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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks

KnowBe4

Security awareness training still has a place to play here." New-school security awareness training with simulated phishing tests enables your employees to recognize increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks and builds a strong security culture. We must ask: 'Is the email expected? Is the from address legit?

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

KnowBe4

Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing. Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, December 7 @ 2:00 PM (ET) , for a live demo of how KnowBe4 introduces a new-school approach to security awareness training and simulated phishing. Save My Spot!

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UK: Webinar – The anatomy of a ransomware attack

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

will insurance cover ransom payments? how hackers maximise their penetration across the victim’s network to inflict maximum damage. the do’s and don’t’s when conducting breach response and an internal investigation. the thorny question: should I pay the ransom? the thorny question: should I pay the ransom? how to pay the ransom.

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A Chief Security Concern for Executive Teams

Krebs on Security

Yet, considering how much marketing (think consumer/customer data) and human resources (think employee personal/financial data) are impacted by your average data breach, it’s somewhat remarkable that more companies don’t list their chief security personnel among their top ranks. Source: Accenture.

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OCR Settlement Emphasizes Importance of Implementing Safeguards to Protect PHI

Hunton Privacy

Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) entered into a resolution agreement with MAPFRE Life Insurance Company of Puerto Rico (“MAPFRE”) relating to a breach of protected health information (“PHI”) contained on a portable storage device. On January 18, 2017, the U.S.

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The Pain of Double Extortion Ransomware

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Rising ransomware costs All these degrees of extortion are driving raise the cost of ransomware because criminal groups are encouraged to increase their demands. Many victims wind up paying a fraction of that amount, as they may be able to negotiate these charges down or rely on cyber insurance coverage to cover a portion of these costs.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #07 [Scam of the Week] The Turkey-Syria Earthquake

KnowBe4

[link] Spear Phishing Attacks Increase 127% As Use of Impersonation Skyrockets Impersonation of users, domains and brands is on the rise, as is the use of malicious links, in response to security vendors improving their ability to detect malicious attachments. Blog post with links: [link] Are Your Users Making Risky Security Mistakes?