Tools & Practices June 1, 2018 Fortinet Announces Release of FortiMail 6.0 Cybercriminals are now using a wide range of techniques to gain access to business networks and obtain sensitive data, including zero day exploits, brute force ... Read more
Security Breaches May 31, 2018 Mnubot Banking Trojan Used in Attacks on Brazilian Firms A new banking Trojan – MnuBot – has been detected by IBM X-Force researchers which uses an unusual method of communication. Instead of using a ... Read more
Cyber Threats May 30, 2018 US-CERT Issues Warning About Two North Korean Malware Variants Two malware strains – known as Joanap and Brambul – are being used to establish peer to peer connections and remotely access infected systems, manage ... Read more
Cyber Threats May 29, 2018 Warning Issued to Business and Consumers Over VPNFilter Malware Infections on Routers Security researchers at Cisco Talos have been tracking a VPNFilter malware campaign that has seen more than 500,000 consumer-grade routers and NAS devices infected. While ... Read more
Compliance May 28, 2018 Hackers Potentially Had Access to 42,000 Patients Health Data for a Month After Phishing Attack The Ohio Healthcare Provider Aultman Health Foundation has discovered some of its employees have been duped by a phishing attack that resulted in the threat ... Read more
Security Breaches May 23, 2018 Agari: Business Email Compromise the Most Lucrative Form of Email Attack A report from the email security vendor Agari provides new insights into the tactics used by cybercriminal groups to conduct email attacks and the extent ... Read more
Security Breaches May 21, 2018 New Variant of Dharma Ransomware Identified A new variant of Dharma ransomware has been detected. The ransomware is capable of encrypting files on a local device as well files on mapped ... Read more
Compliance May 18, 2018 PhishLabs Merges with BrandProtect PhishLabs, a leading provider of phishing threat intelligence and security awareness and anti-phishing training has announced it has merged with BrandProtect, a leading provider of ... Read more
Cyber Threats May 18, 2018 New Mirai IoT Botnet Detected The Mirai IoT botnet has been used to conduct some of the largest distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks ever seen. Since the release of ... Read more
Cyber Threats May 18, 2018 $875,000 Settlement Agreed in W-2 Phishing Scam Lawsuit A class-action lawsuit stemming from a W-2 phishing scam that saw an employee of the respiratory therapy supplier Lincare Inc., send the W-2 Forms of ... Read more
Compliance May 17, 2018 Cisco Patches Critical Flaws in Digital Network Architecture Platform Cisco has releases patches to address vulnerabilities that could potentially be exploited to gain full control of affected systems. Three of the vulnerabilities are rated ... Read more
Trends & Reports May 17, 2018 InfoSec Institute Named in 2018 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Security Awareness CBT The InfoSec Institute has developed an extensive library of training material on cybersecurity and helps security professionals attain qualifications to improve their career prospects. The ... Read more
Insights May 17, 2018 Spam Filtering for Business Consumers are offered anti-spam controls from email service providers, although spam filtering for business requires a dedicated anti-spam solution. The spam filters used by the ... Read more
Insights May 17, 2018 Cloud-Based Spam Filtering A spam filtering service is one of the most important cybersecurity solutions to implement to prevent malware infections, but what is the best option to ... Read more
Insights May 17, 2018 Email Spam Tips We have compiled some email spam tips that will help you reduce the number of unsolicited and unwanted emails that are delivered to your employees’ ... Read more
Insights May 17, 2018 How to Select Anti-Spam Software In the mid-1990s, two software engineers came up with an innovative solution to deal with unsolicited and unwanted productivity-draining emails and developed the first rudimentary ... Read more
Cyber Threats May 14, 2018 Vega Stealer Malware Harvesting Credentials from Web Browsers A new variant of August Stealer – named Vega Stealer – is being distributed in small phishing campaigns targeting marketing, advertising, and PR firms and ... Read more
Security Breaches May 8, 2018 Does Two-Factor Authentication Protect Businesses from Phishing Attacks? Two-factor – or multi-factor – authentication is a simple control that makes it harder for unauthorized individuals to gain access to accounts and sensitive data. ... Read more
Tools & Practices May 7, 2018 Agari Chooses Gradian as its First UK Partner Agari has announced a new partnership with the value-added reseller (VAR) Gradian. This is the first partnership between Agari and a UK-based VAR. The aim ... Read more
Trends & Reports May 6, 2018 2018 Phishing Trends & Intelligence Report Security awareness and anti-phishing vendor PhishLabs has released its 2018 Phishing Trends & Intelligence Report. The report shows there has been a marked change in ... Read more
Compliance May 5, 2018 Ironscales Announces Introduction of Non-Blocking Cloud-Native API Deployment Ironscales has announced its automated phishing defense platform can now be used to protect organizations without the need for any physical plugins, thanks to its ... Read more
Trends & Reports May 4, 2018 TitanHQ Integrates WebTitan Web Filter into Kaseya IT Complete Suite TitanHQ has announced its powerful web filtering solution – WebTitan – is now fully integrated into the Kaseya IT Complete Suite, making it easier for ... Read more
Security Breaches May 3, 2018 SamSam Ransomware Threat Actors Switch to Targeted Company-Wide Attacks The threat actors behind the latest SamSam ransomware attacks have switched tactics and are now conducting highly targeted, company-wide attacks with the aim of infecting ... Read more
Trends & Reports May 3, 2018 Wombat Security Releases 2018 Beyond the Phish Report The Beyond the Phish Report from Wombat Security provides valuable insights into the state of security awareness across different industry sectors. For the report, Wombat ... Read more
Cyber Threats May 2, 2018 What are the Most Clicked Phishing Emails? KnowBe4 has released a quarterly report that reveals the most clicked phishing emails in Q1, 2018 – The emails that are proving to be the ... Read more
Tools & Practices April 25, 2018 Microsoft Launches Free Windows Defender Chrome Plugin One of the key selling points of the Microsoft Edge browser its protection against phishing attacks. Microsoft Edge is already the best browser to use ... Read more
Tools & Practices April 23, 2018 Agari Named Best Email Security Solution at 2018 SC Media Awards Agari has been honored at this year’s SC Media Awards and has collected a prestigious Professional Award for its email security solution – the Agari ... Read more
Security Breaches April 19, 2018 Security IQ BEC Defense Suite Prepares Businesses for Email Account Compromise Attacks Business email compromise attacks are on the rise, with one recent report suggesting 44% of businesses have suffered an attack. Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks ... Read more
Security Breaches April 18, 2018 Barracuda PhishLine Levelized Programs Offers New Method of Measuring Susceptibility to Phishing Attacks Yesterday saw the launch of Barracuda PhishLine Levelized Programs – A new approach developed by Barracuda and PhishLine to determine and improve user resistance to ... Read more
Cyber Threats April 18, 2018 Mimecast Enhances Its Email Threat Protection Services The email security solution provider Mimecast has announced enhancements have been made to its email and data security solutions to better protect users from the ... Read more