Tag Archives: Phishing

Secon outlines the top 10 cyber security trends for 2022

Andrew Gogarty, Chief Security Evangelist at Secon, looks at the reasons why organisations must address numerous vulnerabilities with reports of multiple breaches and ongoing threats continuing. With much of the UK workforce now heading back into the office following the easing of Covid restrictions, there still remains a large amount …

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Investments, streaming and a pandemic: how fraudsters used spam and phishing in 2021

During 2021, cyber-fraudsters involved in the creation and distribution of spam and phishing tried to lure users using topics focused on lucrative investments, online streaming of global movie or TV premieres and themes related to restrictions, requirements and benefits of the ongoing pandemic. These are the key outcomes of Kaspersky’s …

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What the experts advise on how to stop phishing attacks

With the UK Government estimating that cybercrime costs the UK economy £2.7 billion per year, and phishing attacks acting as the most common cyber threat business face, IT experts have revealed what businesses should look out for and steps they can take in an attempt to prevent the attacks. Last year, …

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DeltaNet International launches phishing simulation tool

DeltaNet International’s launch of its Phishing Simulator provides support for cybersecurity awareness training against phishing attacks. This solution enables organisations to assess the effectiveness of their cybersecurity education, diagnosing vulnerabilities and identifying urgent skills gaps through realistic phishing simulations. The phishing simulation tool can be used simply to test the susceptibility of an organisation from falling victim to …

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Q4 2020 KnowBe4 finds work from home-related phishing email attacks on the rise

 In its Q4 2020 top-clicked phishing report, KnowBe4,  revealed that work-related email subjects such as corporate policy changes are becoming more popular with the Coronavirus pandemic continuing to keep more people working from home. Covering the entire fourth quarter, real phishing emails that were reported to IT departments related to …

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