With the start of Q4 and Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the last three quarters have witnessed exponential growth in the severity and number of attacks. A report by Malwarebytes in August showed that over 1,900 ransomware attacks were reported this year …
Ransomware and Social Engineering Threats Are Real Read More »
TechSpective Podcast Episode 063 What is a hacker? This is a question that has been debated for decades in the cybersecurity arena. Media conflated hacker and cybercriminal very early on, and it has been challenging to correct that error and …
Jayson Street – Hacking and Social Engineering and Why There are No ‘Black Hat’ Hackers Read More »
Over the last few years, we have all had to accept that social media platforms can and will be used by nefarious actors to achieve their ends. In fact, in many cases, these nefarious actors appear to be state actors. …
Everyone’s Creating Fake Social Media Accounts, Including Homeland Security Read More »
We are still in the early days of artificial intelligence, but it is quickly becoming an essential part of how organizations defend themselves. Using advanced algorithms, enterprises are improving incident response, monitoring for potential threats and deciphering red flags before …
Social Engineers are No Match for Artificial Intelligence Read More »
Holidays and other notable events bring out the spammers like ants at a picnic. Security companies and IT departments consistently report a large increase in malicious email during shopping seasons like Christmas or important world events like the Brexit vote …
Thanks to Mark Zuckerberg’s recent highly publicized social media account issues, most executives probably received a serious talking-to from their security chiefs about the need to frequently update and change their passwords on social media. While losing control of an …
Attempted theft online has become an everyday occurrence. Whether spammers are trying to steal your personal data, your corporate data, or your money, spear phishing has become the “go-to” method. This wasn’t always the case, but the threat landscape continues …
A World Full of Spear Phishing: What it is, and What to Look Out For Read More »
What is scarier: an attacker with access to your eBay account, or an attacker with knowledge of your home address, phone number, and date of birth? I’ll give you a hint–nobody really cares about your eBay account, but the other …
eBay hack could result in social engineering schemes Read More »
Have you ever received a request to connect on a social network from somebody you don’t know? If you’ve been using social networks for more than a few weeks, the answer is most likely, “Yes”. How you respond to such …
Think twice before you accept that ‘friend’ request Read More »
