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“Customer Complaint” May Get Your Attention
Blog courtesy of KnowBe4
Written by Stu Sjouwerman
A spear phishing campaign is sending phony “customer complaints” that contain a link to a malicious website, according to Paul Ducklin at Naked Security. The phishing emails appear to come from a manager at the employee’s company, and ask the recipien...
11/11/2021 19:48 - Comment(s)
U.K. Residents Experience a 116% Increase in Nuisance Calls, Texts, and Emails in 2021
Blog courtesy of KnowBe4
Written by Stu Sjouwerman
New data from the U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) shows a massive rise in the first six months of this year – and the belief that cyberattacks are to blame.

According to data publicly-released by the ICO and analysed by U.K. litigation f...
19/10/2021 10:58 - Comment(s)
How to Run a Successful Security Awareness Training Program
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Written by Stu Sjouwerman

As we're now in Cybersecurity Awareness Month, thinking about how to strengthen your security awareness training program is probably top of mind.

Luckily, we've got you covered with helpful tips you can use to run a strong security awareness training p...
01/10/2021 15:18 - Comment(s)
Probability of Experiencing a Vendor Email Compromise Attack Increases 96%
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Written by Stu Sjouwerman
Vendor Email Compromise requires first taking control of a strategic email account within the victim organisations. According to new data, cybercriminals are getting really good at this.

Vendor Email Compromise – an attack where an email account is act...
20/09/2021 14:51 - Comment(s)
Enterprise Organisations Have as Much as an 85% Chance of Receiving a BEC Attack Every Week
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Written by Stu Sjouwerman

Business Email Compromise is a multi-billion dollar business, representing 43% of all cybercrime last year. Despite it being dwarfed in the news by ransomware, it represents a growing and consistent threat.

We’ve seen recent rises in BEC activity – alo...
20/09/2021 08:31 - Comment(s)