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Phishing Attacks Continue To Find Fuel In A Global Pandemic

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Google issued a stark warning last week about the state of cybersecurity: Phishing attacks are on the rise and continue to take advantage of vulnerabilities resulting from the global pandemic. The warning coincided with separate reports related to Google and cybersecurity.

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How Big Tech Brands Make Businesses An Even Bigger Phishing Target

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New data was released this week with an urgent, albeit not necessarily unexpected, message: ransomware and other phishing attacks continue to dramatically spike, with more frequent and more expensive attacks hitting businesses and government entities of all sizes. The New York Times reported Sunday (Feb. as to which services we use.”

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Google’s Latest Enterprise Cybersecurity Warning

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Security experts are practically begging corporates to get serious with cybersecurity. Google is a vocal player in the fight for enterprise cybersecurity. Spam, Google wrote in a Security Blog post , is certainly the most common cyberattack to hit an email inbox. But the research and the warnings may be falling on deaf ears.

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Google: State-Backed Hackers Behind Coronavirus Phishing Attempts

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Security experts at Google have identified over a dozen government-backed hacking groups trying to use the coronavirus pandemic to fuel malware and phishing attempts.

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Cyber security measures for small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

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Common threats for SMEs include phishing, malware, insider threats, and social engineering. SMEs face numerous cyber security threats that can jeopardize their operations and financial stability, with phishing attacks, malware, and ransomware being among the most common. Lets get started.

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Cyber security measures for small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

VISTA InfoSec

Common threats for SMEs include phishing, malware, insider threats, and social engineering. SMEs face numerous cyber security threats that can jeopardize their operations and financial stability, with phishing attacks, malware, and ransomware being among the most common. Let’s get started.

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North Korean Hacking Group Lazarus Takes In $571M

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In general, hackers turn to methods such as social engineering, malware and spear phishing to target digital currency exchanges. The most popular attack vector on corporate networks is spear phishing. In order to accomplish this, the scammers deliver malware. Lazarus has been a major threat actor in the APT arena for several years.