A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Few people claimed to fully understand it, but the esoteric theory still managed to spark the public’s imagination.
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Phishing continues to be the number one method that over 90% of cybersecurity incidents and breaches happen. Cybersecurity Awareness Training and Phishing Simulation company KnowBe4 recently posted an article on their blog about the Top-Clicked Phishing Email Subjects. Sharing this information with your staff is one way to limit the impact of these email exploits.
Here are the top subject lines used in emails by actual cyber-attackers.
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Never in human history has there been a platform for tracking, eavesdropping, reconnaissance, and surveillance like the smartphone. With the right malware or phone store app, a marketing company, suspicious spouse, parent, nation-state cyber-spy, or your own government or law enforcement agency can easily spy on anyone carrying a smartphone. Mobile devices often provide a bridge between a target’s personal life and ...
A guest post by Maxwell Donovan
Editor’s comment: I spend a lot of time writing about cyber-crime. This article reminds us that there are other very physical and personal crimes that we need to guard against as well.
They say that crime doesn’t pay, but in the end, does it? You are at risk from crime when you’re running a business. This could include ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.The idea of hacking back against those who hack you has been called a lot of things. The terms “goofy idea” and “illegal” are some we’ve heard. But for a ransomware victim in Germany, you can add the words “sweet revenge.” And not ...
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A guest post from From Siege Media
Data breaches are more or less becoming commonplace. In the last several years, companies the likes of Under Armour, Home Depot, Equifax, and even Target have fallen victim to ruthless cyber-attacks, resulting in the loss of profit, reputation, and customers.
This obviously has a huge affect ...
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As cybersecurity professionals, we spend a lot of time and effort keeping outsiders off our network, and out of our servers and information repositories. The good news is that today’s defensive solutions work pretty well, and we are largely successful defending threats from outsider the network perimeter.
Insider threats are a bigger concern. There have been several high profile insider ...
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October 29 is International Internet Day. For better or worse, the creation of the Internet has changed everything. It created new ways to communicate, provided an open platform for free speech and the free exchange of ideas. It created a new and level playing field where tiny Davids could successfully complete with ...
One of my favorite TV shows of all time. Helped me to learn that all families are odd, or at least my family wasn’t the only one. Of course there is a new animated film about to be released. Did you know they were first seen in a 1938 New Yorker cartoon? From the Smithsonian, and Dan’s Media Digest. If you are a fan, read both articles.
