Security News

Phishing 101 at the School of Hard Knocks (Krebs on Security)
2017-03-24 16:03

A recent, massive spike in sophisticated and successful phishing attacks is prompting many universities to speed up timetables for deploying mandatory two-factor authentication (2FA) -- requiring...

Latest Tax Scams Include Phishing Lures, Malware (Threatpost)
2017-03-21 15:54

Microsoft warns this year’s crop of tax scams use social engineering attacks based on fear to spread banking Trojans and collect personal info.

Even a cybersecurity firm can fall for a W-2 phishing scam (Help Net Security)
2017-03-20 21:04

US Tax Day (April 18) is quickly approaching, and scammers are hard at work to get what they can before the set tax season deadline. The US IRS is warning about last-minute email scams, aimed at...

Govt. Cybersecurity Contractor Hit in W-2 Phishing Scam (Krebs on Security)
2017-03-17 22:02

Just a friendly reminder that phishing scams which spoof the boss and request W-2 tax data on employees are intensifying as tax time nears. The latest victim shows that even cybersecurity experts...

New Gmail Phishing Scam (Schneier on Security)
2017-03-17 11:45

The article is right; this is frighteningly good....