Today’s columnist, Mathieu Gorge of VigiTrust, expects attacks to emerge around any new COVID-based legislation passed by the Biden administration. He offers some strategies for managing the continued escalation of cyberattacks.
The attack pretends to share information about an electronic funds transfer by offering up a link to download an HTML invoice that then loads to a page with Microsoft Office branding.
Out-of-office email messages serve an important business communications function, and a strong social media profile is a great way to network with your peers and brand yourself. So the question becomes: Where do you draw the line? What constitutes TMI?
Cybercriminals have been using a phishing kit featuring fake Office 365 password alerts as a lure to target the credentials of chief executives, business owners and other high-level corporate leaders – often companies' biggest security liabilities.
Depending on how widespread the compromises were, it could potentially taint some research and defensive strategies that threat intelligence firms share with businesses and other organizations.
Continued attacks from nation-states, new strains of ransomware, domestic political turmoil, and the reality that it will take several months for the COVID-19 pandemic to resolve will make it a challenging year for security pros. Today’s columnist, Mick Baccio of Splunk, offers some insights on how to manage the year ahead.
