Computer Security News and Insights
The Breach That Started With a Single Click In 2023, MGM Resorts lost an estimated $100 million after a threat actor called Scattered Spider social-engineered their way past help desk staff with a ten-minute phone call. The attackers didn't exploit some exotic zero-day. They exploited a human being
The Industry That Can't Afford a Single Mistake In November 2023, the SEC fined several financial advisory firms a combined total of nearly $750,000 for cybersecurity failures following credential theft incidents that exposed thousands of customer records. The firms had the basics — firewalls, antivirus — but lacked the
The Breach That Started With a Single Click In 2023, MGM Resorts lost an estimated $100 million after a threat actor called Scattered Spider social-engineered a help desk employee. One phone call. One manipulated employee. That's all it took to bring a multi-billion-dollar company to its knees. The
One Reused Password Cost This Company $4.6 Billion In 2017, a single set of reused credentials let threat actors walk into Equifax's systems and expose 147 million records. The total cost exceeded $4.6 billion when you factor in the FTC settlement, lawsuits, and remediation. One password.
The Framework 83% of Organizations Claim to Follow — But Few Actually Implement When the City of Dallas was hit by a devastating ransomware attack in May 2023, investigations revealed systemic gaps in risk management, incident response, and access controls — the exact areas the NIST Cybersecurity Framework was designed to address.
93% of Breaches Start With a Person, Not a Firewall In 2023, Verizon's Data Breach Investigations Report confirmed what security professionals have been screaming about for years: the human element was involved in 74% of all breaches. By 2024, that figure remained stubbornly high. A cybersecurity awareness quiz
During a breach investigation last year, I watched a CFO stare blankly at an incident response report and ask, "What's lateral movement? What does 'exfiltration' mean? Can someone just speak English?" That moment crystallized something I've known for two decades: the cybersecurity
Computer security and cybersecurity are often used interchangeably — but they are not the same thing. Understanding the distinction, and the history behind both terms, helps organizations build stronger defenses.
AI-generated phishing emails are nearly indistinguishable from legitimate messages. Here is how to build a phishing awareness training program that gives employees the skills to spot them.
Modern phishing emails look exactly like the real thing. No typos, no suspicious attachments — just a convincing message designed to make you act without thinking. Here is how to spot them.
