Smartphone cameras and microphones act as the eyes and ears of the digital age, capable of capturing the smallest audio and visual details in high-definition clarity. Unfortunately, threat actors have demonstrated the ability to hijack these smartphone components, using them to gain valuable insights about targeted...
From never-before-seen ransomware to industrial IoT hacks, attackers are increasingly employing new attack methods and exploiting every entry point to infiltrate corporate networks. Moreover, insiders bring another layer of uncertainty to every organization - so how do security teams catch what's lurking within their...
Those of you who are CISOs and have been conducting awareness programs for years realize that ''the devil is in the details" when building a successful program. Initial attempts to get an awareness program started are usually done by trial and error- but this hit-and-miss approach is often ineffective or frustrating....
One mystery with the recently discovered payment card sniffing attacks against such organizations as British Airways and Newegg has been how attackers might have first gained access to the victims' networks. But a number of cybercrime markets sell such access, in some cases for as little as 50 cents.
Scotland's Arran Brewery fell victim to a Dharma Bip ransomware attack that infected its Windows domain controller and crypto-locked files and local backups, leading to the loss of three months' worth of sales data. The brewery refused to pay the attackers' two bitcoin ransom demand.
More evidence that running cybercrime schemes remains inexpensive and accessible to anyone with criminal intent: To send spam emails, admitted botnet herder Peter Levashov quoted customers $500 for 1 million emails. And that was just his 2016 pricing.
As healthcare records have steadily gone digital, the industry
has had to play catch-up with cybersecurity. But that is starting
to change as healthcare companies pay a steep toll in data
breaches: records replacement, remediation, downtime, bad
reputation, fines and even stock prices. The damage happens
...
It was a cunningly crafted phish...
Employees at a healthcare company were going about their day when they received an email from their CEO - and it wasn't a typical meeting invitation. The email asked them to read and agree to a company policy. Simple. Just click on a link, login with their credentials and go to...
Want to Avoid Attacks? Think Like a Marine
The Marines are tough and they're smart, too. That's why they anticipate risks to stay "left of bang" on the battlefield and reduce their losses. This eBook uses similar thinking to help strengthen your phishing defense and keep your company "left of breach."
Phishing...
Russian national Peter Levashov, who was arrested in Spain last year and extradited to the U.S., has admitted to a two-decade crime spree that included running multiple botnets that harvested online credentials while also pumping out spam, banking Trojans and ransomware.
Brett Johnson, referred to by the United States Secret Service as "The Original Internet Godfather" has been a central figure in the cybercrime world for almost 20 years. He founded and was the leader of Counterfeitlibrary.com and Shadowcrew.com. Working alongside the top cyber criminals of our time, he helped design,...
The concept of deploying multiple layers of security controls throughout IT systems was just the first step in the evolution of cyber warfare. Now organizations are equipped with a broad portfolio of tool sets providing a false sense of security.
View this session, which explores:
The current dynamics of the...
Due to the volume of personally-identifiable information (PII) available on the black market as a result of high profile breaches, fraudsters can open an account with a real identity using a few key pieces of compromised information. Fraudsters have also begun creating synthetic identities by piecing together...
As you know, impostor email continues to be a challenge for most security professionals. We are going to discuss the tactics and targets of impostor email via this Email Fraud Workshop breakout. Denis Ryan, Sr. Director of Email Fraud at Proofpoint, will discuss:
The email threat landscape;
How to identify potential...
"Know your customer" is a familiar refrain in business circles. But as threat actors grow in number, sophistication and cross-channel schemes, it is increasingly important for organizations to also have a clear picture of their potential attackers - whether they are nation states, cybercrime gangs or lone actors. Join...
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