Hacking
Email Scam Losses Pass $3 Billion, FBI Says
The amount of money that enterprises in the United States are losing to business email compromise scams is growing at an alarming rate, and is now
February 28, 2017
Social Engineering
Your Brain Is Bad at Security
OAKLAND–Security teams are frustrated constantly by users who ignore warnings about phishing sites, bad certificates, or malware, and just click through to get wherever they were
January 31, 2017
Hacking
Gmail Phishing Campaign Racking Up Victims
There is a clever, well-crafted phishing campaign targeting Gmail users that includes a fake login page that exactly mimics the real thing to trick victims
January 19, 2017
Hacking
Hailstorm Spam Campaigns Being Used to Evade Defenses
In an effort to get past anti-spam and anti-malware systems and put their garbage in front of potential victims, some spammers are avoiding the traditional
December 19, 2016
Authentication
Transactional Fraud a Rising Threat For Contact Centers
The fraud landscape is a complex one, and the criminals who run these schemes have a wide variety of ruses to choose from. Which one
December 15, 2016
Phone Fraud
How Social Engineering Enables Fraud
Fraudsters who are looking to separate businesses from their money often will specialize in one kind of scam. Whether it’s credit card fraud, 419 scams,
December 13, 2016
Phone Fraud
Phone Fraud Groups Now Offering Phone Fraud Protection Service
Fraudsters are always looking for new ways to empty the wallets of their victims, and scammers in the U.K. recently have hit on a novel
November 29, 2016
Authentication
Adobe VoCo May Raise New Voice Security Concerns
As voice has continued to emerge as one of the key interfaces for new devices and apps, including vehicles, bank accounts, and home automation systems, concerns
November 21, 2016
Phone Fraud
FCC, Canadian Authorities to Cooperate on Robocall Enforcement
Federal authorities in the United States and Canada have signed an agreement that will allow them to share information on robocalls and caller ID spoofing
November 18, 2016