Spear phishing is a highly-targeted, increasingly sophisticated attack that uses a combination of personally identifiable information (PII) and social engineering tactics to steal an organization’s money or data. Saying that… Continue reading Spear Phishing Attacks: Types, Elements, and Detection
Industry: Government
Facts About Data Breaches and the Mid-Market
Budget Conscious Solutions for Protecting Mid-Market Companies One size does not fit all when it comes to defending companies against data breaches. The threat of cyber crime and the consequences… Continue reading Facts About Data Breaches and the Mid-Market
Business Email Compromise: Anatomy, Types, and Impact
Executive Takeaways An Overview of BEC Business Email Compromise (BEC) is a type of cyberattack that has grown in popularity recently, with attackers targeting businesses and organizations to steal money… Continue reading Business Email Compromise: Anatomy, Types, and Impact
Doxxing, Swatting and Other Physical Threats – An Online Privacy Epidemic
Cyber crime isn’t automatically associated with violent criminal activity. That is, when we think of cyber criminal activity, we tend to think of hackers working anonymously behind computer screens to… Continue reading Doxxing, Swatting and Other Physical Threats – An Online Privacy Epidemic
The Executive’s Guide to Social Engineering and Spear Phishing
Executive Takeaways What is Social Engineering? Social engineering tricks people into doing something using manipulation. In the context of attacks on organizations, it is employed to gain access to sensitive information,… Continue reading The Executive’s Guide to Social Engineering and Spear Phishing
Guide to Complying with Looming Procurement Requirements for Privacy Risk
Getting Ahead of the Next Critical Privacy Risk Requirement for Winning Lucrative Business Contracts Competition has always been stiff to win lucrative contracts. Especially with large corporate entities, businesses, private… Continue reading Guide to Complying with Looming Procurement Requirements for Privacy Risk
Optimizing Vendor Risk Management with External Data Privacy
Executive Takeaways Organizations are increasingly reliant on third-party vendors to supplement or complement operations. This increasing reliance expands organizational threat surfaces, as vendors require access to sensitive employee and customer… Continue reading Optimizing Vendor Risk Management with External Data Privacy
Safeguarding Enterprises from PII Exposure Risks and Threats
Executive Takeaways: What is PII Exposure? Personally Identifiable Information (PII) exposure is the accidental or unauthorized release of PII. PII is any information attackers can use to identify a person,… Continue reading Safeguarding Enterprises from PII Exposure Risks and Threats
What’s With All the Data Breaches?
There are several factors for the historic surge in data breaches. These include the proliferation of mobile devices, the amount of data transferred, more digital storage, and poor security measures… Continue reading What’s With All the Data Breaches?
Exposing the Threat to Data Privacy Posed by Data Brokers & People Search Sites
American consumers are becoming more aware of the dangers inherent in allowing their personal data to be collected and manipulated, unmanaged by Data Brokers and People Search Sites online. Most… Continue reading Exposing the Threat to Data Privacy Posed by Data Brokers & People Search Sites