VISTA InfoSec

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

This article explores the most common cyber security threats targeting SMEs, practical measures to mitigate risks, and essential steps to take in the event of an attack. Common threats for SMEs include phishing, malware, insider threats, and social engineering. Lets get started. Lets get started.

Security

VISTA InfoSec

OCTOBER 21, 2024

This article explores the most common cyber security threats targeting SMEs, practical measures to mitigate risks, and essential steps to take in the event of an attack. Common threats for SMEs include phishing, malware, insider threats, and social engineering. Let’s get started. Let’s get started.

Security

The Fintech Times

APRIL 11, 2024

Phishing attacks continue to plague businesses, with as much as 94 per cent of companies falling victim to this type of cybercrime in the past year alone, according to the latest Egress ‘Email Threat Landscape 2024’ report. Repercussions extend beyond financial losses, significantly impacting individuals within organisations.

Phishing

VISTA InfoSec

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The added anonymity provided by such wallets can help prevent phishing and other humancentric attacks that could compromise your funds or personal data. A decent level of personalization will give you more control over your funds and help mitigate damage from unauthorized transactions.

Cryptocurrency

Nanonets

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Business Email Compromise (BEC) is a cyber threat that exploits the vulnerabilities of email communication. Perpetrators impersonate trusted entities, such as executives or vendors, employing social engineering techniques to coerce employees into compromising actions. What is Business Email Compromise (BEC)?

Email Compromise

Fintech News

JUNE 10, 2024

Akira affiliates gain initial access by exploiting vulnerabilities, brute-forcing services like Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), social engineering, and using compromised credentials. Regular training sessions should be conducted to make employees aware of phishing and other social engineering tactics used by cybercriminals.

Ransomware

VISTA InfoSec

JULY 29, 2024

Theaddedanonymity provided by such wallets can help prevent phishing and other humancentric attacks that could compromise your funds or personal data. A decent level of personalization will give you more control over your funds and help mitigate damage from unauthorized transactions.

Cryptocurrency

VISTA InfoSec

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Know and Limit Access Prevent compromise of credentials Manage identities and segregate privileges 3.Detect Test the IRP periodically to ensure its effectiveness in mitigating cyber incidents. Focus on phishing awareness, secure usage of SWIFT systems, and compliance with CSP requirements.

SWIFT

Seon

JUNE 15, 2023

Business email compromise (BEC) attacks can be a major risk to businesses’ finances and reputations. Let’s look at what business email compromise attacks are and explore some of the many ways you can combat them. What Is a Business Email Compromise Attack? Reported losses in 2020 exceeded $4.2

Email Compromise

VISTA InfoSec

AUGUST 8, 2023

It can affect productivity, but you can mitigate the impact of attacks by deploying protective gear and training systems for your business and employees. Phishing Attacks Phishing attacks are usually deployed via emails and malicious websites. All employees must separate their work passwords from personal ones.

Small Business

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

They’re just a few basic rules of thumb for small business owners to help mitigate the risk of a cyberattack, according to Matrix Integration; however, as president Nathan Stallings warns, as cyberattacks become more sophisticated, so much small businesses’ mitigation tactics. ” The U.S.

Data Breach

Fi911

JULY 8, 2024

This type of fraud can take various forms, including identity theft, chargeback fraud, and phishing attacks. Account Takeover Fraud Account takeover fraud involves cybercriminals gaining unauthorized access to a victim’s online account, often through the use of stolen login credentials or phishing schemes.

Account Takeovers

VISTA InfoSec

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

These threats are widespread and can also lead to severe consequences, including financial loss, and the compromise of personal and sensitive data. Employees who are aware of the risks associated with cyber threats and the steps they can take to mitigate these risks form a solid first line of defence against bad actors in the digital sphere.

Cybersecurity

VISTA InfoSec

MAY 15, 2025

What is SWIFT CSP The SWIFT CSP, launched in 2016, is designed to mitigate cybersecurity risks and enhance the overall security of financial institutions. Prevent Compromise of Credentials 4.1 Regularly Update and Patch Systems Apply security updates to all SWIFT-related components to mitigate known vulnerabilities.

SWIFT

VISTA InfoSec

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Know and Limit Access Prevent compromise of credentials Manage identities and segregate privileges 3.Detect Test the IRP periodically to ensure its effectiveness in mitigating cyber incidents. Focus on phishing awareness, secure usage of SWIFT systems, and compliance with CSP requirements.

SWIFT

PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2017

In this week’s Hacker Tracker , Radware shares its global cybersecurity research on what’s really motivating cybercriminals, a Gmail phishing attack targets savvy users and the U.S.’s There is a vast market for mitigating attacks in progress and for defending against threats, both new and established, that grow in severity by the day.

Phishing

VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 21, 2023

Data breaches are affecting millions of people across the globe, with over 340 million records already compromised in 2023 headline cases and new incidents surfacing every week. They will help analyze the threat, the extent of the breach, and how to mitigate it.

Data Breach

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

80,000 is now the average amount phishers demand from their business email compromise targets , according to new research from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) in its second-quarter 2020 Phishing Activity Trends Report. million per targeted attack. Bottomline is now hoping to lower that U.K.

