Just because businesses are taking a break to protect their employees and customers from possible coronavirus infections doesn’t mean that cybercriminals are going to stop. In fact, recent phishing attacks have started to leverage current events to scare potential victims...
In a few recent video blogs, the Protected Trust team has discussed the issue of phishing and how it affects companies of all sizes. In these videos, we showcased a few different examples of email phishing that have succeeded before....
In a recent video blog, I sat down with Sean Jacobs to discuss a real-world example of a phishing email that he had turned into a training opportunity. Using that email, he could showcase to clients how easy it is...
Phishing scams are a major problem for businesses of all sizes. Estimates concerning phishing attacks vary. For example, one article by Smallbiztrends.com states that “1 in 99 emails is a phishing attack.” Meanwhile, data cited by Digital Information World states...
Everyone knows what a cyber attack is. After all, we constantly hear about data breaches and cybersecurity threats in the news. But how do hackers actually execute these attacks? In this video and corresponding blog post, Security Architect Sean Jacobs...
With Attack Simulator (included in Office 365 Threat Intelligence), if you are a member of your organization's security team, you can run realistic attack scenarios in your organization. This can help you identify and find vulnerable users before a real...
For the vast majority of business decisions, organizations seek metrics-driven proof. Why is cybersecurity the exception? Whoever coined the phrase "what you don't know can't hurt you" obviously never held a cybersecurity job. Lack of awareness has resulted in significant...
People aren’t always who they seem on the Internet. There are thousands of Nigerian princes out there, and 60-year-old men pretending to be 20-year-old women who look like supermodels. I remember my days in the ‘90s as a teenager on...
