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Social engineering a profitable business for hackers

Thu, 6th Apr 2023
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Widespread accessibility to generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, means that email scams are more convincing than ever before.
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Mandiant details prolific North Korean cyber-espionage group

Wed, 29th Mar 2023
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Mandiant has assessed with high confidence that APT43 is a moderately-sophisticated cyber operator that supports the interests of the North Korean regime.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - The latest from Tanium

Thu, 23rd Mar 2023
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Tanium's CIO, Chris Cruz, discusses their converged endpoint management solutions and the latest trends in cybersecurity in exclusive IT Jam.
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Blockchain: Why I prefer Proof of Stake (And why Ethereum does too)

Fri, 22nd Jul 2022
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Proof of Stake is the preferred consensus mechanism for Ethereum and CENNZnet, offering energy efficiency and scalability. Find out why.
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Threat actors ramp up their social engineering attacks

Fri, 24th Jun 2022
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As people get better at identifying potential threats in their inbox, threat actors must evolve their methods. Their new M.O? Social engineering.
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KnowBe4 appoints Natalie Burrows as ANZ director of sales

Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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Natalie Burrows appointed as ANZ director of sales to help improve overall security culture and tackle social engineering for APAC organizations.
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Fortinet launches security awareness and training service

Tue, 19th Apr 2022
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Fortinet has launched a new security awareness and training service to enhance workforce cyber awareness and mitigate threats.
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Hacking humans: Social engineering exploits business vulnerabilities

Fri, 15th Oct 2021
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The rise in online transactions has led to a surge in cyber-attacks, with fraudsters exploiting vulnerabilities in corporate payment systems, warns eftsure.
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Sharp increase in cyber attacks in last quarter of 2020 - report

Thu, 22nd Apr 2021
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Attacks on trade enterprises have significantly risen, with a 56% increase in the trade industry, according to Positive Technologies.
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Security threats endanger tens of millions working from home

Thu, 9th Jul 2020
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There are pressures to stay trading, but it is imperative to ensure that actions taken now don't encourage security disasters in the future.
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COVID-19 could boost need for cyber insurance

Wed, 25th Mar 2020
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Cybercriminals exploit COVID-19 fears, targeting vulnerable groups with scams and malware, raising cyber insurance need.
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Venafi uncovers suspicious retail lookalike domains using valid certificates

Mon, 18th Nov 2019
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The total number of certificates using lookalike domains is more than 400% greater than the number of authentic retail domains.
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Organisations' cybersecurity readiness for new regulations still low - ESET

Mon, 11th Nov 2019
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Across all countries surveyed, prioritisation was identified as the biggest organisational cybersecurity challenge (20%).
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Overcoming deepfakes with deep learning

Thu, 4th Jul 2019
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As deepfakes become more convincing, experts turn to deep learning to detect AI-manipulated videos, countering the rising threat of misinformation.
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Cybersecurity: Starting with the human factor

Wed, 3rd Jul 2019
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In a recent report by Dell EMC, it was discovered that data-loss incidents cost Singapore organisations an average of US$1.4 million over 12 months.
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Cyber threats progressing as defenses evolve - Trustwave

Mon, 29th Apr 2019
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Trustwave's 2019 Global Security Report reveals a sharp rise in focused cyber threats and highlights the ongoing evolution of both attacks and defences.
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Okta launches $50mil fund to fuel identity solutions startups

Thu, 4th Apr 2019
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The fund will seek out startups that are aligned with Okta's vision of enabling any organisation to use any technology.
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Email fraud increased by 476% in last year - Proofpoint

Fri, 8th Feb 2019
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As these threats continue to grow in volume and sophistication, it is imperative that organisations implement a people-centric security approach.
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Proofpoint: Social engineering and credential stuffing attacks up in 2018

Wed, 30th Jan 2019
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Proofpoint's 2018 report reveals a surge in social engineering attacks, with phishing incidents up 9% and credential compromises rising 70% since 2017.
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2019 threat landscape predictions - Proofpoint

Tue, 18th Dec 2018
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Proofpoint researchers have looked ahead at the trends and events likely to shape the threat landscape in the year to come.