If you’re in business, then you’re worried about phishing attacks, or at least you should be. But, even if you are worried about phishing attacks, there’s a pretty good chance you don’t understand the greatest threat of all to your company. You probably think the worst thing that can happen from a phishing attack against
As the world goes online and transcends barriers that are not always physically surmountable, there is a parallel force that makes an equal and often more significant leap. This is the progress made by the bad actors who are never tired of inventing new means and ways of getting into our networks and systems, stealing
It’s big business today. Training employees to defend themselves (and their organization) from phishing emails. And there’s a good reason for that. Phishing is big business. It’s estimated that the average cost of a spear phishing attack is $1.6 million. So, no matter what a company spends to train its employees, if it keeps them
When you hear the word phishing, you probably think of email. And that’s exactly what the scammers want you to think so you won’t pay attention to their latest delivery mechanism: voicemail. Phishing is generally an email that looks real, but isn’t, in an effort to get you to do something you shouldn’t. Now, fraudsters
The days of a hacker sitting alone at their computer screen in a dark room probing for network vulnerabilities is a thing of the past. That’s too much work. To penetrate networks today, hackers almost always enlist the help of an inside accomplice: you. What hackers have discovered over the years is that it’s much
As phishing attacks take a toll on the internet users, the losses caused thereof only seem to multiply. Phishing attack prevention is the biggest challenge that lies ahead for netizens. Cyber attacks are imminent and so keeping abreast with the newest technology employed by adversaries is vital for anyone who wishes to keep himself safe
Got an Android Phone? You’re going to love this. Attackers can now take control of your phone over-the-air. From Check Point Research, “Check Point Researchers have identified a susceptibility to advanced phishing attacks in certain modern Android-based phones, including models by Samsung, Huawei, LG and Sony. In these attacks, a remote agent can trick users
A lot of people use a web-based calendar to track all of their comings and goings. It makes sense. A web-based calendar is a smart way to make sure you have access to your calendar no matter where you are. And one of the most popular calendars in use today is Google Calendar. But, I’ll
It never ceases to amaze how clever hackers are or how far they’ll go to phish someone. Whenever they find a flaw in their attack methodology, eventually, they figure out a way to overcome it. Normally, a phishing attack will try and lure victims to a website to steal their credentials. The phishing website is
Data breaches are big business. Everywhere you turn you hear about another organization getting hit by a data breach. We also know from recent events that recovering from a data breach can be expensive. Whether you choose to pay the ransom like this South Korean web host or resolve it internally like the city of