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Phishing attacks that bypass 2-factor authentication are now easier to execute

Issued by: CSO

Penetration testers and attackers have a new tool in their arsenal that can be used to automate phishing attacks in a way that defeats two-factor authentication (2FA) and is not easy to detect and block. The tool makes such attacks much easier to deploy, so organizations should adapt their anti-phishing training accordingly. The new toolkit…

Application Security, Malware & Threats

Cybercriminals targeting social media: Facebook and Instagram are becoming phishers’ favorites

Issued by: Help Net Security

Social media phishing, primarily Facebook and Instagram, saw the highest quarter- over-quarter growth of any industry with a 74.7 percent increase, according to the Vade Secure Phishers’ Favorites report for Q1 2019. While Facebook has been in the top 10 since report’s inception, Instagram cracked the top 25 for the first time, taking the #24…

Malware & Threats, Vulnerabilities

Most adults are concerned about malware and phishing on social media

Issued by: Help Net Security

More than eighty percent of adults believe that they’re at risk when it comes to security on social media. Most American adults are using at least one social media platform daily, and three-quarters are interested in protecting themselves and their privacy, according to the 2019 Study on Social Media Privacy and Security Concerns released by…

Malware & Threats

Encrypted attacks growing steadily, cybercriminals are increasingly targeting non-standard ports

Issued by: Help Net Security

In 2018, SonicWall recorded the decline of cryptojacking, but more ransomware, highly targeted phishing, web application attacks and encrypted attacks. The company’s annual threat report, compiled based on threat intelligence obtained from 1+ million sensors around the world, marks a: 217.5 percent increase in IoT attacks in 2018 (compared to 2017) 11 percent increase in…

Malware & Threats

Latest tactics used by cybercriminals to bypass traditional email security

Issued by: Help Net Security

Cybercriminals are continuously using new strategies to get past email security gateways, with brand impersonation being used in 83 percent of spear-phishing attacks, while 1 in 3 business email compromise attacks are launched from Gmail accounts. Sextortion scams, a form of blackmail that makes up 10 percent of all spear-phishing attacks, continue to increase. Employees…

Malware & Threats

Current phishing defense strategies and execution are not hitting the mark

Issued by: Help Net Security

Few professionals are completely confident in their ability to assess the effectiveness of their phishing awareness efforts. In a new paper, Phishing Defense and Governance, released in partnership with Terranova Security, ISACA outlines key takeaways from this phishing research that reached security, assurance, risk and governance professionals, including: Only a slight majority (63 percent) regularly…

Network Security

Businesses need to rethink security priorities due to shifting trends

Issued by: Help Net Security

One shift in attacks that businesses should be aware of is the rapid growth of cryptocurrency mining, which increased 237 percent, according to the 2018 Security Roundup Report by Trend Micro. Overall, attacks that capitalize on the human desire to respond to urgent requests from authority are on the rise, such as Business Email Compromise…

Malware & Threats

Enterprises are blind to over half of malware sent to their employees

Issued by: Help Net Security

As the use of SSL grows to the point where it’s the standard protocol, cybercriminals are increasingly using encryption to conceal and launch attacks. This has become possible because SSL certificates, which used to be difficult to obtain, are now readily available at no charge. Zscaler released the 2019 Cloud Security Insights Threat Report –…

Network Security

Accidental data breaches are often compounded by a failure to encrypt

Issued by: Help Net Security

83 percent of security professionals believe that employees have accidentally exposed customer or business sensitive data at their organization. Accidental data breaches are often compounded by an organizational failure to encrypt data prior to it being shared – both internally and externally – putting their organizations at risk of non-compliance with major data privacy regulations,…

Network Security

92% of organizations rank users as their primary security concern

Issued by: Help Net Security

Cybercrime continues to evolve and become more sophisticated. AI and machine learning are leveraged by many criminal organizations to help them better understand how to improve their attacks and they are now targeting specific industry verticals, organizations and even individuals. Increases in the frequency of ransomware, phishing and crypto jacking attacks were experienced by businesses…