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Infosecurity Magazine, Digital Edition, Q4, 2020, Volume 17, Issue 4 Take a Look at the Digital Magazine Archive
Philly Food Bank Loses $1m in BEC Scam
News

Philly Food Bank Loses $1m in BEC Scam

News

FBI: Block Email Forwarding to Stop BEC Attackers

FBI: Block Email Forwarding to Stop BEC Attackers

Feds warn of visibility challenge for IT administrators

One in Seven #BlackFriday Emails Are Malicious
News

One in Seven #BlackFriday Emails Are Malicious

Why Twitter’s High-Profile Users Need to Personally Embrace Security
Opinion

Why Twitter’s High-Profile Users Need to Personally Embrace Security

News

FBI in Threat Warning After Surge in Spoofed Domains

FBI in Threat Warning After Surge in Spoofed Domains

Feds urge users to be aware of common attack techniques

What Can We Learn About Cybersecurity From the 2020 Elections?
Opinion

What Can We Learn About Cybersecurity From the 2020 Elections?

News

MPs Bombarded by Nearly Three Million Monthly Email Attacks

MPs Bombarded by Nearly Three Million Monthly Email Attacks

Parliament’s defenses have blocked more than 22 million this year

Microsoft Urges Firms to Hang Up on Phone-Based MFA
News

Microsoft Urges Firms to Hang Up on Phone-Based MFA

Cadbury Social Media Scammers Take Chocoholics for a Ride
News

Cadbury Social Media Scammers Take Chocoholics for a Ride

UK in Cyber-War Against Anti-vaccine Propaganda
News

UK in Cyber-War Against Anti-vaccine Propaganda

Whitepapers

White Paper

Infosecurity Magazine's State of Cybersecurity Report 2020

White Paper

How Russian Twitter BOTs Weaponize Social Media to Influence and Disinform

White Paper

Stopping Email Fraud

The Threat From Within – A Genuine Horror Story
Opinion

The Threat From Within – A Genuine Horror Story

News

Scammers Spoof MAGA Hat Vendors to Steal $2.3m from Republicans

Scammers Spoof MAGA Hat Vendors to Steal $2.3m from Republicans

Wisconsin Republican Party appears to have been hit by a BEC attack

Remote Workers Ignore Training to Open Suspicious Emails
News

Remote Workers Ignore Training to Open Suspicious Emails

US: Iran Was Behind Proud Boys Email Campaign
News

US: Iran Was Behind Proud Boys Email Campaign

News

M&S Boss Spoofed in Gift Voucher Scam

M&S Boss Spoofed in Gift Voucher Scam

Criminals impersonate Marks & Spencer CEO in new online gift voucher scam

Cambridge University Releases Fake News Game
News

Cambridge University Releases Fake News Game

Trojan Malware Targets Trump Supporters
News

Trojan Malware Targets Trump Supporters

US Seizes Domains Used to Spread Disinformation
News

US Seizes Domains Used to Spread Disinformation

Opinion

Twitter Hack Spurred Copycats, But Other Businesses Don’t Have to Fall Prey

Twitter Hack Spurred Copycats, But Other Businesses Don’t Have to Fall Prey

The consequences of privileged identity exposure are potentially catastrophic, as the Twitter hack demonstrated.

The Sextortion Scourge: Phishing for Fears
Magazine Feature

The Sextortion Scourge: Phishing for Fears

Infosec

The Wall Has Fallen, but Zero-Trust Architectures Can Save You
Infosec Blog

The Wall Has Fallen, but Zero-Trust Architectures Can Save You

TeamTNT Attack Highlights the Need for Cloud Governance
Infosec Blog

TeamTNT Attack Highlights the Need for Cloud Governance

Next-Gen Infosec

Interview: AJ Yawn, ByteChek
Next-Gen

Interview: AJ Yawn, ByteChek

When is a VPN Unsafe?
Next-Gen

When is a VPN Unsafe?