Cisco/Talos Researchers Find Attackers Using Slack and Discord to Distribute Malware Thursday, April 15, 2021 Another example of the resiliency and creativity of cyber-attackers is outlined in a new blog by Cisco/Talos researchers, which outlines how, over the past year, and in particular as a result of the migration from work at the office to work from home during the pandemic, cyber-attackers are using collaboration platforms like Slack and Discord to distribute malware to unsuspecting victims. According to the blog: As telework has become the norm throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, attackers are…
Year: 2021
WSA 2020 Cybersecurity Stats
With over 50,000 people tested from over a dozen different industries, we have calculated our latest stats which are below: Out of over 50,000 people tested, 32% will click on a link inside a spear phishing email. Out of 50,000 people tested, 28% will enter a username and password. The average time till compromise, is 2 minutes. If you would like to see how well your staff performs, mention this blog post for a free customized spear phishing test. Of those staff members that have attended our live or live…