Phishing is one of the most common cybercrimes. If your business is ever going to be hit by a cyberattack, chances are this will be the first, the second, and the next one after that. Why? Because phishing attacks are incredibly successful, which is why it’s a favorite of cybercrim...
Step 6: Follow basic phishing protection rules As with many examples of ransomware and malware, WannaCry initially infected computer networks via a phishing attack. Never open an email attachment you weren’t expecting, even if it appears to come from somebody you know, and no matter h...
Regular security and compliance training can help mitigate potential threats. When team members can recognize potential phishing attempts and incorporate good security practices into their daily activities, organizations reduce the likelihood of human error leading to breaches and can strengthen their overall...
Email spoofing is used in phishing attacks to trick users into believing the message is from a person or entity they either know or can trust. A cybercriminal uses a spoofing attack to trick recipients into believing that the message is from someone who is not. In this way, attackers can ...
Phishing through spoofing attacks requires little technical expertise, particularly because Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), the standard communication protocol for emails, has no procedure for authenticating email addresses. However, organizations have options at their disposal to overcome this dangerous...
133 133 Identity Security: How to Reduce Cyber Risk in Manufacturing Data Breach Today OCTOBER 16, 2024 Manufacturing enterprises have more identities than ever to manage - human and non - and face more attacks upon these identities. Manual lifecycle management can't keep pace. Trane Technologies...
The deliberate exploitation of vulnerabilities and security flaws on endpoints can result in a range of important security risks, including data loss, network disruption, internal data modification or privilege escalation attacks.How can your organization overcome these ...
Do what you can to turn security awareness into competition. If you’re carrying out mock phishing attacks, be sure to reward those who were able to identify the phishing emails in a timely manner. While it is important to raise awareness to those who failed the test (assuming anyone did)...
Attacks did not stop. Amy’s social media accounts were hacked and used to publish a series of racist claims. Soon after that she lost her job. She was fired despite she had proactively told her bosses that somebody is continuously turning her and her family life into nightmare. ...
Whatever the case may be, as tempting as it might seem, never reply to any unsolicited messages! Email scams are rampant on the internet, so much so that many people have become wary of opening anything suspicious-looking. But even legitimate companies get hit by phishing attacks every now ...