Email Impersonation Knows No Borders

Hello…Elvis? Photo credit: Gunnshots Email impersonation scams, also known as business email compromise (BEC) or phishing attacks, have risen 20 percent in the first nine months of this year, according to the Singapore police. According to the report, those scams have cost Singaporeans S$19 million (U.S. $13.4 million), of which the police have only been […]

Corporations understand DMARC is critical. So why can’t they get to enforcement?

The Online Trust Alliance (OTA) recently published the 2016 results of its annual Online Trust Audit, an analysis of corporations’ attitudes towards security and their adoption of various security technologies. The OTA audit shows that most corporations, banks, and government agencies have a long way to go before they fully implement the most advanced email […]

Senior Execs Fired for Spear Phishing Success

In the wake of the much-discussed payroll company that fired an employee for falling victim to a spear phishing scam, an Austrian manufacturer has fired its CEO and financial chief after the company gave away more than $50 million due to a CEO impersonation attack. As with Alpha Payroll, it’s worth asking: Did the company, FACC AG, take the […]