New Vendor Email Compromise Attack Seeks $36 Million
The details in this thwarted VEC attack demonstrate how the use of just a few key details can both establish credibility and indicate the entire thing is a scam.
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Why organizations shouldn’t fold to cybercriminal requests
Organizations worldwide pay ransomware fees instead of implementing solutions to protect themselves. The ransom is just the tip of the iceberg regarding the damage a ransomware attack can wreak. In this Help Net Security video, Gerasim Hovhannisyan, CE…
[Black Eye] The Lesson We Learned. Don’t Let this Happen to You. #DMARC
Mea Culpa. When you make a mistake, admit you made a mistake.
92% of Organizations Have Fallen Victim to Phishing as Nearly Every Org is Concerned with Email Security
New data shows that not only has just about every organization experienced a successful phishing attack, but that they are also paying the price in a number of impactful ways.
Microsoft Targets Critical Outlook Zero-Day Flaw
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for March 2023 includes patches for more than 70 vulnerabilities, including zero-day flaws in Outlook and in Windows SmartScreen. According to Crowdstrike researchers, 40 percent of the patched vulnerabilities are remote code execution flaws, down from 48 percent last month; 31 percent are elevation of privilege flaws, up from almost 16 percent […]
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Three-Quarters of Organizations Have Experienced an Increase in Email-Based Threats
New data on the state of email security shows that nearly every organization has been the target of a phishing attack as attacks increase in sophistication.
Organizations need to re-examine their approach to BEC protection
BEC attacks are growing year over year and are projected to be twice as high as the threat of phishing in general, according to IRONSCALES and Osterman Research. 93% of organizations experienced one or more of the BEC attack variants in the previous 12…
AI is taking phishing attacks to a whole new level of sophistication
92% of organizations have fallen victim to successful phishing attacks in the last 12 months, while 91% of organizations have admitted to experiencing email data loss, according to Egress. Not surprisingly, 99% of cybersecurity leaders confess to being…
Three out of Four Organizations Have Experienced a Successful Email-Based Attack as Impacts Increase
New data shows just how impactful these attacks are, with 98% of victim organizations reporting some form of impact from email-based cyber attacks.
Financial Services Sector at Risk of More Significant Impacts of Email-Based Cyberattacks
Financial services businesses are already in the sights of cybercriminals, and understanding how cyberattacks impact this sector specifically can help establish the need for improved preventative measures.