IT Governance

JUNE 11, 2019

On average, one in ten emails is a phishing scam. Very few respondents said they were likely to be lured by the most common pitfalls of phishing scams: Urgency: 10.7%. To see whether respondents really weren’t tempted by such scams, PhishMe sent them a series of simulated phishing emails. How does phishing work? >>

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

As the UK heads back into lockdown, we expect to see a fresh wave of phishing attacks capitalising on the public’s fear and uncertainty. At the start of the pandemic, we discussed emerging phishing scams centred on the coronavirus. But if we are to shut down these phishing attacks, people must share scams when they receive them.

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IT Governance

JULY 11, 2019

This might seem futile – the police will almost certainly be unable to recover your data, let alone catch the crooks – but evidence of the attack is necessary for filing a cyber insurance claim. If you don’t already have cyber insurance, it’s worth considering. Find out what kind of ransomware it is.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 6, 2019

phishing emails every week. There’s plenty of advice on how to spot phishing scams , but without any real-world examples that explain how they work, it can be easy to see the threat as purely theoretical. That’s why we’ve decided to review phishing attacks in practice. Your employees receive an average of 4.8

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IT Governance

JANUARY 7, 2018

Phishing is big business for cyber criminals. According to PhishMe’s Enterprise Phishing Resiliency and Defense Report 2017 , phishing attacks rose by 65% last year, with the average attack costing mid-sized companies $1.6 Help your staff avoid phishing attacks. million (about £1.2 Social: 16.0%. Job function: 11.8%.

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IT Governance

MARCH 14, 2018

A recent F-Secure report has found that phishing emails (16%) and malicious attachments (18%) together accounted for 34% of cyber attacks. The gaming and public-sector industries were mostly affected by targeted attacks, whereas the insurance and telecom industries mostly suffered opportunistic attacks.

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IT Governance

MAY 16, 2019

Earlier this month, two major pharmaceutical giants issued warnings about phishing emails targeting job hunters. How could anyone’s alarm not be raised if they are offered a job without an interview? Unfortunately, red flags like that are ignored in all kinds of phishing scams, and this scheme is a perfect example of why that happens.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2022

Cyber Insurer Provides Help. As Spectra Logic had the foresight to take out cyber insurance , Chubb representatives were professional and helpful, according to Mendoza. Forensic analysis of the breach came to a quick conclusion – a phishing attempt had tricked a user with privileged access into clicking on a malicious link.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

See also: How Defence in Depth Can Help Organisations Tackle Complex Cyber Security Risks Is Cyber Essentials Enough to Secure Your Organisation? Why Cyber Insurance is Essential in 2022. One of the most common weaknesses is people’s susceptibility to social engineering attacks, such as phishing. How we can help.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As a matter of fact, the most-reported crime in the 2021 Internet Crime Report report was phishing , a social engineering scam wherein the victim receives a deceptive message from someone in an attempt to get the victim to reveal personal information or account credentials or to trick them into downloading malware. Here’s How to Do It Right.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

It’s not helpful to list ‘hacking’ as a risk, for example, because that could include anything from phishing scams to exploited databases. Alternatively, you might find that it’s more cost-effective to invest in a cyber resilience insurance policy. Buuri also urges organisations to be as granular as possible when identifying risks.

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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: Phishing, pretexting, SMS toll fraud, baiting and tailgating are among the common tactics used by cybercriminals.

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IT Governance

JUNE 18, 2018

One in five schools and colleges have fallen victim to cyber crime, according to research from the specialist insurer Ecclesiastical, yet the majority (74%) of educational establishments claim to be “fully prepared” to deal with such attacks. . Phishing and ransomware e-learning course . Explain what phishing is. .

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

Cyber insurance coverage ramps up. There is also huge debate around cyber insurance and whether it is fit for purpose. Cyber insurance is designed to help protect organizations against the fallout from cyber-attacks, including covering the financial costs of paying out ransomware demands and dealing with incidents.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2023

Researchers warn that such data leaks are hazardous as they might help threat actors craft targeted phishing campaigns, assist in forgery and identity theft, and trick companies into making payments. If you want to know how to protect yourself, give a look at the original post here: [link].

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Cisco Umbrella , analyzing the threat environment for 2022, found that 86% of organizations experienced phishing, 69% experienced unsolicited crypto mining, 50% were affected by ransomware, and 48% experienced some form of information-stealing malware. Phishing attacks continue to dominate cyber threats. Ransomware. Mobile attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Related: How to get of HIPAA hit list. The compromised databases included names, addresses, dates of birth, insurance policy details, medical record numbers, account balances and dates of service — of both guarantors and patients. In early 2015, health insurer A nthem Inc.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Staff awareness training, particularly phishing staff awareness training, is essential to mitigating the threat of cyber attacks. Training your staff how to recognise phishing emails and what to do if they open them or click on a malicious link is critical to keeping your organisation secure. How to adopt defence in depth.

