Organizations around the world are being targeted – often from an unseen enemy. Cyberthreats are a plague on systems and data, and combatting them is costly and time-consuming. In order to defend against bad actors, organizations need the talent and … Read More
Monthly Archives: December 2022
What It Takes to be a Cybersecurity Professional: The Non-Technical Skills You Need
Inside NATO’s Efforts To Plan For A Future Cyberwar
Maggie Miller at Politico had the scoop: “TALLINN, Estonia — Some 150 NATO cybersecurity experts assembled in an unimposing beige building in the heart of Estonia’s snow-covered capital this week to prepare for a cyberwar.
Latest Cyberthreats and Advisories – December 2, 2022
World Cup fraud, Chinese tech bans and a social media cyberstorm hit headlines this week. Here are the latest threats and advisories for the week of December 2, 2022. Threat Advisories and Alerts NCSC Urges Christmas Shoppers to be Vigilant … Read More
Ransomware Attacks on Holidays and Weekends Increase and Take a Greater Toll on Organizations
With 97% of U.S. organizations experiencing a ransomware attack over a weekend or on a holiday, the impacts on response and recovery time are material, including loss of revenue.
It’s Official: COVID-related Phishing is Dead as Scammers Return to Impersonating Famous Brands
New analysis of spam and malicious emails show the all but nonexistence of COVID-esque impersonation of government and pharm entities in lieu of international brands.
Latest Netflix-Impersonated Phishing Attacks Surge in Frequency by 78% Since October
Using a mix of invisible and lookalike characters, this phishing attack attempts to get past security scanners by obfuscating both email content and domain names.
New Threat Group Already Evolves Delivery Tactics to Include Google Ads
Delivering an equally new Royal ransomware, this threat group monitored by Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence has already shown signs of impressive innovation to trick victims.
Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from November 2022
Check out the 55 new pieces of training content added in November, alongside the always fresh content update highlights and new features.
Spoofing-as-a-Service Site Taken Down
Law enforcement authorities across Europe, Australia, the United States, Ukraine, and Canada have taken down a popular website used by cybercriminals to impersonate major corporations in voice phishing (vishing) attacks. The website, called “iSpoof,” allowed scammers to pay for spoofed … Read More