Business Email Compromise Attacks Spike 269% in 2019
Geraldine HuntAccording to an email security risk assessment report, BEC attacks ramped up 269 percent on a quarterly basis. More than 60,000 messages contained BEC or impersonation frauds.
According to an email security risk assessment report, BEC attacks ramped up 269 percent on a quarterly basis. More than 60,000 messages contained BEC or impersonation frauds.
Online shopping at risk, this Christmas pay attention as entering URLs.Fake retail websites tend to increase during the holiday shopping season.
Attackers on a public Wi-Fi network have numerous ways to steal data. The most common in a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack.
Eliminating malware at its delivery mechanism doesn’t take a complex system. With the right setup, DMARC is a valuable cybersecurity tool that defends against phishing and malicious email content.
The education sector is one of the most targeted industries and this trend is continuing. Why are Educational Institutions being targeted for ransomware and phishing attacks?
For a hacker, social media is rich pickings. It's the perfect place to gather valuable information to fuel spear phishing attacks or social engineering campaigns to push out malware.
DNS filtering implements web filtering during the query process. Administrators set up policies that block specific IPs categorized as inappropriate for a corporate environment.
Nodersok uses its proxy capabilities to perform click fraud. Users click on advertising, the malware creator earns money in fraudulent clicks that seem like valid traffic to the ad network.
The most recent school district to fall victim to ransomware attacks was the Flagstaff Unified School District. Soon after, Connecticut’s school districts fell victim to ransomware attacks.
Attackers focus on human flaws rather than vulnerabilities in technology. It’s much easier to exploit user mistakes that gives an attacker access to an internal network.
Brexit related phishing campaigns are increasing as the Brexit deadline approaches. It’s common for cybercriminals to piggy-back on major political events to try and spread malware.
The US utilities attack in 2019 was a reminder that federal infrastructure must take precautions to protect from common attacks. Only a multi-layered security approach can provide the protection needed.
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