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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Here we are near the end of cyber security awareness month. This year’s campaign topics were led by the number one tool used by bad actors to infiltrate an organization
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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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Ransomware is an ongoing threat to organizations and their data around the world. It can strike at multiple points in an organization – network, equipment, and employees. It targets industries,
According to a recent study by the Kelser Corporation, 65% of cyber attacks are aimed at small to medium businesses (SMBs). This is a concerning statistic. SMBs often are not able
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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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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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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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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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