The country where emails originate and the number of countries they are routed through on the way to their final destination offer important warning signs of phishing attacks.Continue reading
Spear Phishing
Spear phishing is a personalized phishing attack that targets a specific organization or individual.
Latest Internet Crime Report reveals victims lost billions from BEC, COVID scams
The FBI's 2020 IC3 report documents an increase in cybercrime across all industry sectors. COVID-related scams and BEC attacks have cost victims billions of dollars.Continue reading
Keeping it real: How deepfakes could spell trouble for corporate cybersecurity
A recent video of Tom Cruise on TikTok drew people’s attention to how convincing deepfake tech has become today. CISOs should take note: the technology could give scammers the upper hand in the years to come.Continue reading
Webinar: Anatomy of a real-world social-engineering attack
Cybercrime is becoming more sophisticated and more difficult to prevent. This is especially true in social engineering email attacks like spear phishing and business email compromise (BEC)Continue reading
Email threat types: Email scamming
Email scams like foreign money transfers and fake charities have cost victims hundreds of millions of dollars, and account for 39% of all spear-phishing attacks.Continue reading
Threat Spotlight: Vaccine-related phishing
Beware of phishing campaigns that use the COVID-19 vaccination as a hook. In the same way they’ve capitalized on the global pandemic with coronavirus-related phishing attacks, cybercriminals are now trying to leverage the vaccine to steal money and personal information.Continue reading
Partner Spotlight: MSP drives success with Email Threat Scanner
Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, KSM Consulting’s services offerings include management consulting, IT consulting, cybersecurity, email security data analytics, and project management for businesses and non-profits of all sizes and industries, as well as government agencies.Continue reading
e-book: Threat Spotlight: Protecting your business in 2021
Beware of rapidly-emerging cybersecurity threats. Cybercriminals are morphing their attack techniques, using a range of new tactics to try to increase their success.Continue reading