IT Governance

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Given the huge proportion of cyber attacks that rely on phishing to gain a foothold in victims’ systems, it’s hardly surprising that one of the four ways of staying safe online advocated by the US campaign is recognising and reporting phishing. You can find everything you might want to know about phishing on our website.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 7, 2023

Welcome to our August 2023 catches of the month feature, in which we explore the latest phishing scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. Check Point credits this rise to an extensive phishing campaign that told victims that there has been suspicious activity on their Microsoft account.

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IT Governance

MARCH 7, 2023

Welcome to our March 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. In its place, he recommends Cloud-based machine learning engines to help employees spot phishing emails in real time.

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IT Governance

MARCH 8, 2022

Welcome to our March 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal information. This month, we look at a phishing attack targeting Ukrainian citizens, the latest campaign imitating Tesco and a warning from HSBC.

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IT Governance

JULY 6, 2023

Welcome to our July 2023 catches of the month feature, in which we explore the latest phishing scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. Quishing on the rise Cyber security researchers have discovered an extensive phishing campaign that uses QR codes as bait.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Welcome to our October 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. This suggests that a senior employee was tricked by a spear phishing or whaling scam. Fintech firm Revolut caught out by “highly targeted” scam.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 9, 2022

Welcome to our August 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal data. This is in part due to an inherent quality of phishing, with criminal hackers capitalising on people’s fears. Get started.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 11, 2023

Welcome to our January 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. A new phishing campaign has been discovered that imitates Flipper Zero, a cyber security tool used by penetration testers and white-hat hackers.

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2023

Welcome to our April 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. YouTube warns of monetisation scam Content creators on YouTube are being warned about a phishing campaign regarding an apparent “new monetisation policy”.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Welcome to our December 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. FTX customers offered refund in deepfake phishing scam. FTX customers offered refund in deepfake phishing scam. Can you spot a scam?

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IT Governance

JUNE 6, 2023

Welcome to our June 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. This month, we look at a new phishing tactic that exploits the newly released ‘.zip’ File Archive in the Browser scam exploiting ‘.zip’ zip’ and ‘.mov’.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Welcome to our February 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal information. Facebook Messenger users are being warned about a phishing campaign in which fraudsters impersonate your friends and hijack your account.

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IT Governance

MAY 10, 2023

Welcome to our May 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. The latest issue facing the AI landscape is a report detailing phishing campaigns masquerading as ChatGPT. to create ‘@paypaI.com’.

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IT Governance

JULY 5, 2022

Welcome to our July 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal data. NFT marketplace warns users of phishing scams. NFT marketplace warns users of phishing scams. We are working with Customer.io

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KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13 | March 28th, 2023 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks Users need to adapt to an evolving threat landscape in which attackers can use AI tools like ChatGPT to craft extremely convincing phishing emails, according to Matthew Tyson at CSO. "A We must ask: 'Is the email expected?

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Employee training is crucial. According to Verizon’s 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report, 74% of breaches were caused by human error, with phishing and text message phishing scams being some of the leading causes. Stay educated. Stay proactive.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Welcome to our September 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal data. A Bleeping Computer report found that the perpetrators compromised over 130 organisations in the phishing campaign. Get started.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has arguably affected the education sector more than any other, with schools, colleges and universities around the globe having been forced to close their doors and deliver classes remotely. A recent Kaspersky report outlines several cyber security threats associated with online learning: Phishing.

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IT Governance

JULY 29, 2019

Phishing attacks are a persistent threat to businesses. A staggering 90% of breaches involve phishing, according to Verizon’s Data Breach Digest. And these attacks are on the rise – Proofpoint’s 2019 State of the Phish Report reveals that 83% of survey respondents experienced phishing attacks in 2018.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 6, 2022

This October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, an event designed to educate people about information security and the steps they can take to stay safe online. This year’s event focuses on phishing and ransomware – two of the biggest threats that organisations currently face. How IT Governance can help. Getting involved.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Staff awareness training is a core component of GDPR compliance, yet many organisations haven’t implemented the necessary measures. That’s hardly a surprise, given how few resources organisations dedicate to educating their staff on how to handle sensitive information. Staff training under the GDPR.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Staff awareness training is a core component of GDPR compliance, yet many organisations haven’t implemented the necessary measures. That’s hardly a surprise, given how few resources organisations dedicate to educating their staff on how to handle sensitive information. Staff training under the GDPR.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Byron: The economic impact of phishing, ransomware, business logic hacking, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks continues to be devastating. Byron: Companies often underestimate threats, neglect basic cyber hygiene, and fail to educate employees on cybersecurity.

