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Not us, YOU: vendor email compromise explained

November 7, 2019 admin account takeover, acid, agari, agari cyber intelligence division, ATO, bec, Business, business cyberattacks, Business Email Compromise, business threats, nigerian scammer, phishing, silent starling, Social engineering, vec, vendor email compromise

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 21:49:16 +0000

Vendor email compromise (VEC) is a new cybersecurity term for a familiar practice, taken to the thousandth degree. Learn the similarities with business email compromise and how your organization can protect against them both.

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Business

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Europol: Ransomware remains top threat in IOCTA report

October 14, 2019 admin awareness, bec, Business Email Compromise, child sexual exploitation, cse, ddos, Europol, fraud, internet organized crime threat assessment, iocta, phishing, ransomware, spear phishing

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 16:00:00 +0000

The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, or Europol, just released its annual Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) report. We highlight their key findings and remind readers how to better protect themselves.

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Awareness

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When corporate communications look like a phish

September 9, 2019 admin Anti-phishing, bec, Business, Business Email Compromise, corporate communications, email communications, Emails, phishing, phishing training, training and awareness program

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 15:36:11 +0000

Before organizations engage in gnashing of teeth over the “ignorant user” and the cost of training, think about how much email users encounter and whether corporate communications look like phishes themselves.

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Business

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Leaks and breaches: a roundup

June 3, 2019 admin Amazingco, breaches, Business Email Compromise, Canva, data, data breach, data leaks, First American Financial Corp., Flipboard, impersonation attempts, leaks, privacy

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 16:47:11 +0000

There’s been some huge leaks and breaches over the last few days, impacting everything from regular logins to important financial documents. What’s the fallout?

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Privacy

Tags: Amazingco breaches Business Email Compromise Canva data data breach data leaks First American Financial Corp Flipboard impersonation attempts leaks privacy

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This Week in Security News: Medical Malware and Monitor Hacks

April 18, 2019 admin Business Email Compromise, CoinMiner, Current News, EternalBlue, hacking, malware, Security

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 13:00:42 +0000

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn how baby monitors may be susceptible to hacking. Also, learn about a medical flaw that enables hackers to hide malware. Read on: Is Your Baby Monitor…

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Hit the Easy Button for Your Organization’s Gmail Security

April 9, 2019 admin Business, Business Email Compromise, G Suite, Gmail, Security, Trend Micro Cloud App Security

Credit to Author: Joyce Huang| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 12:00:20 +0000

Fifteen years ago, Gmail was launched by Google. The web-based service now has 1.5 billion users a month. In addition to being the extremely popular personal email service, Gmail is also a key component of G Suite for organizations. One of the many reasons of Gmail’s popularity is its security. Google makes use of multiple…

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A week in security (March 18 – 24)

March 25, 2019 admin bandersnatch, bec. cdc spam, Business Email Compromise, center for disease control and prevention, cybersecurity, Education, Epic Games, Facebook, formjacking, gandcrab, google photos, iPhone, kiddle, learn4life, malicious app, NETFLIX, Network Security, Password reuse, phishing, privacy, security fatigue, Security world, steam, vulnerabilities, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 15:46:38 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from March 18–24, including Facebook’s privacy pivot, password reuse, new research on hospital phishing attacks, infected iPhone apps, and more.

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BEC Will Reach Two Levels Deeper

January 22, 2019 admin Business, Business Email Compromise, Security, Starwood

Credit to Author: William “Bill” Malik (CISA VP Infrastructure Strategies)| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 14:00:18 +0000

In our predictions report for 2019, “Mapping the Future: Dealing with Pervasive and Persistent Threats,” we foresaw an increase in the rate of BEC (business email compromise) attacks: “Business email compromise will go two levels down in the org chart.” From the report: “Business email compromise (BEC) remains a very potent and…

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