September 2022 – Newsletter, Vishing

Cisco recently disclosed a security incident resulting from sophisticated voice phishing, or vishing, attacks at targeted employees. Researchers at Cisco Talos believe the attack was carried out by an initial access broker who had the intent of selling access to compromised accounts to other threat actors. The attacks first gained access to Cisco’s networks after…

July 2022 – Newsletter, Scammers on LinkedIn

The US FBI has warned that scammers on LinkedIn are a “significant threat” as cryptocurrency scams have been widespread recently. Sean Ragan, the FBI’s special agent in charge of the San Francisco and Sacramento field offices said there are many potential, past, and current victims. The criminals focus their time and attention on thinking about…

June 2022 – Newsletter, WWDC 2022

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) event took place this month from June 6-10 and was jam-packed with announcements. From the latest version of Apple’s flagship iPhone operating system to its latest chip plus new hardware and features, we’re re-capping the highlights to know about. iOS 16 is focused on customization including an updated lock screen…

June 2022 – Newsletter, Vanity URLs

Attackers are using customizable URLs, known as vanity URLs, on SaaS services to craft more convincing phishing links. The technique has been used for links created through Box, Zoom, and Google Docs and Forms – all familiar services many people know and likely use. Vanity URLs provide custom and easy-to-remember links, and some applications do…

May 2022 – Newsletter, Boomerang for Outlook

Send messages at the perfect time, receive reminders if your email doesn’t receive a response, and utilize a smart calendar assistant. This can all be accomplished without leaving your email for the ultimate email productivity when utilizing the Boomerang app for Outlook. To ensure you are sending well-timed emails, you can utilize the send later…