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GUEST ESSAY: The Top 10 cybersecurity shortfalls that put SMBs, enterprises at elevated risk

The Last Watchdog

Even the most well-protected companies can be susceptible to attacks if they are not careful about a proactive approach towards cyber security. Related: Why timely training is a must-have That’s why businesses of all sizes need to understand the biggest cybersecurity weaknesses and take steps to mitigate them.

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CyberheistNews Vol 12 #49 [Keep An Eye Out] Beware of New Holiday Gift Card Scams

KnowBe4

Roger covers these three scams in a short [VIDEO] and in detail on the KnowBe4 blog: You Need to Pay a Bill Using Gift Cards. Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense. Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from November 2022. By Roger A. Save My Spot!

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 [Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users

KnowBe4

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 | May 9th, 2023 [Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users Compromised websites (legitimate sites that have been successfully compromised to support social engineering) are serving visitors fake Google Chrome update error messages. The message displayed reads, "UPDATE EXCEPTION.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #15 [The New Face of Fraud] FTC Sheds Light on AI-Enhanced Family Emergency Scams

KnowBe4

We're living with it, here and now. All he needs is a short audio clip of your family member's voice — which he could get from content posted online — and a voice-cloning program. "Don't Trust The Voice" The FTC explains: "Artificial intelligence is no longer a far-fetched idea out of a sci-fi movie.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #22 [Eye on Fraud] A Closer Look at the Massive 72% Spike in Financial Phishing Attacks

KnowBe4

Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense. link] Cyber Insurance: Is Paying a Ransom Counter-Productive? million in funding for a program designed to uplift cybersecurity for 50,000 small businesses with a cyber warden program.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #18 [Eye on AI] Does ChatGPT Have Cybersecurity Tells?

KnowBe4

One risk of the AI language models is that they can be adapted to perform social engineering at scale. Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense. "When you ask ChatGPT to do something it's not supposed to do, it returns several common phrases. Did you know?

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #10 [Eye Opener] BusinessWeek: The Satellite Hack Everyone Is Finally Talking About

KnowBe4

The KnowBe4 blog initially reported on this hack on March 24, 2022 here: [link] and in our CyberheistNews May 17, 2022 here: [link]. Here is a quote: "Viasat staffers in the U.S., This highlights the need for caution when interacting with links in packages and the importance of only using trusted sources."