Recorded webinar: Four decades of ransomware: Learning from the past

Data breaches are at an all-time high, with the number of breaches almost doubling from 2022 to 2023. Most recently, CBS reported on a massive data breach that could likely contain the social security numbers (SSNs) of every US citizen. It’s a major leak of personally identifiable information (PII) and only adds to the amount of sensitive data, such as passwords and addresses, that has been leaked over the last decade. Although it’s easy to think that leaked PII in […]

Organizations of all sizes face multiple cybersecurity challenges these days. Speaking recently at the Munich Security Conference, FBI director Christopher A. Wray said that the current threat environment is “more severe and more complex than ever before.” Not only have hacking tools grown more sophisticated, but they’re also easier to obtain. Additionally, artificial intelligence and the use of deep fakes make threat actors more convincing when using social engineering tactics, as reported by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Adding […]

Phishing emails are often sent out en masse and target people indiscriminately. According to a recent Gone Phishing Report, 7% of users clicked a phishing email in 2022. Of those, 44% submitted credentials in a subsequent online form. As high as these statistics are, spear phishing attacks–a highly targeted form of phishing–are much more successful. According to research by Barracuda, 11% of spear phishing email recipients click the links inside them. Let’s dive into what spear phishing is, why it’s […]