Twilio, which runs a customer engagement platform used by thousands of businesses, says that its employees were tricked via SMS phishing messages into giving attackers their login credentials, resulting in the theft of information on customers, as well as their customers and end users.
Everyone gets phishing emails. Not everyone falls for them. Find out how vulnerable users are today’s biggest cyber threats in our eighth annual State of the Phish report. This year’s report dives deep into today’s threats—and how prepared users are to face them. Get a wealth of data, insight and advice based...
Most cybersecurity leaders know that people are their organizations’ biggest and most dynamic attack surface. So why is phishing still the threat type most likely to cause a data breach? Most training programs lack staying power and doesn’t promote lasting changes in behavior. Download this e-book to learn why...
In the wake of President Biden's 2021 executive order, security leaders across sectors are now seeking phishing-resistant multifactor authentication. But what exactly is it, and how is it best deployed? Yubico's Derek Hanson outlines a mature approach to MFA.
The Cofense Intelligence team analyzes millions of emails and malware samples to understand the phishing landscape.
In Q2 of 2022, the phishing threat landscape was impacted by several
factors. Emotet and QakBot operators have introduced new delivery mechanisms into their phishing campaigns. As a result of...
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You can’t rely on technology alone. With over 50% of phishing emails bypassing existing email security every month, it only takes ONE malicious email to steal credentials, inject malware, or scam employees.
With the right education and training, users can routinely report suspicious messages to the SOC....
Putting banners in emails to alert recipients to the potential dangers lurking in messages is a highly effective way to keep employees safe from phishing attacks. A lot of specialists in anti-phishing technology fall into a category analyst firm Gartner calls Cloud Email Security Supplements (CESSs). Every one of...
The accelerated shift to digital banking has led to a surge in online fraud of all types. Recent studies have shown that 33% of U.S banks’ fraud costs in 2021 came from online banking – a 26% increase from 2020. The increased complexity, volume, and speed of today’s online transactions mean that organizations...
"Credential phishing is off the charts," says Tonia Dudley of Cofense. She discusses the challenge for organizations to strike a balance between having the right controls in place to block malicious emails and stopping the business from receiving legitimate emails.
Phishing is no longer restricted to just emails. As attackers broaden their arsenal, businesses today also need to be on the lookout for impersonation attempts via SMS text messages or voice calls, says Roger Grimes, a data-driven defense evangelist at KnowBe4.
Based on the collected results, there was one major shift from last year’s report: Security. Security was selected by 27% of the respondents, which is an increase of 5% over last year.
Quality also saw an increase of 4% for a total of 25%. Both of these gains took away from safety, which saw a decrease of 9% over...
Metric selection should be practical, realistic and pragmatic, taking into consideration the process in place. Additionally, the cost of gathering the metrics versus the benefit gained from them should be a factor in the selection.
Metrics can be produced at all stages of the software development cycle. Their use...
A single cybersecurity vulnerability can leave embedded systems defenseless to data breaches, cyberattacks, and other cyber incidents.
Unfortunately, cybersecurity vulnerabilities are an ever-present threat. In fact, according to embedded software industry experts, nearly 90% of all detected security holes can be...
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