Phishing

Spam vs. phishing: Definitions, overview & examples

Spam is usually defined as unsolicited commercial e-mail, often from someone trying to sell something. Spammers are not generally trying to get sensitive inf

Can you spot the phishing scams in 3 of our most popular templates?

Can you spot the phishing scams in 3 of our most popular templates?

In a Webroot study of 600 IT decision makers, phishing attacks leapfrog from the number three spot in 2017 to the number one breach concern among organizatio

Five techniques to bypass Office 365 protections used in real phishing campaigns

Five techniques to bypass Office 365 protections used in real phishing campaigns

In the last couple of years, crooks devised several techniques to bypass anti-phishing filters, let's analyze them to understand the way threat actors used t

Gmail Phishing Scams You Need to Know About

Gmail Phishing Scams You Need to Know About

Google Account Security Checkup by Wesley Fryer via Flickr. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 [pkadzone zone="main_top"] While Google has set up a war room

How to Identify and Detect a Phishing Email – 10 Tips

How to Identify and Detect a Phishing Email – 10 Tips

Better than the average phsishing attempt by Rick Turoczy via Flickr. Licensed under CC BY 2.0[pkadzone zone="main_top"] A perennial favorite with cybercrim

GDPR Provides Scammers with a New Golden Opportunity

GDPR Provides Scammers with a New Golden Opportunity

GDPR latest: Fraudsters posing as banks in data protection emails phishing scam The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has arrived, and crooks are

5 ways to identify a spear phishing email

5 ways to identify a spear phishing email

Spear phishing is a targeted form of email attack used to steal sensitive information through enticement, impersonation, or access-control bypassing techniqu

10 most common phishing attacks

Phishing is one of the most common ways for scammers to steal information. Through social engineering or deception, fraudsters attempt to trick people into h

5 reasons why you should report — Not reply to — Suspicious emails

5 reasons why you should report — Not reply to — Suspicious emails

Phishing emails are much harder to identify than most people realize. While you may laugh off the obvious ones, like your great grandmother's long-lost broth

How to Prevent BEC With Email Security Features

How to Prevent BEC With Email Security Features

Business email compromise (BEC) has bilked unsuspecting institutions around the world for more than $9 billion dollars. A whopping two-thirds of these attack