People may not be as good as they think they are at spotting phishing scams, according to researchers at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Dr Casey Canfield, Missouri S&T assistant professor of engineering management and systems engineering, worked with Carnegie Mellon University colleagues Baruch Fischhoff and Alex Davis on the study, which measures […]
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There have been 1.6 million phishing attacks targeting the Apple brand name in the first half of 2019. This is up nine percent on the total number of attacks seen last year, revealing a growing trend. These figures come from Kaspersky’s Threats to Mac Users Report 2019, released this week, which shows the number of cases
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The term “spear fishing” might conjure up images of an ancient method of hunting an aquatic dinner, a sport once considered (but rejected) as an Olympic category, but the alternate spelling means something very different to those in the IT field. Spear phishing is a less widely known subcategory of the attack type known as
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We have a tendency to treat our online activity like the safe, convenient space it feels like. Most people just aren’t on guard when surfing the web in their pajamas. The easy connectivity of the digital world can make you think you are anonymous and secure—like you’re watching the world from the security of your
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On average, a cyber attack costs small businesses $53,987. While this is much less than the loss millions medium and large enterprises experience, proportion to size it is substantial. And one of the ways hackers wreak this havoc is using phishing attacks. So, what does a phishing attack costs your business? A new infographic from
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As the internet has evolved, the threat of cybercrime continues to rise with hackers constantly looking for new ways to steal information, extort money, and wreak havoc on businesses and individuals. Although major data breaches dominate the news today, most instances of cyber-attacks occur on a smaller scale. Despite the omnipresence of social media, email
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By Mike Petsalis Email gets a bad rap. It’s treated as a cumbersome messaging system that was invented to work on the system that came before the internet, and has been rumored to be “dead” or dying for years now. Yet, it is still used extensively wherever communication is necessary for normal business operations. Its openness
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According to a new threat report, there’s been an 782x increase in the number of phishing cyberattacks in Q2 2018 alone. eSentire Threat Intelligence also reports that two industries with a strong small business presence (marketing and construction) were in the top five most affected. Industries Targeted by Phishing Small Business Trends contacted Keegan Keplinger,
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More scammers and hackers working the Internet are targeting your small business with phishing attacks. According to Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report 2018, there was a 92% increase in the number of blocked phishing attacks reported. Phishing Attack Examples Here’s a rundown of some of those attacks, what’s been happening and the cost to the
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A new Google Mail feature has caused the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to raise concerns about users’ privacy and security. According to reports, Gmail’s new “Confidential Mode” can be used to instigate scams like phishing. In April, Google revamped Gmail’s look. Along with a sleek, new user interface, the company also introduced several new
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