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KnowBe4

DECEMBER 6, 2022

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Recent reporting indicates cyber criminals will continue targeting healthcare payment processors through a variety of techniques, such as phishing campaigns and social engineering, to spoof support centers and obtain user access.” ” reads the alert. In one case, the victim reported having lost approximately $1.5

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CGI

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

How to fight fraud, waste and abuse in healthcare. For example, criminals have many routes by which they can steal from the healthcare system, from old-fashioned insurance fraud to sophisticated cybercrime techniques. michael.hardy@…. Wed, 02/06/2019 - 09:51.

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CGI

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

How to fight fraud, waste and abuse in healthcare. For example, criminals have many routes by which they can steal from the healthcare system, from old-fashioned insurance fraud to sophisticated cybercrime techniques. michael.hardy@…. Wed, 02/06/2019 - 09:51.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 12, 2019

Even worse, according to Ponemon, 47 percent of SMBs said they have no understanding of how to protect their companies from cyberattacks. Employees at a small business are not typically trained to be alert to potential cyber intrusions like a phishing email.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2023

Threat actors can exploit this data to carry out a broad range of fraudulent activities, from phishing attacks to identity theft. HCPF is providing access to credit monitoring services for twenty-four months, through Experian, to impacted individuals along with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Could be phished credentials. as well as insurance and merchant accounts, to commit insurance fraud and wire fraud. Sascha Fahrbach , cybersecurity evangelist, Fudo Security : Our personal data has immense value to cyber criminals; it is very likely that hackers will now weaponize this data to create advanced phishing attacks.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Check your cyber insurance policy. Remind staff to be vigilant – particularly of phishing attacks. Phishing remains one of the most popular forms of attack even for sophisticated nation state actors. Ensure you have third party support available if you need it. Check notification requirements.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 18, 2023

By attending our live sessions at the Thales booth, you will learn how to: Discover and classify your data wherever it resides. Be in control of your encryption keys and their location, and how to control access to your sensitive data and digital services to comply with emerging data sovereignty requirements.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Naturally, a great deal of phishing schemes that precede these bank account takeovers begin with a spoofed text message from the target’s bank warning about a suspicious Zelle transfer. What follows is a deep dive into how this increasingly clever Zelle fraud scam typically works, and what victims can do about it.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The simplest example may be insurance. Life, health, auto, and other insurance are all designed to help a person protect against losses. This article looks at cybersecurity risk management, how to establish a risk management system, and best practices for building resilience. What is Cybersecurity Risk Management?

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KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #17 | April 25th, 2023 [Head Start] Effective Methods How To Teach Social Engineering to an AI Remember The Sims? Soon, the CEO of security firm Adversa AI had GPT-4 spouting homophobic statements, creating phishing emails, and supporting violence." Users beware.

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IT Governance

JUNE 27, 2019

Another way to lessen the burden of recovering from a ransomware attack is to purchase cyber insurance. Norsk Hydro confirmed that it had a cyber insurance policy, and although it hasn’t said how much it will receive, it did state that payments could start appearing in the results of the third quarter.

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Data Matters

MARCH 28, 2022

Department of Health and Human Service’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued industry guidance for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) regulated entities to take preventative steps to protect against some of the more common, and often successful, cyber-attack techniques. On March 17, 2022, the U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

are subject to laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the HITECH Act), as well as regulations such as the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments (CLIA). Healthcare Data Privacy Laws. Health data and patient data in the U.S.

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KnowBe4

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The first phishing campaigns have already been sent and more will be coming that try to trick you into clicking on a variety of links about blood drives, charitable donations, or "exclusive" videos. Find out how adding PhishER can be a huge time-saver for your Incident Response team! Download Now: [link] Let's stay safe out there.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Get recommendations on how to protect against new threats. Training of employees to prevent phishing from both email and social media, as well endpoint protection and other cybersecurity safeguards to prevent future attacks. Free advice and consultation on options for data recovery and how to prevent further potential data loss.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

This fine print can provide valuable information regarding the data a site collects, how it’s protected, how they use it and who else has access to it. Know how to spot ‘malvertising’. There’s a chance the unsolicited offer in your inbox is a “ phishing ” scheme. Phishing schemes don’t only travel by way of email.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

To help, we break down the process into the following steps: How to Prepare for Ransomware. How to Prepare for Ransomware. We also need to periodically check that the policy is up to date with the latest insurance providers, incident response vendors, attorneys, and executives’ contact information. Ransomware Response.

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