Guardian Digital's Email Security Intelligence, Tips & Tricks & Blog - Page No: 17

by Justice Levine

Published: 01 February 2023

In September 2022, cybersecurity researchers discovered a toolkit for sale on the dark web that allows criminal hackers to bypass Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) mechanisms and break into organizations’ systems. Phishing-as-a-Service platform Robin Banks is providing a cookie-stealing feature that cybercriminals can purchase as an add-on to phishing kits.

by Justice Levine

Published: 30 January 2023

As more analysts anticipate a recession in 2023, CISOs and security leaders are pressured to do more with less. Unfortunately, a recession is likely to incentivize cybercriminals to create new email threats and other threat types, as seen during the 2008-09 Recession when the FBI reported an increase of 22.3% in online crime reports during those two years.

by Justice Levine

Published: 23 January 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has found its way out of science fiction and into reality, becoming highly prevalent in today's industries. AI aims to build and create intelligent systems capable of doing jobs people have been expected to take care of.

by Brittany Day

Published: 18 January 2023

Ransomware is a dangerous type of malware created to deny access to files through encryption until a set amount of currency is met, hence the name ransom-ware. The most common channel of attack is through email, using tactics such as phishing to lure users using fraudulent email attachments to block files.

by Brittany Day

Published: 16 January 2023

PCI DSS Compliance is a global payment card data security standard designed to ensure secure payment card transactions and processing online. Organizations that deal with sensitive card data must ensure compliance with this standard for establishing a high level of security.

by Brittany Day

Published: 09 January 2023

The term shadow IT sounds spooky and scary, like a ghost is haunting your IT infrastructure or cybersecurity space. Today, with the rapid adoption of cloud technologies, shadow IT is an open invitation to malicious hackers.

by Brittany Day

Published: 04 January 2023

As 2023 begins, the cyber threat landscape has never been more dynamic and dangerous. Over the last year, the average cost of cybercrime for an organization has increased by $1.4 million to $13 million with the average number of data breaches rising by 11% to 145, a trend that is expected to be magnified in the New Year.

by Justice Levine

Published: 02 January 2023

In September of this year, the ride-share company Uber suffered a cyberattack where a threat actor infiltrated the organization’s internal systems. The culprit, who was a threat actor affiliated with the Lapsus$ extortion group, heavily relied on social engineering techniques in the incident.

by Justice Levine

Published: 26 December 2022

Deepfakes use artificial intelligence (AI) to make convincing fake audio or video of a notable person, such as an executive or even the CEO. Deepfakes can make it appear that someone did or said something they never did.

by Justice Levine

Published: 21 December 2022

Account takeover is an attack that involves threat actors stealing credentials to illegally gain unauthorized access to an account belonging to someone else. The victim is targeted because their account holds funds or access to products, services, or other sellable private information.