Monthly Archives: March 2023

In the latest of several recent announcements, the U.S. body responsible for cybersecurity is making a clear shift towards pre-emptive over reactionary reporting, alerting and advice for organizations.  By John E. Dunn  A defining characteristic of ransomware attacks is the … Read More

The Federal Trade Commission is alerting consumers about a next-level, more sophisticated family emergency scam that uses AI that imitates the voice of a “family member in distress”.

By John Weiler  Microsoft patches the “aCropalypse” vulnerability, ChatGPT leaks users’ billing information and the Latitude Financial breach expands to 14 million records. Here are the latest threats and advisories for the week of March 31, 2023. Threat Advisories and … Read More

Cybersecurity experts continue to warn that advanced chatbots like ChatGPT are making it easier for cybercriminals to craft phishing emails with pristine spelling and grammar, the Guardian reports.

Looking to earn your (ISC)² CISSP certification? Make sure you follow these updated steps to register for your exam. Here is how you can register for the CISSP exam: Log in to your account at www.isc2.org and visit the Register … Read More

You have probably seen it. Pope Francis in a designer puff jacket. It fooled millions of people. Culture writer Ryan Broderick called it the “first real mass-level AI misinformation case.”  

The US FBI is warning of business email compromise (BEC) attacks designed to steal physical goods. While BEC attacks are typically associated with stealing money, criminals can use the same social engineering tactics to hijack deliveries of valuable materials. The … Read More

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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have arrested four alleged members of an organized crime group known for carrying out business email compromise (BEC) attacks, BleepingComputer reports. The victims of the gang’s attacks lost between $2,500 and $500,000.

Anxiety about the security of hot wallets grows as General Bytes customers are hit by a zero-day flaw in the company’s Bitcoin ATMs.  By John E. Dunn  It’s fair to say that crypto has an image problem. What it didn’t … Read More

Today, all members should’ve received an email with a link to a survey inviting feedback on the (ISC)² 2023 Bylaws which closes on April 7, 2023. The URL starts with https://schlesinger.focusvision.com/. We encourage all members to read the bylaws located on … Read More

We’re thrilled to announce the long-awaited fifth season of the award-winning KnowBe4 Original Series – “The Inside Man” is now available in the KnowBe4ModStore!

We’re thrilled to announce the long-awaited fifth season of the award-winning KnowBe4 Original Series – “The Inside Man” is now available in the KnowBe4ModStore!

I remember sitting in Stu Sjouwerman’s office with Perry Carpenter and myself being pitched a drama series about cyber security by Jim Shields (Creative Director – Twist & Shout) and Rob McCollum (Writer/Co-Director  – Twist & Shout).

I remember sitting in Stu Sjouwerman’s office with Perry Carpenter and myself being pitched a drama series about cyber security by Jim Shields (Creative Director – Twist & Shout) and Rob McCollum (Writer/Co-Director  – Twist & Shout).

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13  |   March 28th, 2023 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks Users need to adapt to an evolving threat landscape in which attackers can use AI tools like ChatGPT to craft extremely convincing … Read More

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13  |   March 28th, 2023 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks Users need to adapt to an evolving threat landscape in which attackers can use AI tools like ChatGPT to craft extremely convincing … Read More

This is a disgusting topic. It’s also a very high social engineering risk. I will keep this post safe-for-work, which is not easy. NBC news just reported on the deepfake economy surging in recent months, because there is a loophole … Read More

This is a disgusting topic. It’s also a very high social engineering risk. I will keep this post safe-for-work, which is not easy. NBC news just reported on the deepfake economy surging in recent months, because there is a loophole … Read More

By Joe Fay The U.K. writes a cybersecurity prescription for the NHS and for social care, data protection hardware is becoming a big security gap, security specialist MITRE partners up to tackle supply chain security threats, while the E.U. turns … Read More