To cybercriminals, credit card information is nice to have, and identity theft is a profitable industry – but the big money is in industrial espionage. Hackers are able to use their tricks to inveigle victims into granting them access to their computers, usually through spear-phishing campaigns aided by social engineering. And when hackers invade a…
The increased digital accessibility of the health insurance system in recent years has come with many benefits, such as easier procurement of coverage, more efficient insurance transactions, transparency in billing and lower costs – but it has also increased insurers’ exposure to cyber-attacks by overwhelming percentages. Cybersecurity and its threat to the healthcare insurance industry…
Spear phishing, targeted attacks, zero-day exploits… No matter what you call them, these are the worst, most harmful cyberattacks out there. Zero-day exploits can cause causing bankruptcy, loss of credibility, and other serious damage. And when it comes to protecting your organization from such attacks, many fall short in terms of technology or rely on…
Like many industries, insurance companies are in midst of a digital transformation, adopting new channels and services in order to conduct their business virtually and enhance their customers’ experiences. Digital claims, mobile apps, connection to the Internet of Things (IoT), and strategic integrations with third-party portals all open the door to cyber criminals looking to…
Businesses need to allow employees to use productivity tools to maintain effective operations. Unfortunately, many of these efficiency-drivers are easily compromised by threat actors, as we saw with the Dridex trojan payload hiding in Excel spreadsheets delivered via phishing emails with senders posing as UPS, FedEx, and DHL. In fact, efficiency efforts can drive security…
What are DICOM files? A DICOM file is an image from a medical scan saved in the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) format. DICOM is the international 30-year-old standard protocol for managing and transmitting medical images, such as ultrasounds, MRIs, X-rays, and CT scans. In addition, these files often include the patient’s identification…
It’s a simple fact: Zero-day malware has proven to bypass even the most advanced detection mechanisms on the market today. Organizations have essentially become defenseless when it comes to protecting themselves against one of the most sophisticated threats. Unfortunately, many organizations have outdated practices and tools that are unable to keep up with the ever-evolving…
The American Bar Association’s 2019 Legal Technology Survey Report states that 36% of surveyed attorneys claimed that their firms’ systems had been infected with viruses, spyware, and/or malware. The legal industry serves as a particularly attractive target to malicious actors due to databases that host troves of sensitive client information along with highly classified case…
New research by Proofpoint is out, and the results are eye-opening. Their annual report, “State of the Phish,“ highlights that malicious file attachments are a highly effective form of malware delivery that is often underestimated by information security teams worldwide. Malicious file attachments are evading notice 88% of organizations surveyed reported experiencing a spear phishing…