Delivers actionable advice on recognizing and preventing phishing attacks, including email phishing, spear phishing, smishing, and vishing. Covers detection techniques, employee training approaches, email security tools, and real-world phishing examples to strengthen your defenses.
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In 2023, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center received over 880,000 complaints with potential losses exceeding $12.5 billion — a 22% increase from the year prior. A massive chunk of those incidents started with something deceptively simple: a computer virus delivered through a phishing email, a malicious
The Breach That Started With a "Managed Security" Contract In 2024, Change Healthcare — a company with dedicated security vendors and enterprise-grade tools — suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted healthcare claims processing across the entire United States. UnitedHealth Group confirmed the breach affected roughly 100 million individuals. The attackers
The Breach That Started With a Single Reused Password In January 2024, a midsize accounting firm lost access to every client file it had. A single employee reused their corporate email password on a third-party scheduling app. That app got breached. Within 48 hours, a threat actor used those stolen
In 2023, MGM Resorts had world-class computer security software deployed across its entire infrastructure. Firewalls, endpoint detection, SIEM platforms — the works. A single social engineering phone call bypassed all of it, leading to an estimated $100 million in losses. That incident should have been a wake-up call for every organization
