IT Governance

JUNE 8, 2023

Phishing is one of the most common and dangerous forms of cyber crime. For years, the deceptively simple attack method has tricked organisations and individuals into handing over sensitive information or downloading malware. How common are phishing attacks? It found that they were used in 19% of all cyber attacks.

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JUNE 13, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #24 | June 13th, 2023 [The Mind's Bias] Pretexting Now Tops Phishing in Social Engineering Attacks The New Verizon DBIR is a treasure trove of data. Probably fewer of you. The most convincing social engineers can get into your head and convince you that someone you love is in danger. "The

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #07 | February 14th, 2023 [Scam of the Week] The Turkey-Syria Earthquake Just when you think they cannot sink any lower, criminal internet scum is now exploiting the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria. You need to alert your employees, friends and family. With this topic, think three times before you click.

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JUNE 20, 2023

1 Root Cause of Data Breaches Verizon's DBIR always has a lot of information to unpack, so I'll continue my review by covering how stolen credentials play a role in attacks. This year's Data Breach Investigations Report has nearly 1 million incidents in their data set, making it the most statistically relevant set of report data anywhere.

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MARCH 7, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #10 | March 7th, 2023 [Eye Opener] BusinessWeek: The Satellite Hack Everyone Is Finally Talking About This week, Bloomberg News pointed at a brand-new article at BusinessWeek, one of their media properties. This is an excellent article that exposes the vulnerabilities when communications systems are not secure by design.

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