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Free Unsolicited Smartwatch in the Mail and I’m in the Military? What Could Possibly Go Wrong???

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From the “shaking our heads” files comes the story of how threat actors compromised military personnel mobile devices, credentials, accounts and more.

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It’s Time to Combine Security Awareness and Privacy Awareness

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With bad guys like this, it’s hardly any surprise that our good guys proudly don the honorable mantle of law enforcement or military, and use an abundance of military language to describe their work, from defending the perimeter to threat vectors and so on.

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State-Sponsored Russian Phishing Campaigns Target a Variety of Industries

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APT28 has been tied to Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU. Researchers at IBM X-Force are monitoring several ongoing phishing campaigns by the Russian state-sponsored threat actor ITG05 (also known as “APT28” or “Fancy Bear”).

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Blocking Social Engineering by Foreign Bad Actors: The Role of the New Foreign Malign Influence Center

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military, law enforcement, intelligence, and diplomatic agencies. government created a new office to block disinformation. The new Foreign Malign Influence Center (FMIC) oversees efforts that span U.S.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #27 [Heads Up] Massive Impersonation Phishing Campaign Imitates Over 100 Brands and Thousands of Domains

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This latest impersonation campaign makes the case for ensuring users are vigilant when interacting with the web – something accomplished through continual Security Awareness Training. To ensure that you get the most recent security fixes, enable automatic updates whenever possible."

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #14 [Eyes on the Prize] How Crafty Cons Attempted a 36 Million Vendor Email Heist

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Security solutions will help stop most attacks, but for those that make it past scanners, your users need to play a role in spotting and stopping BEC, VEC and phishing attacks themselves – something taught through security awareness training combined with frequent simulated phishing and other social engineering tests.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks

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Security awareness training still has a place to play here." New-school security awareness training with simulated phishing tests enables your employees to recognize increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks and builds a strong security culture. We must ask: 'Is the email expected? Is the from address legit?