Phishing awareness articles teach readers to identify and avoid phishing attacks across email, SMS, voice calls, and social media. Content includes real-world phishing examples, red flags to watch for, reporting procedures, and tips for running phishing simulation campaigns.
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In 2023, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center received over 298,000 phishing complaints — making it the most reported cybercrime for the fifth consecutive year. Despite billions spent on security technology, a single deceptive email still remains the most reliable way for a threat actor to breach an
A Single Email Cost This Company $37 Million In 2016, FACC, an Austrian aerospace parts manufacturer, lost €42 million (roughly $47 million at the time) after attackers impersonated the CEO and convinced a finance employee to wire funds to accounts controlled by threat actors. The employee believed they were following
The $20 Million Breach That Started on a Home Wi-Fi Network In 2024, a healthcare company disclosed a breach that exposed 11 million patient records. The root cause? A remote employee connected to an unsecured home network, clicked a phishing link, and handed over VPN credentials to a threat actor.
Your Employees Are Eating Phish Food Every Day In March 2024, MGM Resorts was still tallying the damage from a social engineering attack that started with a single phone call. The estimated cost exceeded $100 million. The threat actor didn't exploit a zero-day vulnerability or deploy some exotic
In November 2023, the international law firm Allen & Overy confirmed it was hit by a LockBit ransomware attack that disrupted internal systems and exposed sensitive data. They weren't alone. The American Bar Association disclosed a data breach that same year affecting 1.4 million members. If you
The Call That Almost Fooled a Google Engineer In 2024, a Google engineer received a phone call from someone claiming to be Google support. The caller ID showed a legitimate Google number. The voice was professional, calm, and eerily convincing. It was AI-generated. The FBI warns Gmail users of sophisticated
The Breach That Started With a Single Phone In 2022, Uber suffered a devastating breach after a threat actor targeted an employee's mobile device with repeated multi-factor authentication push requests. The attacker combined social engineering with MFA fatigue, and one tap on a phone screen gave them access
The Hospital That Lost 133 Days to Ransomware In 2024, Change Healthcare suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted claims processing for thousands of hospitals, pharmacies, and clinics across the United States. UnitedHealth Group, its parent company, disclosed costs exceeding $870 million in the first quarter alone. Patient care was delayed.
A Six-Figure Salary With No Degree — and a $80K Debt With One I recently spoke with two cybersecurity analysts at the same company. One had an online computer security degree and $78,000 in student loans. The other had no degree, a handful of certifications, and a home lab built
The Hiring Manager Who Ignored Every Applicant's Diploma A few years ago, I sat in on a hiring panel for a mid-level SOC analyst position. The hiring manager tossed a stack of resumes on the table and said, "I don't care what school any of
