Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, announced the findings of its global survey, “Phishing Insights 2021,” which reveals that phishing attacks targeting organizations ramped up considerably during the pandemic, as millions of employees working from home became a prime target for cybercriminals.Read More…
Sirar, the cybersecurity company and a subsidiary of stc Group, revealed that it has blocked more than 71,000 cyber-attacks and 14m fraudulent “phishing” emails since the beginning of 2020. Last January, stc launched “sirar,” a technical arm in the field of cybersecurity, to support its strategy for growth along newRead More…
Check Point Research (CPR), the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies, a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, warns of a potential phishing scam involving Amazon’s Mystery Boxes. For the more indecisive or adventurous Amazon user, buying a Mystery Box may be the ideal solution.Read More…
Babur Nawaz Khan, Technical Marketing Engineer at A10 Networks elaborates on the major cyber threats. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, cyber criminals saw their opportunity, and they took it. With corporate offices, government agencies, schools, and universities shifting from in-person to remote work models, and even many healthcare interactions movingRead More…
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET highlights that cybercriminals may target the popular event with ransomware, phishing, or DDoS attacks in a bid to increase their notoriety or make money.Read More…
With 79% of organisations using Office 365 and many more looking at migrating in the near future, cybercriminals a exploiting the tech giant’s popularity and trusted reputation to trick victims of their social engineering attacks. This is according to Barracuda’s latest report titled Spear Phishing: Top Threats and Trends Vol.Read More…
Phishing is a type of social engineering attack that is often used to steal sensitive information from users. It happens when a hacker poses as a trustworthy person and convinces a victim to open an email, instant message, or text message. Phishing scams are spreading at an alarming pace andRead More…
Ashkan Hosseini and Ashutosh Chitwadgi elaborate on the increase in malicious pdf files and phishing trends in 2020. From 2019-20, we noticed a dramatic 1,160% increase in malicious PDF files – from 411,800 malicious files to 5,224,056. PDF files are an enticing phishing vector as they are cross-platform and allowRead More…
