COVID-19 Phishing Scams
As the world continues to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic, attackers are continuing to take advantage of the crisis. Now, more than six months in, let’s take a look at […]
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Phishing
GLS Responds to Increased Phishing Attacks With Free Phishing Test
With upticks in phishing and social engineering threats and two-thirds of America’s workforce working remotely, GLS’s free managed SecurePhish™ phishing test lets companies evaluate risk exposure and better prepare employees
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Executive Phishing
It’s no secret that Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Executive Phishing scams are an increasing threat to organizational security. Targeting company infrastructure by impersonating known associates, vendors, or even employees
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The Psychological Manipulation of Phishing: Why Do People Keep Falling Victim
In the 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, there is a pair of statistics that caught my eye. Phishing was the fifth most reported type of security incident, trailing behind Denial
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What is Catfishing?
In December of 2012, popular culture was rocked by an odd hoax. Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o, who had lost his girlfriend to leukemia just months before, revealed that she
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Phishing Prevention During the Holidays
The holiday season is a difficult time to enforce information security best practices. It’s also one of the busiest times for phishing attacks.
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Cyber Related Fraud – SEC Cracks Down on Internal Controls That Don’t Address Phishing
Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its “Report of Investigation Pursuant to Section 21(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Regarding Certain Cyber-Related Fraud Perpetrated Against Public
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When it Comes to Phishing, is it the Carrot or the Stick?
Phishing continues to be the number one risk to organizational security, and companies are taking matters into their own hands, using security awareness training (SAT) and simulated phishing email campaigns
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Dangerous Plays: Web Mining in the World Cup
Just like the Olympics, the FIFA World Cup is a worldwide sporting event that draws millions of fans. From social media to television to print advertising, news of the different
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Phishing: Now Available from your Favorite SAAS Products
2017 was a huge year for email phishing. We saw a 4x increase in spam emails, a consistent increase in phishing rates in every quarter of 2017, and an increase
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