The U.S. Secret Service is combining its electronic and financial crimes units into a single task force that will focus on investigating cyber-related financial crimes, such as BEC schemes and ransomware attacks. The move comes as lawmakers push for the Secret Service to take a more active role in fighting cybercrime.
The attack sounds ripped from an episode of TV show "24": Hackers have infiltrated a government network, and they're days away from unleashing ransomware. Unfortunately for Florence, a city in Alabama, no one saved the day, and officials are sending $300,000 in bitcoins to attackers for a decryption key.
Join experienced incident response investigators Shane Shook, PhD - Advisor & Venture Consultant, Forgepoint Capital, and Tim Keeler, Co-founder & CEO at Remediant, as they exchange war stories of stopping ransomware and lateral movement from past investigations.
They will also showcase a live demo of how state...
Visser Precision, a U.S. manufacturer that supplies Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Tesla and SpaceX, appears to have been hit by the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang, which has begun leaking internal data and threatening to leak more unless the victim pays a ransom.
For close to three years, a technology executive was hounded by a persistent attacker who stole his identity, opened credit cards in his name, and wired funds from his bank account. Though SpyCloud helped bring this particular criminal to justice, these tactics are common in targeted attacks.
If your account...
Spear phishing emails remain the most popular attack avenue for the bad guys, yet most companies still don't have an effective strategy to stop them. This enormous security gap leaves you open to business email compromise, session hijacking, ransomware and more. Don't get caught in a phishing net! Learn how to avoid...
As new prevention technologies are deployed, Fraudsters are forced to change their approach, develop new tools, and uncover new ways to monetize their activities. In this way, Fraud Protection has been a perpetual cat-and-mouse game.
We'll see a real story about a phishing attack that could involve each bank's...
Many companies have already been hit by a ransomware attack- or will be. Technically astute hackers continue their ability to infiltrate ransomware so much, that Ransomware as a Service is now available on the darknet. In today's hyper connected world, it could be only a matter of time until 'something' happens. How...
Only ~20% of companies use DMARC, SPF, and DKIM, global anti-domain-spoofing standards, which could significantly cut down on phishing attacks. But even when they are enabled and your domain is more secure, 81% of phishing attacks still continue to sail right through to the end-user.
In this webinar, Roger Grimes,...
As email threats become more advanced, machine learning is being used to detect these attacks. Learn the latest about machine learning & how it is changing the threat landscape.
Join this session to discuss:
How machine learning is being used to detect threats
Latest advancements in machine learning for cyber...
Account takeover continues to be a
lucrative path for fraudsters across all
industry sectors. But Scott Olson of
iovation says there are different levels of
defense that can be deployed, based on
the risk of specific types of transactions.
Download this eBook to learn more about:
The different manifestations...
You know that "security awareness" is key to a comprehensive security strategy. But just because someone is aware doesn't mean they care. So how can you design programs that work with, rather than against, human nature? Here's the great news. Creating a security awareness strategy that not only educates, but...
Barracuda is out with its latest Spear Phishing Update, and among the key findings: a rise in email account takeover and lateral phishing. Why are enterprise defenses failing to detect these strikes? What new solutions will improve defenses? Barracuda's Michael Flouton shares insights.
Recently in the news, websites go down when a service provider has a problem.
Today's successful digital strategies should include a secondary DNS solution capable of providing your company and customers with:
Increased redundancy in the event of an outage
A separate DDoS protection strategy to defeat...
People cause data breaches every day. That simple statement hides layers of complexity, compliance issues, and stress for CISOs and their security teams. While we may be able to 'logically' explain malicious breaches by linking them to motivations such as financial gain, it's often more difficult to understand and...
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