Tag Archives: phishing attack

How Prepared Are You for a Cyber Security Incident?

In the past decade we have seen companies defined by how their leadership responded to a cyber security incident.  The most prominent incident is a data breach, which is becoming a too common occurrence, involving billions of people.

Popular Cyber Attacks: Why Due Care is so Important for Reasonable Security

Popular Cyber Attacks and Due Care for Reasonable Security.  As children, we enjoyed reading the many fairytales that began with, “Once upon a time.”  As adults in the workplace, we regrettably read the stories of so many recent cyber attacks that start with, “Someone opened a phishing email.”

Your Employees are Targets. Social Engineering is Increasing.

Even with advanced technology and security, your data is still at risk. Studies indicate that hackers are focusing on your teams to gain access to your networks and information. Social engineering is on the rise. This is a method of manipulating your teams into performing actions in order for an unauthorized person to get access […]

Evolution of Phishing Attacks and the Billions it is Now Costing Corporations

Evolution of Phishing Attacks and the Billions it is Now Costing Corporations AUTHOR: Terry Kurzynski, CISSP, CISA, PCI QSA, ISO 27001 AUDITOR It was 23 years ago that the first Nigerian phishing attacks appeared in the inboxes of users across the world. Known today as the Nigerian 419 scams, these emails of deceit were cleverly crafted around […]

Simple Ways to Prevent Multi-Million Dollar Losses from BEC

AUTHOR: Terry Kurzynski, CISSP, CISA, PCI QSA, ISO 27001 AUDITOR In February of 2016, Fischer Advanced Composite Components (FACC), an Austrian aerospace parts maker servicing customers such as Airbus and Boing, fired its CEO of 17 years. The driving factor in the dismissal was the company’s reported income loss of 23.4 million euros during the encompassing fiscal […]

2016 PROVED A DARK YEAR FOR CYBER ATTACKS ON HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS

A DARK YEAR FOR CYBER ATTACKS ON HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. The famous American criminal Willie Sutton was asked once why he robbed banks, to which he is reported to have answered, “Because that’s where the money is”. In similar fashion, cyber criminals such as a hacker group that calls itself “TheDarkOverLord” could be asked why they […]