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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Security Awareness

Apr 29, 2022

This year’s State of Email Security (SOES) report from Mimecast provides insights that can help increase employee online security, which is now more important than ever due to the migration by many organizations to remote work. While it’s no surprise that exploiting human error remains the attack vector of choice for malicious actors, this year’s survey details some of the good, the bad, and the...

by Dr. Matthew Canham

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E-Commerce Surge Put Cyber Target on Retailers’ Backs

Apr 11, 2022

Retailers welcomed the surge in online shopping during the COVID pandemic, especially in contrast to empty stores during lockdowns. In spite of the pandemic, inflation and well-publicized supply chain troubles, retail sales bounced back in 2021, and e-commerce was a big reason why. Online sales in 2021 were over 50% higher than in pre-pandemic days. According to one analysis of Commerce Department...

by Mercedes Cardona

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Baiting: How Cybercriminals Exploit Human Nature

Feb 22, 2022

Baiting refers a social engineering tactic that promises something enticing to lure an employee into a trap that could ultimately infect their company’s network or steal its sensitive information. Baiting can be used as a tactic for a variety of attacks, both online and off. Online, much phishing and business email compromise relies on baiting, with recent estimates showing 50% of employees cli...

by Dr. Matthew Canham