KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2023

Things could get much worse Wired wrote: "The hacking of ChatGPT is just getting started. Things could get much worse. CyberheistNews Vol 13 #17 | April 25th, 2023 [Head Start] Effective Methods How To Teach Social Engineering to an AI Remember The Sims? Well Stanford created a small virtual world with 25 ChatGPT-powered "people."

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The Equifax breach was a serious security breach that puts millions of Americans at risk. million US customers, about 44% of the population, were impacted by the breach. million US customers, about 44% of the population, were impacted by the breach. My name is Bruce Schneier, and I am a security technologist.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Knowing what ransomware is and how it works is essential for protecting against and responding to such attacks. We’ll delve into what you need to know so you can begin to protect yourself against ransomware attacks. For readers coming to this article in a ransomware emergency, see How to Recover From a Ransomware Attack.

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

The growing volume and severity of cyber-attacks directed against public companies has caught the attention of federal regulators and investors. More and more, directors are viewing cyber-risk under the broader umbrella of corporate strategy and searching for ways to help mitigate that risk.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 24, 2021

Some instructive fresh intelligence about how cyber attacks continue to saturate the Internet comes to us from Akamai Technologies. As a leading global content delivery network (CDN), Akamai has a birdseye view of what is coursing through cyber space moment-by-moment. It makes sense too, if you think about it.

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ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Here, Part 3 discusses how to manage the various DT risks. This discussion includes methods, tools, and techniques such as using personae and identifying use cases that have high business value, while minimizing project risks. This part also discusses managing CS risks such as ransomware, privacy, change management, and user adoption.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 11, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #15 | April 11th, 2023 [The New Face of Fraud] FTC Sheds Light on AI-Enhanced Family Emergency Scams The Federal Trade Commission is alerting consumers about a next-level, more sophisticated family emergency scam that uses AI which imitates the voice of a "family member in distress." You've heard about grandparent scams.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Everybody wants to know what the future holds. This is as true in the cyber security landscape as it is in any other. But there remains great uncertainty about how we’ll come out of the crisis and what business challenges await us. Cyber insurance will become more popular and more comprehensive.

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KnowBe4

MAY 31, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #22 | May 31st, 2023 [Eye on Fraud] A Closer Look at the Massive 72% Spike in Financial Phishing Attacks With attackers knowing financial fraud-based phishing attacks are best suited for the one industry where the money is, this massive spike in attacks should both surprise you and not surprise you at all.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2021

compelling Colonial to pay them 75 bitcoins , worth a cool $5 million. This very high-profile caper is part of an extended surge of ransomware attacks, which quintupled globally between the first quarter of 2018 and the fourth quarter of 2020, and is expected to rise 20 percent to 40 percent this year, according to insurance giant Aon.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 6, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #23 | June 6th, 2023 [Wake-Up Call] It's Time to Focus More on Preventing Spear Phishing Fighting spear phishing attacks is the single best thing you can do to prevent breaches. No other initial root cause comes close (unpatched software and firmware is a distant second being involved in about 33% of attacks).

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 4, 2022

Conti warned it would use its cyber prowess to strike back at anyone who interfered in the conflict. Part I of this series examined newly-leaked internal chats from the Conti ransomware group, and how the crime gang dealt with its own internal breaches. As it happens, Conti itself recently joined the $100 million club.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 2, 2020

So that's the tl;dr, let me now share as much as I can about what's been happening since April 2019 and how the service will operate in the future. So that's the tl;dr, let me now share as much as I can about what's been happening since April 2019 and how the service will operate in the future. The point is the net was cast very wide.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 14, 2023

million workers at its client companies because of the risk of leaking confidential info, client data, source code, or regulated information to the LLM. "In In another case, a doctor input his patient's name and their medical condition and asked ChatGPT to craft a letter to the patient's insurance company.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Not the LockBit gang is attempting to relaunch its RaaS operation, the group has set up a new infrastructure and is threatening to carry out cyber attacks on the government sector. By attacking the.gov sector you can know exactly if the FBI has the ability to attack us or not.” ” wrote the gang. LockBit is back.

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