In-brief: what’s a good password? According to new guidelines from NIST: one that hasn’t already been stolen by hackers.
Phishing
FBI: Business Email Compromise is a $5 Billion Industry
In-brief: the FBI is warning the public to beware of business email compromise attacks, saying that they have cost U.S. businesses more than $1.6 billion in losses since 2013.
Google Docs Scam Highlights Phishing’s Low, Low Bar
In-brief: There were a thousand reasons not to click on that Google Docs link…but thousands of people did anyway. Why?
Report: Hacking Crews are all APT now
In-brief:The tactics of cyber criminal hacking crews are indistinguishable from those of sophisticated, state sponsored “advanced persistent threat” groups, the firm FireEye said in its most recent M-Trends report.
Podcast: Fraud Linked to Stolen W-2s a growing Problem for Uncle Sam
In-brief: Experian Vice President of Data Breach Resolution tells The Security Ledger that tax ID fraud linked to stolen W-2 forms is up 25% this year, just the latest trend in a long running problem securing tax returns from scammers. But what’s the solution?
