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In this Help Net Security podcast, Scott Olson, the VP of Product Marketing at iovation, talks about the impact of spear phishing, and offers practical suggestions on how to prevent this growing...

When criminals use technology to propagate social engineering attacks, securing your organization can become complicated. Here's what you need to know about phishing and spearphishing.

Not Enough Evidence That Russians Are Behind Recent Spear-Phishing Attack, Microsoft Says read more

Attackers target office managers during the holiday season, tricking them into sending hackers gift cards, according to a Barracuda report.

Cyberattacks on organizations are predicted to skyrocket during the online holiday shopping season. Here is how to identify possible threats.

Phishing -- from bulk spam phishing to more targeted spear-phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks -- is the number one attack vector faced by business today. read more

A fake login page turned out to be a test phishing attack from the Michigan Democratic Party, which hadn't told the DNC or the ISP about it.

Russians Tied to Hack Attacks, But 'Two-Factor' No Silver Bullet, Google WarnsSpear phishing attacks are in the news again following the Justice Department's indictment of Russian military...

Authorities this week arrested 20 individuals in Italy and Romania for their role in a banking phishing scam that defrauded bank customers of €1 million ($1.23 million). The arrests were the...

The Department of Justice has announced charges against nine Iranians, affiliated with the Mabna Institute, who are accused of stealing private data from U.S. universities, private companies, and...