Wombat Security is a recognized leader in security awareness training and now it just got better with the acquisition of ThreatSim. ThreatSim has a unique focus on phishing awareness training and will enable Wombat to help customers avoid one of […]
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With only six security bulletins October is a relatively light month for a Microsoft Patch Tuesday. Still, three of the six updates are rated as Critical and contain remote code execution vulnerabilities that affect a broad range of platforms and
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Phishing attacks are costly according to a recent study from the Ponemon Institute. It’s obviously costly when an employee falls for the phishing scam and compromises his or her endpoint or possibly the network as a whole. It is also
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The goal of any security awareness and training program should be to reduce risk. Unfortunately, some programs could actually end up increasing vulnerability for one fundamental reason: Adobe Flash. A breach accomplished by hacking a security training program would be
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Have you got an Android device? Then you’re vulnerable. According to new research from Zimperium it’s basically that simple when it comes to the Stagefright 2.0 flaws. To be more precise only Android devices since Android 1.0 released in 2008
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If you’re a T-Mobile customer or applied for T-Mobile service at any point between September of 2013 and September of 2015 then you’re probably one of the 15 million customers compromised by the latest data breach at Experian. The credit
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Every day there seems to be a new malware threat that we hear about, from remotely controlling cars and medical equipment, to attacks on well-known security vendors such as Kaspersky Lab and Bitdefender. Each threat seems to be bigger and
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At its core, crime is crime. The underlying motives and objectives of criminals haven’t really changed over time, but technology has completely changed the rules of engagement for better and for worse. Criminals can execute crimes more efficiently using technology,
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You can find almost anything just by searching the Web. There’s a Youtube clip or a website out there that has what you’re looking for–along with a lot of malware and exploits. Cybercriminals know how to take advantage of popular
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European regulators are serious about data protection reform. They’re inches away from finalising the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is a rewrite of the existing rules of the road for data protection and privacy spelled out in their legacy
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