Anti-Phishing, DMARC

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Interpol Busts Massive Nigerian BEC Gang

Akshaya Asokan • November 26, 2020

Interpol, Nigerian law enforcement agencies and security firm Group-IB have collectively uncovered a massive Nigerian business email compromise gang that was active across more than 150 countries. Three suspected members have been arrested in Nigeria.

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Now That Ransomware Has Gone Nuclear, How Can You Avoid Becoming the Next Victim?

Roger Grimes • November 11, 2020

There is a reason more than half of today's ransomware victims end up paying the ransom. Cyber-criminals have become thoughtful; taking time to maximize your organization's potential damage and their payoff. After achieving root access, the bad guys explore your network reading email, finding data troves and once...

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Cybersecurity Leadership: A Fresh Look at Fraud

Tom Field • November 6, 2020

COVID-19 accelerated everything else digital; why not fraud, too? In this latest CEO/CISO panel, cybersecurity leaders talk frankly about the pace and scale of new fraud schemes from business email compromise to card not present to insider risk.

Whitepaper

Email Security Threat Report 2020: 4 Key Trends From Spear Phishing to Credentials Theft (Spanish Language)

October 9, 2020

Email and collaboration platforms are the connective tissue of most businesses and organizations, where information is shared, plans are hatched, and alliances formed. Yet as a human-driven medium, email often represents the 'weakest link' in an organization's security strategy. Indeed, 94% of cyber-threats...

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Email Security Threat Report 2020: 4 Key Trends From Spear Phishing to Credentials Theft (Portuguese Language)

October 9, 2020

Email and collaboration platforms are the connective tissue of most businesses and organizations, where information is shared, plans are hatched, and alliances formed. Yet as a human-driven medium, email often represents the 'weakest link' in an organization's security strategy. Indeed, 94% of cyber-threats...

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The New Email Security Imperative

Mimecast • October 2, 2020

The 'work from anywhere' experience has fundamentally changed how we work - and how cyber adversaries leverage email as an attack vector. To adapt to this environment, organizations must deploy a holistic approach that focuses on email defense, awareness and response. Download this eBook and learn about: How the...

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Ransomware Danger: Russian-Speaking Gang Targets Russians

Mathew J. Schwartz • September 23, 2020

Russian criminals operating online who want to stay out of jail need only to follow a few simple rules, the primary one being: Never target Russians. So it's surprising that security researchers have uncovered a new ransomware-wielding gang of Russian speakers that includes Russian victims on its hit list.

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Industry Cyber-Exposure Report: Deutsche Börse Prime Standard 320

August 25, 2020

In the face of growing cybersecurity threats, it is increasingly important to measure the cost and concentration of "exposure." Having an accurate view of the resilience of organizations and industries against cyber-attacks can help target efforts to reduce exposure to the sectors that need it most and enhance...

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2020 State of the Phish Report

August 25, 2020

Do you have a good sense of how well users understand cybersecurity terms and best practices? Do you know the top issues infosec teams are dealing with as a result of phishing attacks? How about the ways organizations are fighting social engineering attacks? ProofPoint's sixth annual State of the Phish report gives...

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SANS Institute Sees Its Breach as Teachable Moment

Chinmay Rautmare • August 13, 2020

The SANS Institute, which is known for its cybersecurity training courses, is now planning to turn its own data breach into a teachable moment for its membership.

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State of OT/ICS Cybersecurity Survey

August 10, 2020

The 2019 SANS OT/ICS Security Survey reveals a growing maturity in identifying potential risk and detecting and remediating actual events. People are considered the leading risk for compromise, signaling the need for a blended approach to addressing OT/ICS cybersecurity, one not solely reliant on technology. The top...

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FBI on China, Election Security and Impact of COVID-19

Tom Field • August 8, 2020

The day after President Trump issued executive orders to ban Chinese-owned social media apps TikTok and WeChat, Sanjay Virmani of the FBI's San Francisco office shared insights on the Chinese cyberthreat, election security and crime trends in the wake of COVID-19.

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Microsoft Seizes Domains Used for COVID-19 Phishing Scam

Doug Olenick • July 7, 2020

A U.S. federal court has issued an injunction that gives Microsoft permission to seize control of several malicious domains being used to operate a COVID-19-themed phishing scam, according to recently unsealed court documents.

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OnDemand | The Post-Pandemic New Normal: Rethink and Rebuild Cyber Security

Jinan Budge, Principal Analyst Serving Security & Risk Professionals, Forrester , Ashwin Pal, Director of Cybersecurity Services, Asia Pacific, Unisys , Gergana Winzer, Industry Director of Cybersecurity, Australia and New Zealand, Unisys • June 25, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has put new security pressures on organizations, which are adapting to having large numbers of employees working from home. The threat landscape has changed, and attackers are looking to exploit weaknesses in how organizations have changed access to applications and data assets, which has forced...

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Triton 2.0 & The Future of OT Cyber-Attacks

June 21, 2020

This white paper evaluates the development of known OT attack campaigns, and the wider progression of malware, in order to identify trends and extrapolate future scenarios. Special focus is given to the emergence of AI and machine learning techniques, which have revolutionized cyber defense, and will become even...