The main difference between smishing and vishing is that smishing is a phishing attack that uses SMS text message as the contact method and vishing uses voice calls as the contact method. Research conducted by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) found that phishing, including vishing and smishing, is the most prevalent cyberthreat in the U.S. The report found that in 2022, 300,497 people reported falling victim to phishing, resulting in reported losses totaling up to $52,089,159.

Verizon's DBIR always has a lot of information to unpack, so I’ll continue my review by covering how stolen credentials play a role in attacks. This year's Data Breach Investigations Report has nearly 1 million incidents in their data set, making it the most statistically relevant set of report data anywhere. So, what does the report say about the most common threat actions that are involved in data breaches?

Avord, a cybersecurity services and solutions organization based in the UK, is working with API security pioneer, Noname Security, to deliver API security reconnaissance as a service.

DigiCert is a reputable Certificate Authority (CA) that offers code signing certificates for ensuring software application integrity and security. Whether you are a developer looking to order a new code signing certificate or an existing certificate holder seeking to renew, DigiCert provides a seamless process to meet your needs. This article will guide you through the seamless steps of ordering or renewing your DigiCert code signing certificate.

The purpose of the Netskope Threat Labs News Roundup series is to provide enterprise security teams an actionable brief on the top cybersecurity news from around the world. The brief includes summaries and links to the top news items spanning cloud-enabled threats, malware, and ransomware.

As digitalization becomes a norm, businesses are transitioning to cloud services for increased scalability, cost-effectiveness, and operational efficiency. But this transformation comes with a new challenge — securing the cloud.

Oh no! You’ve been hacked, and you have experts onsite to identify the terrible things done to your organization. It doesn’t take long before the beardy dude or cyber lady says, “Yeah...they used DNS to control compromised hosts and then exfiltrated your data.” As you reflect on this event, you think, “Did I even have a chance against that kind of attack?” Yes, you did because Splunk can be used to detect and respond to DNS exfiltration.

Authentication and authorization are two key processes that ensure only trustworthy and verified users can gain access to authorized system resources and data. They enable your organization’s information security — your ability to protect sensitive information against unauthorized access. Although these two processes are used interchangeably, they have several fundamental differences.

At one time, the internet was seen as a place where users could remain anonymous: they could scroll from the privacy of their screen. Today, we know that’s no longer the case. In an attempt to sell more products, and create a personalized digital experience, tech firms, companies and advertisers track and analyze each user across the digital landscape. Privacy is still important to users: 90% of individuals in a recent global survey said online privacy was important to them.

On May 19, 2023, Barracuda Networks identified a remote command injection vulnerability (CVE-2023-2868) present in the Barracuda Email Security Gateway (appliance form factor only) versions 5.1.3.001-9.2.0.006. In its security advisory, Barracuda said the vulnerability existed in the Barracuda software component responsible for screening attachments for malware. In subsequent days, Barracuda deployed a series of patches.