What are the 2018 cybercrime trends? Well, there are a lot, from cryptocurrency – a new, emerging threat that I feel like we’ll be talking more about as the year goes on – to rising concerns over the Internet of Things attacks. Plus there are the tried-and-true attacks: classic phish, smishing and vishing that are still very effective. For the purpose of this two part series, I will focus on three prevalent trends that are most egregiously targeting our branded customers. Most commonly detected trends in the first quarter of 2018: Part 1:• SSL certs used in phishing• BEC scams and... Read More

What are the 2018 cybercrime trends? Well, there are a lot, from cryptocurrency – a new, emerging threat that I feel like we’ll be talking more about as the year goes on – to rising concerns over the Internet of Things attacks. Then there are the tried-and-true attacks: classic phish, smishing and vishing that are still very effective. For the purpose of this two part series, I will focus on three prevalent trends that are most egregiously targeting our branded customers. Most commonly detected trends in the first quarter of 2018: Part 1:• SSL certs used in phishing• BEC scams and... Read More

Introduction As of April 2017, there were 3.8 billion people in the world accessing the Internet. That’s roughly 51 percent of the world’s population and officially means non-Internet users are becoming the minority. As 2018 dawns, it’s important to understand that in developed countries, we now live in a digital society; indeed, it’s nearly unheard of to live, work, or go to school without Internet access being required. As our digital penetration increases, so does the risk that individuals and organizations are exposed to when operating online. In fact, as real-world traditional crime has been going down, online related crime and... Read More