What is email spoofing?
Attempts at online theft often start with a phishing scheme -- and phishing attempts often rely on email spoofing. Here's how spoofing works and how to spot it......»»
apexanalytix Passkeys protects data with biometric authentication
apexanalytix launched Passkeys, a feature that enables suppliers to securely log into their accounts using biometrics like a fingerprint or face scan, or a screen lock PIN. The latest FBI Internet Crime Report reveals that business email compromise (.....»»
LastPass users targeted in phishing attacks good enough to trick even the savvy
Campaign used email, SMS, and voice calls to trick targets into divulging master passwords. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Password-manager LastPass users were recently targeted by a convincing phishing campaign that use.....»»
Author granted copyright over book with AI-generated text—with a twist
Copyright Office changed course after initially denying request. (credit: Getty Images) Last October, I received an email with a hell of an opening line: “I fired a nuke at the US Copyright Office this morning.” The.....»»
Why RBLs and greylisting can’t stop modern email threats
Why RBLs and greylisting can’t stop modern email threats.....»»
Check Point boosts security in Harmony Email & Collaboration
Check Point announced new email security features that enhance its Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration portfolio: Patented unified quarantine, DMARC monitoring, archiving, and Smart Banners. Since 2023, Check Point has released over 75 new feat.....»»
DuckDuckGo PrivacyPro bundles VPN into its first paid subscription
DuckDuckGo started life as a privacy-first search engine before adding a web browser, email protection and more, and the company has now announced its first ever paid subscription: DuckDuckGo PrivacyPro. This bundles an open-source VPN service wit.....»»
Apple alerts some iPhone users that they were targets of ‘mercenary spyware attack’
Apple is alerting users to a new instance of an identified mercenary spyware attack on the iPhone. Possible victims have been sent an email from Apple describing how the attack could “remotely compromise the iPhone”. Victims are being notified in.....»»
Darktrace ActiveAI Security Platform helps organizations shift focus to proactive cyber resilience
Darktrace has introduced the Darktrace ActiveAI Security Platform. The platform includes Darktrace’s existing security products supplemented by a set of new innovations and features, including for email and operational technology (OT). The plat.....»»
How malicious email campaigns continue to slip through the cracks
In this Help Net Security video, Josh Bartolomie, VP of Global Threat Services at Cofense, discusses how email will remain a target as long as it remains the predominant form of communication within a business. Cofense researchers have found that mal.....»»
Security Bite: iCloud Mail, Gmail, others shockingly bad at detecting malware, study finds
Email security today has many shortcomings. It is widely known that email service providers cannot prevent every suspicious email from being received. However, a new study by web browser security startup SquareX reveals how little companies are doing.....»»
Apple says ‘system error’ led to incorrect emails sent to Apple Card users
Apple is sending an email to Apple Card users today informing them of a “system error” that occurred on Monday. According to the email, this led to some Apple Card users erroneously being told they weren’t enrolled in Scheduled Payments. mo.....»»
A “cascade” of errors let Chinese hackers into US government inboxes
Microsoft still doesn’t known how Storm-0558 attackers managed to steal the Microsoft Services Account cryptographic key they used to forge authentication tokens needed to access email accounts belonging to US government officials. “The s.....»»
Impersonation scams cost US victims over a billion dollars last year
A new report from the FTC shows the cost of spoofing scams, and the new methods cybercriminals are adopting......»»
How to change the default apps on a Mac
From changing your browser and email client to opening specific file types with a new app, changing default apps on your Mac is easy and straightforward......»»
How CISOs tackle business payment fraud
In this Help Net Security video, Shai Gabay, CEO of Trustmi, discusses why payments are a source of cyber worry for CISOs. CISOs are worried about Business Email Compromise (BEC), cyber attackers’ use of AI, and securing the supply chain. These.....»»
Scammers steal millions from FTX, BlockFi claimants
Customers of bankrupt crypto platform BlockFi have been targeted with a very convincing phishing email impersonating the platform, asking them to connect their wallet to complete the withdrawal of remaining funds. Judging by this Reddit thread, many.....»»
eSentire Threat Intelligence reduces false positive alerts
eSentire launched its first standalone cybersecurity product, eSentire Threat Intelligence, extending eSentire’s protection and automated blocking capability across firewalls, threat intelligence platforms, email services and endpoint agents. eSent.....»»
Cado Security enables organizations to investigate and respond to potential M365 threats
Cado Security announced that the Cado platform now enables customers to acquire Microsoft 365 Unified Audit Log (UAL) to help investigate and respond to Microsoft 365 compromises such as business email compromise (BEC), account takeover (ATO), and in.....»»
New email standards: what you need to know
New email standards: what you need to know.....»»
Lidar sensors vulnerable to spoofing attacks, researchers say
Using a series of high-frequency laser pulses, researchers created a 10-square meter perception dead zone......»»