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
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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
Q&A: Understanding social engineering
In our inaugural Q&A column, Tonia Dudley, Cofense Director, Security Solution Advisor, looks at some of the basics of overcoming a spear-phishing social engineering threat. Q: SC Media: Phishing is considered a subset of social engineering, where an attacker wants you to trust them with important information. Social engineering takes on a lot of different … [Read more...] about Q&A: Understanding social engineering
Say “Ah!” A closer look at phishing in the healthcare industry
How resilient is healthcare to phishing? Healthcare is a favorite – and profitable – target for cyberattacks. If you work for a healthcare company, or if you’re a patient or subscriber, you’re familiar with all the data the industry gathers and threat actors crave: name, date of birth, Social Security number, mailing address, email address, and probably a credit card or … [Read more...] about Say “Ah!” A closer look at phishing in the healthcare industry