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 September 2024, a security researcher discovered a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in a major email platform that allowed attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript the moment a victim opened a crafted message. No clicks required beyond reading the email. The vulnerability sat unpatched for weeks. If you think XSS is
In January 2024, a finance employee at a multinational engineering firm in Hong Kong wired $25.6 million to threat actors after a video call with what appeared to be the company's CFO and several colleagues. Every person on that call was a deepfake. The attack started with
In January 2024, a finance employee at a multinational firm in Hong Kong wired $25 million to threat actors after a video call with what appeared to be the company's CFO. It was a deepfake. The attack started with a single phishing email. If your phishing definition still
The Email That Cost One Company $37 Million In 2024, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center reported that business email compromise — a sophisticated cousin of phishing — accounted for over $2.9 billion in adjusted losses in 2023 alone. That's not a typo. And those are just
That Email From Your CEO? It Was a FakeEmail. In January 2024, a finance employee at a multinational firm in Hong Kong wired $25 million after attending a video call with what appeared to be the company's CFO and several colleagues. Every person on that call was a
In January 2024, a single employee at a mid-sized accounting firm double-clicked a file named Invoice_Final_v2.exe. Within 40 minutes, the LockBit ransomware variant had encrypted 14,000 files across three networked drives. The ransom demand was $2.2 million. The firm's antivirus was installed. It
The $4.88 Million Wake-Up Call You Can't Afford to Ignore IBM's 2024 Cost of a Data Breach Report pegs the global average cost of a breach at $4.88 million — the highest figure ever recorded. That's not a typo. And it's
A $12.5 Billion Problem Nobody Can Ignore The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center reported $12.5 billion in losses from cybercrime in 2023 — a 22% increase from the prior year. That number represents real money stolen from real organizations, many of whom believed they had adequate defenses.
In February 2024, Change Healthcare — one of the largest health payment processors in the United States — was brought to its knees by a ransomware attack. Patient data for potentially tens of millions of Americans was exposed. The initial access vector? Stolen credentials on a system that lacked multi-factor authentication. One
In 2023, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center received over 880,000 complaints with potential losses exceeding $12.5 billion — a 22% increase in losses from the year before. That's not a theoretical number. Those are real businesses shuttered, real retirement accounts emptied, and real hospitals
