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

KnowBe4

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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MY TAKE: Why companies and consumers must collaborate to stop the plundering of IoT systems

The Last Watchdog

IoT devices help remotely control our household appliances, power plants, smart buildings, factories, airports, shipyards, trucks, trains and military. The challenge of the moment is that many companies already have their hands full trying to improve their security posture as they migrate their legacy, on premises, IT systems to the cloud.

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State-Sponsored Russian Phishing Campaigns Target a Variety of Industries

KnowBe4

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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NEW TECH: CyCognito employs offensive bot network to put companies a step a head of attackers

The Last Watchdog

One of the most single-minded of these security vendors is startup CyCognito. The company was launched in Tel Aviv in 2017 by a couple of former Israeli military cyber ops attack specialists, Rob Gurzeev and Dima Potekhin. Today we’re in the throes of digital transformation. I’ll keep watching.

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

KnowBe4

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

KnowBe4

But, according to security researchers at Abnormal Security, cybercriminals are becoming brazen and are taking their shots at very large prizes. According to Abnormal Security, nearly every aspect of the request looked legitimate. Blog post with screenshots and links: [link] A Master Class on IT Security: Roger A.

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

KnowBe4

Security awareness training still has a place to play here." Email and other elements of software infrastructure offer built-in fundamental security that largely guarantees we are not in danger until we ourselves take action," Tyson writes. Is the email enticing you to click on a link?' I'm being asked to do something here.'"

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