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Reputation management in the age of cyberattacks against businesses

March 14, 2019 admin 0 Comments 101, brm, Business, business reputation management, chief marketing officer, cmo, FYI, global economic crime and fraud survey, home depot, Incident Response, personally identifiable information, PII, privacy, reputation management, security breach notification laws, Social engineering, Wetherspoon

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 16:15:59 +0000

A business’s reputation takes years to build. With the current climate of data breaches, unsurprisingly, destroying it could only take seconds. What can businesses do to protect their brands from a fallout following a cybersecurity incident? In this post, we answer these questions and more.

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MalwareBytes Security

Sophisticated phishing: a roundup of noteworthy campaigns

February 20, 2019 admin cybercrime, font file phishing, google translate phishing, phishing, phishing kit, phishing template, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 19:21:40 +0000

A phishing page that hides behind a translation service. A kit that uses fake font files. A hyper-realistic campaign that could likely fool even the pros. We look at these noteworthy phishing attempts and more to show how far phishers have evolved, and remind users to remain vigilant against this threat.

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MalwareBytes Security

Sextortion Bitcoin scam makes unwelcome return

February 11, 2019 admin cybercrime, email, fake, pressure, SCAM, sextortion, Social engineering, spam, threat

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 18:38:53 +0000

A well-worn sextortion scam is back in user’s inboxes. We explain what to look for and why recipients shouldn’t panic.

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Movie stream ebooks gun for John Wick 3 on Kindle store

February 4, 2019 admin .stream, 3, Amazon, cybercrime, ebook, film, John wick, kindle, movie, parabellum, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 17:30:37 +0000

Over the weekend, we observed a clever spam campaign using bogus ebooks dressed as John Wick 3 movie files to push links to streaming sites. Can John and your ability avoid web based scams survive?

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What Enterprise Leaders Should know about Persistent Threats in 2019

January 31, 2019 admin Advanted persistent threats, APT, APTs, BPC, business process compromise, Current News, Security, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 15:00:29 +0000

Staving off critical threats in the current cybersecurity landscape is a tall order for any size organization. As hackers continually shift and improve upon their attack and breach strategies, IT and security stakeholders must do their best to keep up and remain informed of these trends. This is one of the best and most successful…

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MalwareBytes Security

Sly criminals package ransomware with malicious ransom note

January 25, 2019 admin crytekk, crytekk ransomware, cybercrime, hybrid ransomware, paypal phishing, phishing, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 18:00:00 +0000

Ransomware is not dead. It’s changing—and we need to be ready for them.

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Kaspersky Security

Spear phishing psychology

January 24, 2019 admin Business, human factor, phishing, psychology, SMB, Social engineering, spear phishing

Credit to Author: Anastasiya Gridasova| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 10:10:50 +0000

Many vulnerabilities exist in the mind. How to neutralize them.

MalwareBytes Security

Has two-factor authentication been defeated? A spotlight on 2FA’s latest challenge

January 21, 2019 admin 2fa, 2FA modlishka, Amnesty International, CERTFA, cybercrime, defeat 2FA, mantis, modlishka, password manager, PGP, Social engineering, the return of charming kitten, totp, two-factor authentication

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 16:15:30 +0000

While many tech-savvy folks are familiar with two-factor authentication (2FA), more are unaware that there are several ways around it. A tactic called Modlishka, the English pronunciation for the Polish word for “mantis,” is the latest in this list.

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Independent Securiteam

REVIEW – “The Florentine Deception”, Carey Nachenberg

January 20, 2019 admin Ask the Expert, Book Reviews, culture, Insider Threat, malware, microsoft, OT, Social engineering, Tips & Tricks

Credit to Author: p1| Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 16:22:25 +0000

BKFLODEC.RVW 20150609 “The Florentine Deception”, Carey Nachenberg, 2015, 978-1-5040-0924-9, U$13.49/C$18.91 %A Carey Nachenberg http://florentinedeception.com %C 345 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014 %D 2015 %G 978-1-5040-0924-9 150400924X %I Open Road Distribution %O U$13.49/C$18.91 www.openroadmedia.com %O http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/150400924X/robsladesinterne http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/150400924X/robsladesinte-21 %O http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/150400924X/robsladesin03-20 %O Audience n+ Tech 3 Writing 2 (see revfaq.htm for explanation) %P 321 p. %T “The … Continue reading REVIEW – “The Florentine Deception”, Carey Nachenberg

MalwareBytes Security

Social Security Number scammers are at it again

January 10, 2019 admin cybercrime, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, robocall scam, Security Disability, Social engineering, Social Security Administration, social security number scam, social security scam, SSA, ssa scam, SSD, ssd vulnerability, SSN, ssn scam

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 21:05:26 +0000

The Federal Trade Commission recently released a warning about a sharp increase in Social Security Number scammers. Have you gotten one of their robocalls? Here’s how to recognize the scam and what to do about it.

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