Part 1 of a 5-part series. The threat posed by phishing is not new. For many years, the media and research papers have been littered with examples of data breaches that have been traced back to phishing attacks. Organizations have attempted to tackle the threat through investments in next-gen technologies and increased employee awareness training. … [Read more...] about Uncomfortable truth #1 about phishing defense
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Credit card phishing woes
Phishing attacks come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes it’s an email from a stranger pretending to be a corporate executive or someone you know, a social media post inviting you to click a link, or an instant message from a “friend.” And sometimes it’s a website designed to fool you into offering up your login credentials or other confidential data. These sites can be very … [Read more...] about Credit card phishing woes
Sharpening your defenses
Welcome to the inaugural blog post for Sharpening Your Defenses. We hope you find our posts informative, engaging, and useful. Here we will bring you insights into the issues facing corporate security teams and senior management alike, as well as tips and tricks on how to address the changing face of corporate data security. One certainty about the data and cybersecurity … [Read more...] about Sharpening your defenses
Phighting phishing
Defending against one of the most common cyberattacks is sort of like Whack-a-Mole on steroids. A variety of statistics are available from cybersecurity and non-cybersecurity firms about spam, phishing and malware. It really doesn’t matter which vendor’s numbers you look at; everyone will tell you that more than half of all email sent is at best is just spam and at the worst, … [Read more...] about Phighting phishing
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