Business Email Compromise

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The number-one thing that we see is compromised credentials from another service being used against us,” he explained. Stolen credentials are often purchased from dark web marketplaces, or gathered via phishing emails and brute force attacks on other websites. … I think what you see on Dropbox is not unique to us.

Credential

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

In another, phishing scams will fraudulently request an employee login to Uber or LinkedIn to steal those credentials. ” A hacker may target an executive in the finance department with a phishing scam, someone who they know is a controller, with a higher level of access to company bank accounts or other financial data.

Phishing

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

That's in part due to the fact that corporates are accelerating their move online, too, to mitigate pandemic-related disruption and meet their customers where they are. As NETSCOUT Area Vice President of Engineering, Threat and Mitigation Products Hardik Modi told PYMNTS, cybersecurity is now top of mind for many of these firms.

FBI

Stax

MARCH 4, 2024

Ultimately, PCI DSS compliance helps prevent fraudulent transactions, mitigates data breaches, cultivates customer trust and protects your business. Innovations in social engineering scams, sometimes conducted through social media, and phishing emails are designed to get the user to divulge sensitive information.

PCI DSS

PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2017

Reports said employee data including names, employee IDs, Social Security numbers and other information was compromised as a result. Coupa was one of numerous companies recently targeted by this ‘phishing’ scam,” the company said in a statement. Coupa had 652 employees as of the time the news of the data breach emerged.

Data Breach

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

But Cagnoni noted that while a shimmer attack can be successful, it requires a lot of manual work, making its effectiveness limited by the number of actual users of the compromised POS or ATM. While other countries are utilizing powerful transaction signing technologies to mitigate those attacks, Cagnoni noted that the U.S.

Account Takeovers

Fintech Review

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Phishing attacks and malware remain prevalent, undermining consumer confidence. Striking the right balance is essential to encourage advancements without compromising security. Frameworks governing digital assets seek to mitigate risks while enabling the integration of blockchain-based payments.

Payment Solutions

The Fintech Times

MAY 15, 2024

In the last year alone, 50 per cent of businesses and 32 per cent of charities have reported cyber breaches or attacks, with phishing remaining the most common type of attack. “To mitigate this, organisations should consult with data protection experts and keep abreast of regulatory changes and develop a more robust security strategy.

Cybersecurity

PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

As if Yahoo didn’t have enough on its plate, the tech company is now facing a probe from the Securities and Exchange Commission as to whether or not it could have acted more promptly in response to two massive data breaches that left over a billion customers’ information compromised. 2013 had compromised even more user data.

Data Breach

The Fintech Times

JUNE 20, 2024

So what can firms do to better mitigate this risk? From ransomware attacks and phishing schemes, to account takeovers and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, all these threats can result in serious operational disruptions and loss of customer trust, incurring costly remediation.

Risk

PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

Gary Cantrell , deputy IG, Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Investigations (OI), told CBS, “One of our most important missions is to mitigate that vulnerability as quickly as possible. They also note a recent spike in COVID-19-related phishing attempts.”. Medical Records = Dark Web Gold.

Data Breach

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Citing 2018 data from Verizon, Mastercard noted research that suggested the majority of cyberattacks are actually targeted at SMBs, ranging from phishing scams and the Business Email Compromise (BEC) to malware and ransomware attacks.

Cybersecurity

EBizCharge

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Now more than ever, businesses are focusing on preventing data breaches and implementing response protocols to mitigate breaches if they occur. An incident is only considered a data breach if the confidentiality of data is compromised. According to the 2023 IBM Data Breach Report , the global average cost of data breaches was $4.45

Data Breach

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2017

Hacking, skimming and phishing attacks are once again the most common type of data breach attack, making it the eighth year in a row for this type of data breach, researchers said. Researchers found that businesses saw 45.2 percent of the total 1,093 data breaches hitting U.S.

Data Security

PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

Government and private companies working together can come up with action plans to mitigate the risk,” Baich said. Longer term, there is also a need for consumers to not only recognize such attacks (say, spotting the signs that an email is a phishing attempt from criminals or state-backed attackers), but to have a reliable way to report them.

Risk

Seon

JUNE 27, 2024

Both fields are defined by their abilities to predict, prevent and mitigate risks. As AI-driven progress continues to surge, questions arise about maintaining its progress over the long term without compromising security. It necessitates a proactive and forward-thinking approach to anticipating and mitigating future threats.

Cybersecurity

PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2018

The company just launched its Data Breach Readiness solution designed specifically for small- and medium-sized businesses, which often don’t have the resources to invest in both fraud prevention and mitigation solutions. According to Thompson, employee education is “the best solution for preventing a data breach.”.

Small Business

PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2017

New research from the realms of supply chain management, financial services and SMEs uncovers how businesses today are approaching risk mitigation and which threats are instilling the most fear. But researchers questioned whether the increase is due to more breaches or simply more publicly available data on the topic.

Risk

PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2017

Phishing, ransomware, business email compromises, data theft and denial-of-service tactics can be especially harmful to FIs, and not only threaten the bank, but put the FI’s entire supply chain at risk, too. Compliance. As is often the case with banks, risks of non-compliance remain high, the OCC noted.

OCC