Category: Security

Prime Day ThreatsPrime Day Threats

October 17, 2020 aeppley 0 Comments 2:45 pm

The threat actors are targeting Amazon Prime Dayshoppers with malware and phishing campaigns, as it’s one of the desired retail ...

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Cybersecurity awareness monthCybersecurity awareness month

October 15, 2020 aeppley 0 Comments 1:26 pm

The Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM)is observed the month of October and started back in 2004, by the Deprtment of ...

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5 tips to reduce the risk of email impersonation attacks October 23, 2020
Email attacks have moved past standard phishing and become more targeted over the years. In this article, I will focus on email impersonation attacks, outline why they are dangerous, and provide some tips to help individuals and organizations reduce their risk exposure to impersonation attacks. What are email impersonation attacks? Email impersonation attacks are malicious […]
New infosec products of the week: October 23, 2020 October 23, 2020
Deepwatch Lens Score: SecOps maturity planning and benchmarking Deepwatch Lens Score allows CISOs to quickly understand data source collection, active analytics, and what their Maturity Score is today and how to improve it. The powerful app is intuitive and delivers valuable data and insights to CISOs in a few minutes in the palm of their […]
Cybersecurity is failing due to ineffective technology October 23, 2020
A failing cybersecurity market is contributing to ineffective performance of cybersecurity technology, a Debate Security research reveals. Based on over 100 comprehensive interviews with business and cybersecurity leaders from large enterprises, together with vendors, assessment organizations, government agencies, industry associations and regulators, the research shines a light on why technology vendors are not incentivized to […]
Machine identity related cyberattacks grew by 433% between 2018 and 2019 October 23, 2020
The machine identity attack surface is exploding, with a rapid increase in all types of machine identity-related security events in 2018 and 2019, according to Venafi. For example, the number of reported machine identity-related cyberattacks grew by over 400% during this two-year period. “We have seen machine use skyrocket in organizations over the last five […]
63 billion credential stuffing attacks hit retail, hospitality, travel industries October 23, 2020
Akamai published a report detailing criminal activity targeting the retail, travel, and hospitality industries with attacks of all types and sizes between July 2018 and June 2020. The report also includes numerous examples of criminal ads from the darknet illustrating how they cash in on the results from successful attacks and the corresponding data theft. […]