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Cybercriminals are exploiting cryptocurrency donations to the Ukraine crisis

Our threat intelligence recently shared several threats they’ve uncovered through monitoring our B2B platform, in our recent report: Keeping pace with emerging threats: Summer 2022 roundup. One of the standout threats to keep your users aware of is a group of phishing emails impersonating Ukrainian charitable appeals – specifically those requesting cryptocurrency donations.

Phishing Awareness 101: How to Email Test Your Employees

Phishing is a constant threat to data and endpoint security. Cybercriminals use phishing attacks to break into accounts, steal company funds, and compromise sensitive data. In this article I will introduce you to the dangers of phishing and guide you through the process of running your very own phishing simulation using BrowseReporter, CurrentWare’s employee computer monitoring software. Table of Contents.

It's time to invest in your incident response - here's how

Taking proactive measures is critical to any aspect of a strong cybersecurity strategy. And today, the need for a robust incident response plan has never been greater. As more and more companies embrace remote work, we see an influx of personal devices on the corporate network. As a result, the potential attack surface expands while endpoint visibility is significantly reduced.

The unfair life of an admin: How to make your users appreciate you

It's natural for tension between the cybersecurity team and internal stakeholders to exist. As the administrator, you play a crucial role in ensuring the network's security, protecting against unauthorized access, and troubleshooting any access issues. But trying to keep people both secure and productive can be challenging. Ultimately, you want to protect critical data without making your colleagues' jobs more difficult.

Is my business email HIPAA compliant?

According to a report published by the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), losses resulting from attacks against business emails are 64 times more damaging than ransomware when measured by dollar amount losses. Phishing and email data breaches can be particularly damaging in the health sector. Regulatory authorities and oversight bodies are incredibly stringent when enforcing compliance measures designed to protect sensitive medical and patient data.

How are FS IT leaders responding to phishing threats?

2021 was a banner year for phishing attacks. According to our latest report, Fighting Phishing: The IT Leader's View, more than eight in ten organizations, or 84%, were hit by them last year. That's up from the 73% revealed in our previous report. Given stats like these, it's no wonder cyber threats now top the list of concerns reported to the Allianz Risk Barometer by business risk experts.

Human activated risk is real

Human activated risk is real for every organization Whether it’s introduced through coercion by bad actors, human error, or malicious intent, human activated risk is a problem that keeps getting worse. Organizations need intelligent technology that can stop the sophisticated phishing attacks that continue to evade native security defenses, as well as outbound email risk which is too often underestimated.

Helping users become your strongest link

In his book Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World, cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier wrote, “People often represent the weakest link in the security chain and are chronically responsible for the failure of security systems.” That remains as true today as when the book was first published 22 years ago. It’s easy to understand why users often represent the weakest cybersecurity link within an organization.

How to Protect Your Emails: 8 Best Gmail Account Security Tips

Have you ever had your Gmail account hacked? If not, you’re lucky. But it happens, 1 out of 4200 emails sent in 2020 was a phishing activity. Considering that 306 billion emails were sent in the same year, it means a whopping 72 million were phishing-related. Keeping your Gmail secure isn’t a request anymore. You don’t want anyone to access your personal information or compromise important company conversations and files.