“Robin Hood” Ransomware and Psychological Manipulation Techniques
In 2016, the ransomware CryptMix gained popularity. CryptMix is based on source code of other infamous types of malware, such as CryptoWall 3.0, CryptoWall...
Phishing
Anti-Phishing: Browser Security Features
For a common internet user, a web browser is one of the regularly used programs on the computer. Web browsers were once only used for displaying text documents,...
Top 16 Anti-Phishing Resources
Phishing has become increasingly prevalent in spite of the increasing awareness of the average technology user. Wombat Security’s official report indicates...
Overview of Global and National Anti-Phishing Initiatives
Phishing is an international problem that continues to grow rapidly. Basically speaking, a “phishing” attempt is when a hacker or criminal sends an email,...
Anti-Phishing: C-Level Support for Phishing Awareness Training
It is becoming harder and harder to detect phishing attempts. These attempts are becoming more and more sophisticated, meaning even an experienced user can...
Anti-Phishing: Use Policies – Best Practices for Internet and Email
An Internet usage policy is no longer something that organizations can consider operating without. It’s of pivotal importance to lay out the guidelines and...
Anti-Phishing: Measuring Phishing Awareness Training Effectiveness
Do you train your employees to understand what phishing is, what it looks like and what to do if they realize they’ve been targeted?
As you’re about to...
Anti-Phishing: Factors to Consider When Planning, Developing and Implementing Phishing Awareness Training
Security awareness training is very broad in scope, but essentially it amounts to creating a formalized environment for familiarizing and educating employees...
Anti-Phishing: The Importance of Phishing Awareness Training
Of all the precautions you need to take to keep your company afloat, planning for phishing attacks may be the most important by far.
Phishing has become a widespread...
Introduction to Anti-Phishing
Throughout the course of your day, think about all the clicking you do with your mouse.
You click again and again while opening a never-ending stream of emails.
You...