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February 25, 2021

Cybercrime / Fraud & Identity Theft / Incident Response / Management & Strategy / NEWS & INDUSTRY / Phishing

Venture Capital Giant Sequoia Targeted in BEC Attack

Silicon Valley-based venture capital giant Sequoia Capital said the recently disclosed data breach was apparently the result of a business email compromise (BEC) attack...

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February 24, 2021

Data Protection / Email Security / Endpoint Security / Fraud & Identity Theft / Identity & Access / Malware / NEWS & INDUSTRY / Phishing / Virus & Malware

PerimeterX Banks $57M for Bot Protection Expansion

Looking to take advantage of a growing global market for its bot protection technologies, PerimeterX has banked a new $57 million round of venture...

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February 23, 2021

Data Protection / Email Security / Endpoint Security / Fraud & Identity Theft / Malware / Mobile Security / NEWS & INDUSTRY / Phishing / Virus & Malware / Vulnerabilities

Robinhood Taps Caleb Sima to Lead Security

Caleb Sima to Join Robinhood as Chief Security Officer Veteran cybersecurity practitioner, entrepreneur and executive Caleb Sima has been tapped to lead security at...

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February 19, 2021

Application Security / Cloud Security / Compliance / Cyberwarfare / Data Protection / Email Security / Endpoint Security / Fraud & Identity Theft / Malware / Mobile Security / Network Security / NEWS & INDUSTRY / Phishing / Virus & Malware / Vulnerabilities

Inside the Battle to Control Enterprise Security Data Lakes

NEWS ANALYSIS: The strategic positioning to own and control the massive data lakes powering enterprise security programs took another expensive turn with CrowdStrike announcing...

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February 17, 2021

Data Protection / Disaster Recovery / Email Security / Endpoint Security / Fraud & Identity Theft / Incident Response / Malware / NEWS & INDUSTRY / Phishing / Virus & Malware / Virus & Threats / Vulnerabilities

U.S. Charges North Korean Hackers Over $1.3 Billion Bank Heists

Three North Korean Military Hackers Indicted in Wide-Ranging Scheme to Commit Cyberattacks and Financial Crimes Across the Globe The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday...

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February 17, 2021

Cybercrime / Fraud & Identity Theft / INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Actions Enterprises Can Take to Combat Common Fraud Types

Fraud is a very general term that is used quite commonly in a variety of contexts.  Although many of us have heard the term...

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February 16, 2021

Cybercrime / Fraud & Identity Theft / NEWS & INDUSTRY / Vulnerabilities

WebKit Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited in Malvertising Operation

A malvertising operation observed last year by advertising cybersecurity company Confiant exploited what turned out to be a zero-day vulnerability in the WebKit browser...

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February 16, 2021

Cybercrime / Fraud & Identity Theft / INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Introducing DAIC: A Suggested System for Preventing BEC Fraud

BEC Fraud (Business E-mail Compromise) has reached epidemic levels in recent years. In 2019, the FBI’s Internet Crime Compliant Center, reported that it received...

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February 16, 2021

Application Security / Cloud Security / Data Protection / Endpoint Security / Fraud & Identity Theft / Malware / Network Security / NEWS & INDUSTRY / Risk Management / Virus & Malware / Vulnerabilities

Palo Alto Networks Buys Bridgecrew in ‘Shift Left’ Cloud Security Push

Palo Alto Networks on Tuesday snapped up early-stage startup Bridgecrew, adding a cloud security platform for developers to its $3.4 billion-a-year enterprise product portfolio....

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February 12, 2021

Data Protection / Email Security / Endpoint Security / Fraud & Identity Theft / Malware / NEWS & INDUSTRY / Phishing / Virus & Malware / Vulnerabilities

‘Money Mule’ Operator Gets Seven-Year Prison Sentence

This week the United States sentenced a Ukrainian man to prison for his involvement in a scheme to steal money from the bank accounts...