Whether you’re heading to a client meeting across the country or escaping for a long awaited beach vacation, travel season is in full swing. But while you’re packing chargers and checking flight times, it’s easy to forget that cybercriminals are also planning…and they’re targeting travelers.
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Phishing attacks have grown far more advanced, leveraging AI and social engineering to craft convincing scams that traditional training can’t keep up with. To effectively prepare employees, phishing simulations must evolve—moving away from outdated templates toward sophisticated, personalized, and AI-powered training that mirrors real-world threats. Organizations should tailor simulations to user roles and risk levels, and adopt automation or Simulation-as-a-Service models to ensure training is timely, scalable, and relevant. The future of phishing defense depends on smarter, continuous simulation that keeps pace with the evolving threat landscape.
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As AI-generated deepfakes become more realistic and accessible, cybercriminals are weaponizing this technology to manipulate, deceive, and defraud. From impersonating executives in phishing schemes to spreading disinformation through synthetic media, the rise of deepfakes presents a new frontier in cybersecurity threats. This blog explores how deepfakes work, why they pose a serious risk, and what your organization can do to stay ahead of this evolving digital deception.
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We often talk about phishing emails and malware, but there’s a newer, subtler threat emerging—AI voice cloning. Attackers are now harvesting voice samples from publicly accessible sources (videos, calls, webinars) and using artificial intelligence to create convincing deepfake audio. Why? Because nothing builds trust quicker than hearing a familiar voice.
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Cybercriminals have developed a new threat targeting YouTube content creators. Bad actors send phishing malware through the platform’s Share Video By Email feature. Bad actors load malicious files from what appears to be a legitimate YouTube email address – noreply@youtube.com.
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Cybercriminals have developed a new threat targeting YouTube content creators. Bad actors send phishing malware through the platform’s Share Video By Email feature. Bad actors load malicious files from what appears to be a legitimate YouTube email address – noreply@youtube.com.
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Naughty or nice, we all know that jolly Santa will eventually make it down your chimney. Whether old Saint Nick is wearing his signature red suit this year, or a courier delivery uniform, you can be certain cybercriminals are also looking for ways to take advantage of the naughty-or-nice list.
As we prepare for the big and busy holiday season, our focus tends to turn towards the great sales out there — ideally to finish our gift lists on time. Naturally and unfortunately, scheming cybercriminals are making their own lists.
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Phishing is still the number one tool used by cybercriminals to gain access to sensitive information. I read in a recent article that there has been a 61% increase rate of phishing attacks in 2022 compared to last year. The increase equates to 225 million attacks!
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It’s Halloween and the cyber attacks are scarier than ever! Cyber criminals are going “all-in” this year as they meticulously plan and execute their cyber attacks. From ransomware to spear-phishing to social engineering, these
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