As we head toward 2020 we can expect to see a variety of situations-based phishing attacks. While there will always be attacks based on major events, such as the Super Bowl, Academy Awards, births and deaths relating to celebrities, and the like, there are other big milestones coming up. Here are but a few: China’s third space station is expected to launchUS presidential … [Read more...] about 2020: A look ahead to a rash of phishing attacks
Political intrigue breeds cyberattacks
Political machinations often end up leading to phishing attacks. We’ve seen it before. The Sony Pictures film The Interview, a comedy about two journalists tasked with killing North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, ultimately led to a massive breach of the studio that US intelligence officials attributed to a North Korean hacking group called DarkSeoul, which is known to use spear … [Read more...] about Political intrigue breeds cyberattacks
Educating the board why phishing defense is a business imperative — Part 2
In this second installment of our two-part Questions and Answers column we’ll continue our discussion with David Mount, senior director of product marketing at Cofense, about how CISOs and their ongoing discussions with the board of directors about phishing security. Part 1 of this two-part series posted earlier this month. SC Media: Some boards today are becoming far … [Read more...] about Educating the board why phishing defense is a business imperative — Part 2
Yes, it can happen here
This website is called Sharpening Your Defenses for a reason — bad things can happen and they can happen to you. Don’t believe me? In the news recently was a story about the American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), a 40-year-old company that thought it was doing all the right things defensively. It never had a data breach — until it did. As a result, AMCA’s corporate … [Read more...] about Yes, it can happen here
Comment on Congress’ new cybersecurity bill
Once again the federal government is looking at ways to improve its own cybersecurity and once again the legislation is a good news/bad news effort. The good news is that members of Congress are now recognizing the importance of cybersecurity training. The bad news is that its sponsors fall short and do not understand the need for ongoing training, not just annual training … [Read more...] about Comment on Congress’ new cybersecurity bill