Only ~20% of companies use DMARC, SPF, and DKIM, global anti-domain-spoofing standards, which could significantly cut down on phishing attacks. But even when they are enabled and your domain is more secure, 81% of phishing attacks still continue to sail right through to the end-user.
In this webinar, Roger Grimes,...
A nonprofit intelligence organization in South Korea claims that it has evidence that a recent malware attack at India's Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant was carried out by North Korea's Kimsuky Group.
Alleged Capital One hacker Paige A. Thompson has been released from prison and will stay in a halfway house until her trial in federal court next year. Prosecutors allege that Thompson stole over 100 million records from the bank earlier this year.
A handful of common lures still have astounding success in compromising computers: phishing emails, malicious links and the king of them all: the malicious Microsoft Office document. But Microsoft is introducing virtualized containers in Office 365, which will isolate untrusted documents.
A new phishing campaign lures employees with a message about a salary increase, according to researchers at the security firm Cofense. The campaign is designed to harvest Office 365 credentials.
The Sophos 2020 Threat Report is out, and among the key findings: Ransomware attackers continue to leverage automated active attacks that can evade security controls and disable backups to do maximum damage in minimal time. John Shier of Sophos analyzes the trends that are most likely to shape the 2020 cybersecurity...
Many ransomware-wielding attackers continue to hack into organizations via remote desktop protocol. But some Sodinokibi ransomware-as-a-service affiliates have shifted instead to targeting victims via botnets, saying hackers' use of RDP exploits has grown too common.
Ransomware continues to be a highly profitable cybercrime. Ransomware incident response firm Coveware reports that for the third quarter of this year, the average ransom amount paid was $41,198, a six-fold increase from the same period last year, driven by strains such as Ryuk and Sodinokibi.
A trio of domain name registrars are mandating a password reset after a breach affecting about 22 million accounts occurred in late August. Web.com and two of its brands, Network Solutions and Register.com are contacting victims via email.
Bulletproof proxies have taken the concepts of anonymity and availability and embedded them in automated bot attacks. How can organizations identify and stop these attacks? Ameya Talwalkar of Cequence Security shares insights.
Cybercriminals are targeting users of Microsoft's Office365 subscription services with phishing campaigns that uses fake voicemail messages in an attempt to steal victims' credentials and other information, according to researchers at the security firm McAfee.
A new study produced in partnership with several insurance companies concludes that a single virus attack affecting 15 major ports across Singapore, China, Japan, South Korea and Malaysia potentially could lead to losses of up to $110 billion worldwide.
Two hackers have pleaded guilty in connection with an extortion campaign tied to the theft of data on about 57 million Uber customers and drivers. The incident led to a massive fine against the ride-sharing company for its tardy breach notification and weak security.
One major challenge with combating cybercrime in the 2020s and beyond appears destined to be attackers launching a greater number of "smaller-value crimes" so they can better stay "below the radar" of law enforcement, says the Global Cyber Alliance's Andy Bates.
The Nuclear Power Corp. of India on Wednesday confirmed that a PC at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant was infected with malware. The announcement came a day after the plant denied that a cyberattack had resulted in an intruder gaining domain control-level access, as asserted by a cybersecurity specialist.
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