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IoT Attack Against a University Network

20

Feb

2017

Verizon’s Data Brief Digest 2017 describes an attack against an unnamed university by attackers who hacked a variety of IoT devices and had them spam network targets and slow them down: Analysis of the university firewall identified over 5,000 devices making hundreds of Domain Name Service (DNS) look-ups every 15 minutes, slowing the institution’s entire […]

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Cisco: Spam is making a big-time comeback

01

Feb

2017

Spam is making a surprising resurgence as a threat to corporate security and becoming a more significant carrier of attacks as varied as spear phishing, ransomware and bots, according to Cisco’s 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report. The company’s 10th such report says spam is way up. It accounts for 65% of all corporate email among customers […]

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Spear phishing tough to block, even when using automation tools

31

Jan

2017

Trying to filter out phishing emails is tough work, even for organizations trying to find a better way through automation, according to a new study from security software company GreatHorn. The company makes software that seeks out phishing attempts and can autonomously block them, but even its customers don’t switch on all the features, according […]

Category Email security Phishing Written by Cio 0 Comments

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