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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.
C-suite is a weak link when it comes to email-based attacks
Phishing and impersonation attacks are up, and the C-suite is the weak link in email-borne attacks.
Stop training your employees to fall for phishing attacks
Training your employees how to recognize and avoid phishing only works if trusted emails don’t look the same as criminals'.
How elections are hacked via social media profiling
What to expect in the 2018 midterm elections and how malvertising tactics will be used to target voters.
David Jewberg — social engineering the Russia conversation
The David Jewberg persona trolled Russian and Ukrainian media. The question remains: Was it the alter ego of Dan Rapoport or a creation to social engineer the Russian dialog?
Salted Hash – SC 02: What a TSB phishing attack looks like
In April, TSB (a retail and commercial bank in the UK) announced they would shutdown some systems for an IT upgrade. However, the upgrade was a disaster, and over a month later customers are still having problems. As a result,...
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TSB phishing attacks | Salted Hash Ep 33
TSB customers in the U.K. were already frustrated by the bank's technical problems, but now the situation has gotten worse as criminals take advantage of the chaos. Host Steve Ragan looks at recent TSB phishing attacks and the kit...
The impact of human behavior on security
People should be the last thing in charge of cybersecurity. Remove people and add transparency and automation for true protection.
Chinese citizen tries to steal advanced robotic technology IP
Medrobotics' CEO caught Dong Liu in the company's conference room attempting to steal advanced robotic intellectual property.
Salted Hash - SC 01: What an Apple phishing attack looks like
Today on Salted Hash, we’re going to look at a phishing attack from two sides. The first side will be what the victim sees. After that, we're going to see what the criminal sees. We'll also discuss some steps administrators can take...
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What an Apple phishing attack looks like | Salted Hash Ep 32
How can you tell the difference between a legitimate email and a phishing attack? Host Steve Ragan shows what an Apple phishing attack looks like, screen by screen, showing the difference between the real and the fake.
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Tech support scams are on the rise, up 24%, warns Microsoft
Social engineering attacks like the Microsoft tech support scams still work. Fake cold calls, fake messages on websites, and malicious emails continue to trick victims.
Social engineering: It's time to patch the human
Is there a patch for human stupidity? If you believe the common saying, there isn't. However, Jayson E. Street says there is, and it's time companies started patching their humans. The truth is, technology alone isn't going to save...
Iran's need to steal intellectual property
The indictment of nine Iranians by the DOJ is one in a long string of incursions by Iran to compromise trusted insiders and steal intellectual property.
Salted Hash Ep 21: Scammers targeting Office 365 and DocuSign
Welcome back! Salted Hash is gearing up to shoot our next season, as well as other segments in April during the RSA Conference, but this week we're going to chat with Asaf Cidon, vice president of email security services at Barracuda....
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Scammers spoof Office 365, DocuSign and others | Salted Hash Ep 21
As phishing attacks evolve, hackers are using customization and targeted scams to ensnare users. Asaf Cidon, vice president, email security services at Barracuda, talks with host Steve Ragan about the ever-changing cat-and-mouse game...
North Korea hacking group is expanding operations, researchers say
A group of hackers from North Korea (DPRK), recently connected to the usage of an Adobe Flash zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2018-4878), has expanded its operations in both scope and sophistication, FireEye says.
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