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Research Finds Alarming Jump in Phishing Attacks

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Tuesday, November 9, 2021
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Notably, attacks in September 2021 were more than twice as high as the previous year.

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  • Notably, attacks in September 2021 were more than twice as high as the previous year.
  • "While we saw a drop early this summer in phishing volume, threat actors didn't take the whole summer off.
  • Additional key findings of the PhishLabs Quarterly Threat Trends and Intelligence Report include:
    Social Media Attacks Skyrocket in 2021: Since January, the average number of Social Media attacks per target climbed steadily, up 82 percent year-to-date.
  • O365 Users Beware: In Q3, 51.6 percent of credential theft phishing attacks reported by corporate users targeted O365 logins.

Research Finds Alarming Jump in Phishing Attacks

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Tuesday, November 9, 2021
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LONDON, Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PhishLabs by HelpSystems, the leading provider of Digital Risk Protection solutions, today released their Quarterly Threat Trends and Intelligence Report. Phishing remains the dominant attack vector for bad actors, growing 31.5 percent over 2020. Notably, attacks in September 2021 were more than twice as high as the previous year.

Key Points: 
  • Notably, attacks in September 2021 were more than twice as high as the previous year.
  • "While we saw a drop early this summer in phishing volume, threat actors didn't take the whole summer off.
  • Additional key findings of the PhishLabs Quarterly Threat Trends and Intelligence Report include:
    Social Media Attacks Skyrocket in 2021: Since January, the average number of Social Media attacks per target climbed steadily, up 82 percent year-to-date.
  • O365 Users Beware: In Q3, 51.6 percent of credential theft phishing attacks reported by corporate users targeted O365 logins.

BIO-key adds Cyber Threat Intelligence Services, Cyberlitica to Channel Alliance Partner Program, Helping Customers Address Core Aspects of a Holistic Cybersecurity Program

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Tuesday, November 9, 2021
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Organizations looking to prevent cyberattacks and the damage they cause are in search of technologies that can support their cybersecurity programs.

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  • Organizations looking to prevent cyberattacks and the damage they cause are in search of technologies that can support their cybersecurity programs.
  • The addition of Cyberlitica as a member of the BIO-key CAP program is focused on helping customers address these core aspects as they develop a holistic approach to cybersecurity.
  • Cyberlitica offers a comprehensive suite of products and services available to combat cyber-warfare, account takeover, and fraud, faced by individuals and companies alike.
  • PortalGuard is the only IAM platform to offer Identity-Bound Biometrics, available on-premises or in the cloud, as a service (IDaaS).

Korean Data Intelligence Trailblazer S2W Joins Membership of APWG

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Monday, November 8, 2021
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S2W's alliance with the APWG will expand the company's resources to counter cybercrimes such as phishing-related scams worldwide -- and provide APWG's eCX with a vital new data resource for monitoring of scams, fraud and phishing in Korea and greater East Asia.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Korean cyberthreat intelligence trailblazer S2W has established a partnership with Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), the international counter-cybercrime association, to exchange data through APWG's eCrime Exchange (eCX), the pre-eminent global clearinghouse for exchange of cybercrime event data.
  • "We are honored to have the scientists and engineers of S2W join the APWG at the forefront of the global confrontation with cybercrime.
  • S2W is a Data Intelligence company, established in 2018, that extracts and provides actionable intelligences optimized for each client's needs from numerous data.
  • Specialized intelligence provided by S2W can cover multiple industries with its unique data collection and big data analysis for the Dark Web and Deep Web.

S2W joins membership of APWG - Anti-Phishing Working Group

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Sunday, November 7, 2021
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S2W's alliance with the APWG will expand the company's resources to counter cybercrimes such as phishing-related scams worldwide -- and provide APWG's eCX with a vital new data resource for monitoring of scams, fraud and phishing in Korea and greater East Asia.

Key Points: 
  • "We are honored to have the scientists and engineers of S2W join the APWG at the forefront of the global confrontation with cybercrime.
  • Data is the fuel we can all share to vanquish the perpetrator and S2W's insights in this regard is an inspiration to us all," said APWG Secretary General Peter Cassidy.
  • S2W is a Data Intelligence company, established in 2018, that extracts and provides actionable intelligences optimized for each client's needs from numerous data.
  • Founded in 2003, the Anti-Phishing Working Group, (APWG) is the global industry, law enforcement, and government coalition focused on unifying the global response to electronic crime.

Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) Awarded Open Source Non-Profit of the Year by Osmosis Institute

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021
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The OSMOSIS Institute educates and trains cyberintelligence investigators, researchers, reporters, and analysts on OSINT (open-source intelligence) and SOCMINT (social media intelligence) techniques and best practices.

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  • The OSMOSIS Institute educates and trains cyberintelligence investigators, researchers, reporters, and analysts on OSINT (open-source intelligence) and SOCMINT (social media intelligence) techniques and best practices.
  • NCRI was recognized for its investment in and commitment to open source intelligence solutions that have yielded distinguished achievements in investigative casework.
  • The NCRI is now tracking a concerning trend: disinformation used by state and non-state actors as a tool of economic war.
  • Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) is the world's foremost expert in researching, identifying, and forecasting the spread of misinformation and disinformation across social media platforms.

REDi and Advanced Fraud Solutions Partner to Strengthen Card Fraud Protection

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --REDi Enterprise Development Inc., a financial crimes management solutions provider, has announced a partnership with fraud detection software firm Advanced Fraud Solutions (AFS), to deliver an integrated card fraud detection solution to banks and credit unions.

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  • BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --REDi Enterprise Development Inc., a financial crimes management solutions provider, has announced a partnership with fraud detection software firm Advanced Fraud Solutions (AFS), to deliver an integrated card fraud detection solution to banks and credit unions.
  • "With rising card fraud rates as a backdrop, and an acceleration towards card-not-present transactions, the REDi and AFS partnership addresses a growing need to reinvent the industry's approach to card fraud detection,"said Ted Kirk, VP of Strategic Partnerships at AFS.
  • To learn more about the REDi and AFS partnership, and how it enhances protections against card fraud, click here .
  • At Advanced Fraud Solutions, we know the best way to fight fraud is to prevent it.

ZeroFox Deepens ANZ Market Expansion in New Partnerships With Netpoleon and emt Distribution, a rhipe Company

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Monday, October 25, 2021
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Similarly, ANZ is seeing an increased threat from ransomware, a trend that is anticipated to continue into 2022.

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  • Similarly, ANZ is seeing an increased threat from ransomware, a trend that is anticipated to continue into 2022.
  • emt Distribution is delighted to add ZeroFoxs threat intelligence and protection platform to our cybersecurity portfolio, said Richard Rundle, Group Executive for emt Distribution, a rhipe Company.
  • Our team at ZeroFox is proud to partner with Netpoleon and rhipe to provide customers with stronger threat intelligence, protection capabilities and on-site consultation across the ANZ region.
  • Netpoleon continues to look forward, to aim to be one of the Most Trusted Partner (MTP) to our Vendors, Resellers and Customers.

Bitglass Study Reveals Stolen Data Spreads 11 Times Faster on Dark Web Today Compared to Six Years Ago

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021
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Bitglass , the Total Cloud Security company, today announced new research that shows how the Dark Web, the value of stolen data and cybercriminal behaviors have dramatically evolved in recent years.

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  • Bitglass , the Total Cloud Security company, today announced new research that shows how the Dark Web, the value of stolen data and cybercriminal behaviors have dramatically evolved in recent years.
  • In 2015, Bitglass conducted the worlds first data tracking experiment to better understand how data is viewed and accessed on the Dark Web.
  • The files were embedded with Bitglass proprietary watermarking technology, which traced the data after users on the Dark Web accessed it.
  • This allowed the Bitglass Threat Research Group to draw the curtain back on current Dark Web trends and reveal the value of stolen data in todays world.

Resecurity® showcases Dark Web Monitoring and Threat Intelligence solutions at Gitex 2021 in UAE

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Monday, October 18, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Resecurity, Inc., a Los Angeles-based cybersecurity company, today announced they will showcase their Dark Web Monitoring and Threat Intelligence solutions at Gitex 2021 at the Dubai World Trade Center, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from October 17-21, 2021.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Resecurity, Inc., a Los Angeles-based cybersecurity company, today announced they will showcase their Dark Web Monitoring and Threat Intelligence solutions at Gitex 2021 at the Dubai World Trade Center, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from October 17-21, 2021.
  • By participating in Gitex 2021, Resecurity aims to make its products and services portfolio available to the cybersecurity and business community of the UAE.
  • The AI-powered cybersecurity solutions developed by Resecurity are used to protect the remote workforce, e-government, smart cities and cloud and enterprise ecosystem.
  • Resecurity is a cybersecurity company that delivers a unified platform for endpoint protection, risk management, and cyber threat intelligence.