Phishing Archives

Best Practices for Cybersecurity During Social Distancing

March 18, 2020
Amy Willcox
Breach prevention, Business Continuity, Compliance, Cyber Fraud, Cybersecurity, Phishing, Privacy

It’s unusual that a cybersecurity news organization has the chance to report on a biological virus instead of a software virus. But here we are. The rapid-fire spread of COVID-19 has turned the world on its head, and it’s safe to say that a lot of changes are in store for the foreseeable future. While…

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Phishing Schemes are Only Getting More Sophisticated

January 5, 2020
Tim Crino
Cyber Fraud, Phishing

Pretexting is the New Phishing Email phishing schemes may seem like a tactic from bygone days – when the internet was new and users still reeled from the novelty. But the reality is that, according to Proofpoint’s Phishing Statistics and News report, email-based phishing attacks quadrupled in Q3 of 2018 over the previous quarter. These…

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National Labor Review Board Allows Employers to Ban Personal Use of Company Email

December 18, 2019
Tim Crino
Privacy

National Law Review reported yesterday that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled in a 3-1 majority decision that employers are legally allowed to restrict the use of company email accounts to business-only communications. This marks a reversal of the stance that the NLRB has held since 2014, when it ruled in Purple Communications Inc.…

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