to reach its new threshold. Digital crime complaints are…

CISO July 16, 2021

When ‘Later’ Never Comes: Putting Small Business Cybersecurity First

2 min read - Small- and medium-sized businesses can be victims of digital attacks as much as global ones can. In fact, 88% of small business owners think they’re open to a cyberattack. In response, startups must allocate time and resources to getting the right…

Banking & Finance July 1, 2021

Confessions of a Famous Fraudster: How and Why Social Engineering Scams Work

6 min read - In a world in which bad news dominates, social engineering scams that carry a promise of good news can be incredibly lucrative for cyber criminals. In one recent example, fraudsters set up a phony job posting using a real recruiter…

News June 14, 2021

Social Engineering Scam Asks for Bitcoin Wallet Recovery Codes

2 min read - Twitter users having a hard time with their bitcoin wallets should be wary of accounts that offer to fix them. Attackers are using this social engineering method to trick cryptocurrency owners into forking over their wallet recovery codes. Malwarebytes spotted…

Fraud Protection May 3, 2021

Social Engineering: Watch Out for These Threats Against Cybersecurity Experts

5 min read - Many of us remember our parents saying not to take candy from strangers. Today, we can apply a similar mindset to avoid social engineering. Social engineering is the threat that keeps on coming back. Threat actors are learning to use even cybersecurity researchers’…

Fraud Protection January 13, 2021

Social Engineering And Social Media: How to Stop Oversharing

3 min read - You’ve done your due diligence, practice good security hygiene and have the best security tools available. Now, your security posture is strong. But, your plan is only as good as your employees, and they may be letting you down when…

CISO June 2, 2017

Information Security in the Age of Disinformation

3 min read - With so much disinformation being reported in the news and spread through social media, it's hard for security professionals to know what to believe.

Advanced Threats April 13, 2011

RSA and Epsilon: Research Shows Education Can’t Protect Against New Social Engineering Attacks

4 min read - Even security-savvy users can fall for fake social engineering attacks through malicious emails sent by cyber criminals to install malware.