Researchers are warning of an uptick in attacks using a series of malicious Microsoft Office documents designed to drop LokiBot, an information stealer capable of sweeping up credentials. LokiBot has been active since 2015 and specializes in information stealing through malicious email attachments.
Fraud leaders are under pressure to prevent fraud while also providing a frictionless customer experience. Email addresses are the logical front-end fraud prevention layer because they leave a trace of every online interaction. This trace can be used to assess the risk of every transaction, and it offers less friction...
Phishing attacks have come a long way from the spray-and-pray emails of just a few decades ago. Now they’re more targeted, more cunning and more dangerous. And this enormous security gap leaves you open to business email compromise, session hijacking, ransomware and more.
Join Roger Grimes, KnowBe4’s...
Moving to the cloud has many benefits, including increased productivity and a more agile way of doing business. But it also has security consequences, as legacy tools can no longer protect against today’s modern attacks.
A new approach is needed—one that allows you to take full advantage of the native...
Understanding and Defending Against AI-Generated Email Attacks
ChatGPT. Google Bard. DeepFaceLab.
Generative AI is all the rage, and for good reason. What used to take hours can now be done in minutes, and what used to take minutes can be done in seconds. Which is great for productivity in the right hands.
But...
While security tools have become more adept at detecting payloads in emails, attacks that lack known indicators and rely instead on impersonation/social engineering tactics are successfully bypassing these traditional controls and reaching inboxes. If an organization’s email security controls are not effective...
Business Email Compromise (BEC) is “one of the most financially damaging online crimes” according to the FBI. It is a cunning form of email impersonation that, when combined with human error, can be incredibly disruptive and damaging. Phishing and Account Takeover (ATO) attacks target employees and trick them into...
While historically the origin of most business email compromise (BEC) attacks has been West Africa, residing in Nigeria certainly isn’t a requirement for BEC attackers. Indeed, the subject of this report is a sophisticated threat group based in Israel.
The group is unique in that they impersonate executives and...
Email is your most essential business tool—and today’s top malware delivery vector. This vital communications channel has become fertile ground for today's most damaging cyber threats and all kinds of fraud. Because email threats inherently target people, an effective cybersecurity program focuses on people first....
Email platform attacks are a rising threat, accounting for more than $4 million in losses. There are three common types of attacks including, account takeover and MFA bypass, malicious app integration and over-permissioned apps, and privilege escalation and Insider threats.
Preventing these attacks requires a...
Every year, threat actors look for new tactics to outwit victims and bypass defenses. And 2022 was no different. As businesses rolled out new security controls, cyber criminals found new, sophisticated ways to attack people.
In our ninth annual State of the Phish report, we dive deep into complex new techniques...
Frost & Sullivan has once again recognized Proofpoint as the market leader in growth and innovation in the global email security market.
Email is the No. 1 threat vector for cyber attacks. And email security vendors are enhancing their strategies and products to stay ahead of these threats. This report benchmarks...
Security researchers say a slight modification to a Microsoft Exchange zero day attack used by Russian state hackers can bypass a patch the computing giant introduced in March. Microsoft patched the modified attack during this month's dump of fixes, rating the bug as "important" but not "critical."
Business email compromise, end-user education, forensic archiving and recovery can be confounding to SMBs that lack the resources for a traditional secure email gateway. The rise of cloud-based email offerings means that SMBs can now get the same level of email protection without using a gateway.
2022 Threat Landscape has shown a lot of uniqueness compared to previous years. With increase in Nation State Attacks we are seeing the emergence of a new class of e-criminals who have access to new and sophisticated ways of creating revenues.
Download this E-Book and learn, the recent trends that have occurred...
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