A week in security (August 3 – 9)
A roundup of cybersecurity news from August 3 – 9, including a look at business email compromises, a new data privacy bill, and the Inter skimming attack.
Business email compromise: gunning for goal
We look at the latest happenings in the world of business email compromise (BEC).
Lock and Code S1Ep7: Sounding the trumpet on web browser privacy with Pieter Arntz
This week on Lock and Code, we talk to Pieter Arntz about web browser privacy—an often neglected subcategory of data privacy.
Lock and Code S1Ep2: On the challenges of managed service providers
On episode 2 of Lock and Code, we discuss the latest security news, including how to secure remote workers, security conferences cancelled because of coronavirus, and Google Play’s poor performance on stopping malware. Plus, we speak to two MSP representatives on the daily challenges of managing thousands of endpoints.
Not us, YOU: vendor email compromise explained
Vendor email compromise (VEC) is a new cybersecurity term for a familiar practice, taken to the thousandth degree. Learn the similarities with business email compromise and how your organization can protect against them both.
Europol: Ransomware remains top threat in IOCTA report
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, or Europol, just released its annual Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) report. We highlight their key findings and remind readers how to better protect themselves.
When corporate communications look like a phish
Before organizations engage in gnashing of teeth over the “ignorant user” and the cost of training, think about how much email users encounter and whether corporate communications look like phishes themselves.
A look inside the FBI’s 2018 IC3 online crime report
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center have released their 2018 report about online crime. Which attacks are most popular? Where are the victims located? And how much money has been lost in the process?
Business email compromise scam costs Pathé $21.5 million
Recently released court documents show European-based cinema chain Pathé lost a small fortune to a business email compromise (BEC) scam in March 2018. The attack cost the company $21.5 million—that’s 10 percent of its total earnings. Learn how to avoid BEC scams and keep your company in the black.
How to create a sticky cybersecurity training program
Organizations know that training employees is not only expensive but time-consuming. But when it comes to cybersecurity, training is a must. Whether you’re an organization of 50 or 50,000, this guide will show you the ropes in creating a cybersecurity training program that works from start to finish.
