Articles Tagged with ''phishing''

Human Error, We Meet Again

Are Employees the Weakest Link in the Fight Against Cyber Vulnerabilities?

December 6, 2018

For all the hundreds of firewall rules and network protocols that your security staff may put in place to better safeguard your network, sometimes there’s simply no accounting for the most unpredictable variable of them all: human behavior. Whether it be through social engineering techniques, bad actors within your own organization, or simple human error, hackers around the world are trained on how to take advantage of a company’s employees and staff in order to gain access to a protected network.

Phishing Attacks up by 297 Percent in Q3 2018

October 25, 2018

A report illustrates how cyber criminals are increasingly targeting retailers and their customers through digital and social channels as retailers leverage new channels for increased revenue opportunities.

The Biggest Email Security Challenge Facing Organizations Today

Lorita Ba

September 14, 2018

Email is the single most effective and commonplace way of reaching someone in the business world today.

How to Protect Against Human Vulnerabilities in Your Security Program

Atif Mushtaq

September 6, 2018

When it comes to cybersecurity, no doubt humans are the weakest link. No matter how many layers are added to your security stack, nor how much phishing education and awareness training you do, threat actors continue to develop more sophisticated ways to exploit the human vulnerabilities with socially engineered attacks. In fact, as security defenses keep improving, hackers are compelled to develop more clever and convincing ways to exploit the human attack surface to gain access to sensitive assets.

Financial Services in the Ransomware Crosshairs: Why and What to Do

Darius Goodall

June 11, 2018

Cybercriminals are leveraging ransomware threats to extort big money from organizations of all sizes in every industry, but financial services organizations are one of today’s primary targets. It is non-negotiable for financial services companies to maintain the privacy of theirs customers and the security of their confidential data. If a bank or credit union is hit with a ransomware attack, significant backlash is undoubtedly going to ensue – especially if customer data is held ransom for a significant amount of time.

Phishing: The Scary Clown of Cybersecurity

Gary Davis

October 31, 2017

Much like the It (the clown), phishing goes by many names, has become much more adept at preying on the hopes and fears of individuals, and is growing rapidly as criminals learn which techniques are most effective.

Information from the Clutch 2017 Cybersecurity Survey of Enterprise IT decision-makers

Nearly All Large Businesses Have a Cybersecurity Policy, But Is It Strong Enough?

October 1, 2017

Ninety-four percent of large businesses in the U.S. have a cybersecurity policy, according to the 2017 Cybersecurity Survey by Clutch, and most of them have had a policy for more than three years. U.S. enterprises are more likely to have a cybersecurity policy than most global organizations (two-thirds of which lack a formal cybersecurity policy), and policies most commonly include required security software, backups, scam detection and security incident reporting protocols.

Phishing Education & Training: A Small Piece to Solving a Complex Puzzle

Eyal Benishti

September 7, 2017

If you thought phishing emails were going away anytime soon, think again. According to Symantec’s July Intelligence report, “one in every 1,968 emails” during the 31-day month was a malicious phishing message – the highest rate in the past 12 months.

Increase in Cybercrime Demands Fresh Attention to Employee Onboarding and Training

Cybersecurity training should be treated as an ongoing process and include employees across an enterprise’s footprint.

Terri Howard

August 1, 2017

Until the massive U.S. Target store credit and debit card data breach in 2013, the lasting impact of cybercrimes was a relatively unknown experience to most consumers, and it wasn’t on the top list of HR onboarding topics either.

IRS Reports Major Drop in Identity Theft, Fraudulent Tax Refunds

July 27, 2017

To combat the problem, the IRS updated its computer files to identify more fraudulent returns, and the major tax preparers have increased their security. However, as individuals’ tax returns are becoming more difficult to manipulate, thieves are taking aim at data belonging to tax return preparers and tax professionals, the payroll community, small employers and human resource departments.

Retail security professionals are facing an increasingly complex array of security challenges — everything from organized retail crime to evolving cyber-physical threats and public safety concerns.