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Phishing Awareness

How to Spot a Phishing Email Before It Costs You

In January 2024, a finance employee at a multinational firm in Hong Kong joined what appeared to be a routine video call with the company's CFO. Everything looked normal — the CFO's face, voice, and mannerisms were all spot-on. The employee followed instructions and wired $25 million

Carl B. Johnson Dec 10, 2024 7 min read
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How to Spot a Phishing Email: 9 Red Flags That Matter

In March 2022, the Lapsus$ threat actor group breached Okta — a company literally in the business of identity security — by compromising a single employee through a social engineering campaign that started with phishing. If it can happen to an identity provider securing thousands of enterprises, it can happen to your

Carl B. Johnson Jan 09, 2023 8 min read
Phishing Awareness

How to Spot a Phishing Email Before It Costs You

In July 2021, a single phishing email gave attackers access to an employee's credentials at a Florida managed service provider, which cascaded into the massive Kaseya VSA ransomware attack affecting up to 1,500 businesses worldwide. One click. One employee who didn't know how to spot

Carl B. Johnson Aug 31, 2021 8 min read
Phishing Awareness

How to Spot a Phishing Email: 9 Red Flags to Catch

The Email That Cost One Company $37 Million In 2024, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center reported that business email compromise — a sophisticated form of phishing — accounted for over $2.9 billion in adjusted losses. That's not a typo. Billions. And it all starts with a

Carl B. Johnson Mar 04, 2020 7 min read