Can Your Staff Really Spot Phishing Messages? Can You?

Can Your Staff Really Spot Phishing Messages? Can You? 

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Phishing is a threat that looms large for every business. In 2020, phishing threats grew by more than 600% as cybercriminals took advantage of a perfect storm of factors that gave them great advantages: a newly remote workforce, world unrest, the COVID-19 pandemic and a crashing economy.

That’s definitely a growth category for cybercrime in 2021. Damage related to cybercrime including phishing-related threats like ransomware and business email compromise is projected to hit $6 trillion annually in 2021 as a new cyberattack is launched every 39 seconds. 

One of the best investments that you can make to protect your business from today’s worst cyberattack threats is security awareness training featuring phishing resistance. We’re making that easier than ever before with the newly updated BullPhish ID. 

Featuring user-friendly training portals, customizable training materials, and simple remote management, BullPhish ID is the top-flight training solution that includes everything that you need to get your team ready to face down phishing at an excellent price.

Don’t wait to start your 2021 security awareness and phishing resistance training program. Act now to start protecting your business from cybercrime before one click on one phishing email costs you a fortune.

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Top Threats this week

Top Source Hits: ID Theft Forum
Top Compromise Type: Domain
Top Industry: Health & Medical Research
Top Employee Count: 501+

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Don’t Let Employee Blind Spots Cost You a Fortune

Don’t Let Employee Blind Spots Cost You a Fortune 

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The number one cause of a data breach never changes – it’s always human error. No matter how savvy you may think your staffers are about cybersecurity, everyone has a blind spot. How can you find your employees’ blind spots and make sure that you’re covering all of your bases?

A recent report called Cyberchology: The Human Element details some of the unfortunate consequences that the sudden shift to remote work and the stress of the pandemic has brought to the table. The most striking observation? Just over 80% of companies experienced cybersecurity challenges due to human error in 2020.

While human error is always going to the top cause of a data breach or similar cybersecurity incident, you can take steps to reduce that possibility by creating an atmosphere for your employees that makes it okay, or even encouraged, to ask questions and learn more about cybersecurity. A well-informed, confident staff is your secret weapon against cybercrime. 

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A strong cybersecurity culture is rooted in accessible, up-to-date, easy to understand security awareness training that includes phishing resistance. It’s important to use tools like training with BullPhish ID as exercises that nourish your healthy cybersecurity culture, not punishments to be endured. That’s why we’re careful to include memorable, animated video lessons in our training content menu.

Making training pleasant and manageable for even your most tech-shy staffer helps foster a spirit of teamwork that has your staffers watching out for trouble to make sure that those blind spots are covered – because when every staffer is trained to spot and stop cybersecurity threats, everyone in your organization is on your defense team.

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Why & How to Back Up Your Office 365

Why & How to Back Up Your Office 365    Avert Disastrous Loss of  Your Email, Calendar, Contacts, OneDrive & SharePoint   Tuesday, January 26, 2021 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. EST | Plus 15 min Q&A

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Did you know your organization could be losing Office 365 data every day?   Yes, every day.   It's the accidental activity, user errors, ransomware, data corruption, and deletions that put you at risk. Yet, you own your data and it's your responsibility when you make a mistake — or when a malicious act stops your business cold. Then what?   Join us for this important 30-minute webinar where you’ll learn why and how Spanning will safeguard your data with its powerful, yet easy-to-use cloud-to-cloud backup and recovery solution.   You will learn: What Microsoft is responsible for & what they are not responsible for Why you need Office 365 backup for your data & Microsoft applications How Spanning provides automated, on-demand SaaS backup The ways Spanning protects your data from a cyber attack

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Dave Wallen Director, Product Marketing Spanning   Dave Wallen is a veteran industry evangelist with a passion for promoting innovative cloud solutions that help organizations improve performance and maximize their return on investment. As Director of Product Marketing for Spanning, he’s focused on industry and market research, customer insight, go-to-market planning and spreading the word about Spanning’s solutions for Office 365, G-Suite, and Salesforce.

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2021 Trend Watch: Ransomware Never Goes Out of Style

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Ransomware is the monster under the bed that every company should be worried about these days. From stealing data to disrupting operations and even nation-state hacking, ransomware was a favored tool of cybercriminals worldwide in 2020 – and that looks set to continue in 2021.

Ransomware surged at the start of the pandemic, with an incredible 148% increase in attacks in March 2020alone. In Q3 2020, researchers estimate that cybercriminals successfully completed at least 1 new ransomware attack every day. That’s not a trend that your business wants to get in on.

Protecting your business from cybercrime like ransomware starts with building a strong cybersecurity culture. It’s important to make sure that every one of your staffers is up to date on the latest threats and following cybersecurity best practices – after all, they’re part of your security team too.

Using a solution like BullPhish ID to help employees learn to spot and stop phishing attempts is essential these days- phishing messages are the number one delivery system for ransomware. Plus, adding a secure identity and access management solution like Passly adds powerful protection against cyberattacks including ransomware by adding multifactor authentication, a recommended risk mitigation by CISA and other experts. 

Take smart precautions now to ensure that your business isn’t a trendsetter because no company can afford to be a part of the expected wave of continued growth in ransomware attacks in 2021.

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Millions of Stolen User Records Create Risk for Your Business

Millions of Stolen User Records Create Risk for Your Business 

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It’s not just information that’s stolen from your company that puts your business in jeopardy. Your company’s security is also in danger because of information stolen in data breaches at other businesses or through breaches at hospitals, government agencies, utilities, colleges, and other organizations – and that risk is growing every day as more information makes its way to the Dark Web.

Dark Web activity has exploded in 2020. The combination of millions of people suddenly working from home, a thirst for knowledge about the pandemic, and advancements in ransomware and other cybercrime technology has made it easier than ever for cybercriminals to get their hands on the information that they need to target and attack organizations – 60% of the information on the Dark Web has the potential to harm enterprises. 

One common way that cybercriminals use this information is to gather or obtain huge lists of passwords that have been stolen in data breaches around the world. It’s a well-known fact among bad actors that people tend to recycle passwords, often using a few that they cycle through for both work and home applications. If those passwords are stolen in a data breach and hit the Dark Web, they’re added to the pool that cybercriminals draw from when gathering ammunition for attacks.

That can create severe risks for your business. For example, if one of your staffers is recycling a favorite password by using it for both their company O 365 password and their personal Spotify account, and that password gets stolen in a data breach (Spotify has had 3 data breaches in 2020 alone), then cybercriminals now have a key that unlocks the front door to your business.

That’s why you should add Dark Web monitoring with a dynamic solution like Dark Web ID to your security plan. Find out that one of your company’s credentials has been compromised before the bad guys do with 24/7/365 monitoring using human and machine analysis. Dark Web ID constantly sweeps Dark Web data markets to find your potentially compromised credentials and alert your IT team immediately when one pops up.

Don’t take chances on an unexpected credential compromise incident, because even the best-laid security plan can be undone in a second with one compromised credential that goes undetected, allowing cybercriminals to slide right in to your business. Include reliable, affordable Dark Web monitoring in your 2021 security plan and gain peace of mind against unpleasant surprises like credential compromise from the Dark Web.

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