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What are phishing kits? Web components of phishing attacks explained
A phishing kit is the back-end to a phishing attack. It's the final step in most cases, where the criminal has replicated a known brand or organization.
Episode 4: Reduce SOC burnout
Episode 4 - Listen to the podcast to learn more about the expanding threat landscape and how security leaders can reduce SOC burnout and enable security teams to be proactive and preventive threat hunters with a modern threat...
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How to prepare for an effective phishing attack simulation
Here's what users need to know about phishing attacks before you send out a test email.
Episode 2: Empowering employees to be secure and productive
Episode 2: When it comes to protecting your business, security is a team sport. Criminal hackers –increasingly sophisticated and persistent – are playing offense, trying to find weak spots to breach an organization. And everyone in...
The 15 biggest data breaches of the 21st century
Data breaches affecting millions of users are far too common. Here are some of the biggest, baddest breaches in recent memory.
14 tips to prevent business email compromise
Criminals fool victims into clicking on malicious links or assisting in financial theft by sending emails that mimic real senders and real companies. Here's how to stop BEC.
8 types of phishing attacks and how to identify them
Phishing comes in many forms, from spear phishing, whaling and business-email compromise to clone phishing, vishing and snowshoeing. Here's how to recognize each type of phishing attack.
9 top anti-phishing tools and services
Some of these solutions will help find and stop phishing emails before they can cause damage, while others will find phishers fraudulently using your business's brand.
What is phishing? How this cyber attack works and how to prevent it
Phishing is a method of trying to gather personal information using deceptive e-mails and websites. Here's what you need to know about this venerable, but increasingly sophisticated, form of cyber attack.
CISO Q&A: How AvidXchange manages COVID-related threats and risk
Like many CISOs, Christina Quaine's team is supporting the payment processor's work-at-home employees and managing internal pandemic-specific risks. It also helps its mid-market customers meet new security challenges.
Twitter hack raises alarm among government officials, security experts
The recent account takeover attack underscores how Twitter and other social platforms have become a critical component of political systems worldwide.
Twitter VIP account hack highlights the danger of insider threats
The account compromise raises questions about Twitter's controls. Experts weigh in on best practices for mitigating risk from malicious or accidental insider threats.
What is pretexting? Definition, examples and prevention
Pretexting is form of social engineering in which an attacker comes up with a story to convince a victim to give up valuable information or access to a service or system.
6 hard truths security pros must learn to live with
Crafty hackers, unwitting users, a relentless workload — working in IT security is all about accepting this as business as usual and pushing forward anyway.
How Abnormal Security combats business email compromise
Abnormal Security analyzes work relationships, language patterns to spot compromised accounts and stop them from sending mail.
Vishing explained: How voice phishing attacks scam victims
Vishing (voice phishing) is a form of attack that attempts to trick victims into giving up sensitive personal information over the phone.
8 ways attackers are exploiting the COVID-19 crisis
Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis to spread malware, disrupt operations, sow doubt and make a quick buck.
What is smishing? How phishing via text message works
Don't let the cute name fool you, smishing is a cyberattack that uses misleading text messages to trick victims into sharing valuable information, installing malware, or giving away money.
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