Yes! Chinese Hackers ARE Preying on Journalist Email Habits!
Zara Kessler at Bloomberg poses a critical question here, and the answer is an unequivocal affirmative. Not only are Chinese hackers preying on journalists, they’re going after government officials,...
View Article$1.5 BILLION Lost Due to Phishing in 2012 — The Tip of the Iceberg!
What would that number be if you added in lost productivity, intellectual property, disruption of services? RSA just released their 2013 Fraud Report, which estimates global losses from phishing at...
View ArticleThreatSim Speaks to User Training Imperative in Verizon’s Upcoming 2013 Data...
Experts throughout the many industries that contend with fighting and preventing cybercrime are looking forward to the release of Verizon’s 2013 Data Breach Investigations Report. Count us among that...
View ArticleThreatSim Recognized as Spear Phishing “First Responder” in Verizon 2013 Data...
Scheduled for release in the weeks ahead, the Verizon 2013 DBIR is acknowledged industry-wide as a barometer of today’s cybercrime and information security landscape. This year’s edition features 19...
View ArticleSecurity Awareness Training Starts to Get the Respect it Deserves
Thanks to Mike Rothman at Securosis making the case for security awareness training. Mike and the rest of the Securosis gang have a great perspective on the state of information security and threats....
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Phishland: How will your users survive the Phishpocalypse?
Everyone loves the movie Zombieland. It’s a romantic classic — about surviving the zombie apocalypse: boy meets girl, girl gets bit by zombie and tries to kill boy. Boy meets new girl, and then boy...
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What the 2013 Verizon Data Breach Report tells us about phishing
When I was a kid I’d thumb through my parents’ Newsweek magazines for cool graphics that explained a complex geopolitical or economic issue. If you saw my post about the Phishpocalypse, you might have...
View ArticleC-Level Execs Are Targets for Spear Phishing
Recent article on CSO-Australia talking about how C-level executives are prone to click on phishing emails. Why? Executives like other employees are conditioned to be highly responsive on email....
View ArticleSpear Phishing — who’s getting caught?
Here’s an excellent info graphic summarizing the industries and rate of spear phishing attacks. Very nice work by Firmex on putting together various sources. This is perfect justification for why you...
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