Phishing Archive
Social engineering is a term used to describe the ways in which fraudsters manipulate people into performing certain actions. In an information security context, it refers to the tactics used to trick people into handing over sensitive information or exposing …
Social engineering – in which criminals manipulate users into compromising their security – is a major problem. This blog gives five ways to reduce the risk.
Tabnabbing is a type of phishing attack like no other. It doesn’t come with the tell-tale signs of a scam email and works within your browser. Do you know what to look for?
Phishing staff awareness is a core requirement of information security training. But with so many courses out there, it’s hard to know which one to choose. We help you make that decision in this blog, outlining five things you should …
New research from Beaming has revealed that small businesses bore the brunt of cyber attacks in the UK in 2018, costing them an estimated £13.6 billion (out of a £17 billion total). 63% of small businesses reported being a victim …
Egress’s Insider Data Breach survey 2019 has found that 79% of CIOs believe employees have put company data at risk accidentally in the past 12 months, while 61% think that data has been put at risk maliciously. More than 500 …
UK retailers have seen an 80% increase in cyber attacks and/or breaches over the past year, according to the BRC’s (British Retail Consortium) 2019 Retail Crime Survey. This is despite 17% of retailers spending more on cyber security than the …
2018 was the year of phishing. Kaspersky Lab’s Spam and phishing in 2018 report claims that its anti-phishing system prevented more than 482 million phishing attempts last year. Other key findings: • More than half of all emails in 2018 …
Proofpoint’s fifth annual ‘State of the Phish’ report analysed millions of simulated phishing emails and 15,000 survey responses from information security professionals in order to provide an in-depth analysis on the state of global phishing attacks. 83% of global respondents …
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