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IT Governance

JUNE 21, 2018

Despite the operational challenge of staff turnover, there is still a need to ensure that teams are trained to perform not only their core duties but also to do so safely. Educating your staff can be complex to arrange, time consuming and costly. and they won’t be slowed down by others, which usually happens in live training.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 20, 2023

He helped design KnowBe4’s training based on his social engineering tactics, and he became a partial owner of KnowBe4 in November 2011. Mitnick often represented the company at conferences and discussed his experience in KnowBe4 training videos. government to track down offenders or impose punishments.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 4, 2023

Security solutions will help stop most attacks, but for those that make it past scanners, your users need to play a role in spotting and stopping BEC, VEC and phishing attacks themselves – something taught through security awareness training combined with frequent simulated phishing and other social engineering tests.

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IT Governance

JULY 3, 2019

Phishing scams aren’t as compelling as some of the more sophisticated attacks that you read about. After all, every unusual email you receive could be a phishing scam, whether it’s an account reset message from Amazon or a work request from your boss. Sustained threat of spear phishing. Think you’re not susceptible to phishing?

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Cyber security training is one of the most effective ways of improving your organisation’s defences against security incidents. Yet, according to a report by Centrify , 77% of UK workers say they’ve never received any form of cyber skills training. See also: Lack of education is the leading cause of successful ransomware attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 6, 2020

Cyber criminals who specialize in plundering local governments and school districts are in their heyday. Lucy Security, a security training company based in Zug, Switzerland that works with many smaller public entities, has been in the thick of this onslaught. Intensifying attacks Texas is by no means alone.

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IT Governance

JULY 18, 2019

But those measures aren’t much help when criminals use phishing scams to bypass organisations’ defences and hit them where they’re most vulnerable: their employees. Fraudsters have countless tricks up their sleeve when targeting people for attacks, but perhaps the most dangerous is spear phishing. What is spear phishing?

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IT Governance

JULY 19, 2023

Smishing is a type of phishing attack that’s conducted using text message services. According to Proofpoint’s 2022 State of the Phish Report , employees at 74% of organisations were sent fraudulent text messages in the previous year. How smishing works Smishing uses many of the same techniques as standard email phishing.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 18, 2020

According to the study , 46% of university staff haven’t received staff awareness training in the past year, and universities spend just £7,529 a year on average educating their employees. Redscan found a similar lack of investment in training for students. Affordable cyber security.

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IT Governance

MAY 27, 2021

For all the talk of criminal hacking, ransomware infections and the technologies to prevent them, the key to protecting your organisation is cyber security awareness training. For example, should an employee falls for a phishing scam, their accounts could be compromised and the attacker may target other members of staff.

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IT Governance

JULY 6, 2022

You can probably attest to this anecdotally, but it also presents major issues in the workplace – particularly when it comes to staff awareness training. That’s an improvement over half a day, but it demonstrates that staff awareness training isn’t infallible. Here are some proven ways that you can bolster your e-learning programme.

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IT Governance

APRIL 5, 2023

IT Governance Podcast 2023-7: Capita, ChatGPT and TikTok (yet again) 5th April 2023 How to Prevent Malware Attacks: 8 Tips for 2023 5th April 2023 List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in March 2023 – 41.9 Malware is delivered in one of several ways, but the most common method by far is phishing.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

These new attacks affect everything from private citizens and businesses to government systems; healthcare organizations; public services; and food, water, and fuel supply chains. Phishing attacks continue to dominate cyber threats. Also read: Complete Guide to Phishing Attacks: Different Types and Defenses. Ransomware.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

For example, they could use administrator login details to conduct corporate espionage or use email addresses and other details to send phishing emails to customers and employees. Avoid basic errors with staff awareness training. The researchers even suggested that some employees could be in physical danger.

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