Ransomware attackers commonly bypass traditional email gateways, targeting people directly to gain access to a company's systems. The answer? Replace these porous controls with a people-centric security strategy, says Matt Cooke of Proofpoint.
The threat of ransomware and other credential theft attacks has only grown over the last year. According to the Verizon Data Breach Incident Report, credential theft accounted for 89% of web application breaches, and phishing attacks increased by 44% across 2020. The recent attack against the Colonial Pipeline company...
Ransomware: The news isn't all bad. In fact, Derek Manky of Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs argues that recent takedowns and innovations have led to significant strides in defending against today's most crippling malware attacks.
Microsoft 365 is a powerful business productivity and collaboration suite used by over 258 million users worldwide.
Download this eBook which discusses the security implications to be aware of when using Microsoft 365 and key strategies to prevent unauthorized access, protect sensitive data and files, stop malicious...
There is a reason more than half of today’s ransomware victims end up paying the ransom. Cyber-criminals have become thoughtful; taking time to maximize your organisation’s potential damage and their payoff. After achieving root access, the bad guys explore your network reading email, finding data troves and once...
Threat actors are masquerading as business tools and communication platforms to slip past perimeter controls that are programmed to block known threats. Once they make it through, human detection and threat analysis become an integral part of the process to thwart an attack.
When technologies aren’t programmed to...
French authorities are warning the country's healthcare sector of the discovery of a glut of stolen credentials, apparently belonging to hospital workers, that were found for sale on the dark web. The alert comes amid a recent rise in ransomware attacks on hospitals and other healthcare entities.
Since SEGs are missing so many phish, there’s a good chance other technologies - firewalls, anti-virus, and EDR - also aren’t spotting these threats. Such gaps can leave you vulnerable for hours or even days.
Bottom line: you can’t rely on SEGs alone. They’re the first line of defense, not the last...
Why are polymorphic attacks more successful? A campaign that lacks uniformity doesn’t look like a campaign and makes it difficult for security operators to keep rules up to date at the gateway. For many cybersecurity teams who lack bandwidth, finding the full scope of a polymorphic attack to quarantine is...
This case study details how analyst teams at leading financial institutions are using Team Cymru’s Pure Signal™ threat reconnaissance solution and what State and Federal agencies can learn from these banks’ game-changing approach to security. The following explores the recon methodology necessary to get ahead of...
What really makes a "strong" password? And why are your end-users tortured with them in the first place? How do hackers crack your passwords with ease? And what can/should you do about your authentication methods?
For decades, end-users have borne the brunt of the password tyranny, a result of the IT industries'...
Ransomware gangs entered 2020 with a full and dangerous set of weapons at their disposal and then rolled out additional tools such as extortion and new distribution methods, a trend that is expected to continue into 2021.
The only way to combat against phishing, SMiShing, and vishing respectively is to shore up our frontline defense: the end users.
Download this report and learn how to:
Test users with PhishProof at least once a month to drive lower click-rates whether through popcorn or standard campaigns styles;
Empower your...
Email is still the #1 attack vector the bad guys use. A whopping 91% of cyberattacks start with a phishing email, but email hacking is much more than phishing and launching malware!
Join us as we explore 10 ways hackers use social engineering to trick your users into revealing sensitive data or enabling malicious...
The 'work from anywhere' experience has fundamentally changed how we work - and how cyber adversaries leverage email as an attack vector. To adapt to this environment, organizations must deploy a holistic approach that focuses on email defense, awareness and response.
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How the...
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