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Social Tactics Remain a Significant Threat

By Phisher on 08/26/2019 2:10 PM

Social tactics includes phishing and other related social engineering activities. Basically, social tactics are methods used to penetrate an organization’s cybersecurity defenses by attacking the human. The employee is often considered the weakest link in the security chain. The primary reason that the employee is often a security risk is that it is very difficult to en...

What is the phishing failure rate by industry?

By Phisher on 08/26/2019 2:00 PM

Employee security awareness should include phishing prevention training. This training should include phishing simulation. However, what is an expected phishing failure rate? The following article outlines phishing failure rates by industry. Employee security awareness should include phishing prevention training. This training should include phishing simulation. Howe...

Internet Security Threat Report (ISRT) - 2019

By Phisher on 08/26/2019 1:55 PM

The Symantec Internet Security Threat Report (ISRT) for 2019 is continues to provide valuable information for the security professional. This annual security report provides key statistics that outline cybersecurity risks experienced by various organizations worldwide. Some of the key takeaways from this report include, but are not limited to, the following: 65 pe...

Presbyterian Healthcare Services Data Breach Impacts 183,000 Patients

By Amy Waller on 08/06/2019 10:01 AM

"Presbyterian Healthcare Services became aware of the breach on June 9 and immediately secured the affected accounts. The breach investigation uncovered no evidence to suggest any personal information was accessed or stolen by the attacker and no reports been received to suggest any PHI has been misused. The breach affected approximately 21% of Presbyterian Healthcare Servi...

Here’s how to make sure you’re safe after the Capital One hack

By Amy Waller on 07/30/2019 10:01 AM

"More than 100 million credit card applicants had their personal information compromised in the Capital One hack announced Monday, illustrating once again just how vulnerable consumer data can be even for the most security-minded organizations. The hack, one of the largest ever against a financial services firm, comes just days after the credit-reporting company Equifax reached a...

FTC Announces Major Crackdown on Vishing

By Amy Waller on 06/25/2019 10:01 AM

"The Federal Trade Commission and law enforcement plan to file charges against several companies and individuals as part of a major government clampdown on illegal robocalls. The mission, known as "Operation Call it Quits," includes two FTC commissioners from the opposite ends of the political spectrum: Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, a Democrat, and ...

Scammers plant links in Google Calendar

By Amy Waller on 06/18/2019 10:00 AM

Have you received a calendar invite recently and something just did not feel right, Phishing Scammers are now accessing your calendar. Do not accept suspicious invites. Read some tips and find a link to the full article blow. "Phishers have realized that they can take advantage of seemingly innocuous calendar settings to plant their own events laced with phishing links on vi...

Indiana Pacers Basketball team falls for Phishing Attack

By Amy Waller on 05/16/2019 10:01 AM

"The Indiana Pacers franchise, Pacers Sports & Entertainment (PSE), fell victim to a phishing attack which resulted in unauthorized gaining access to emails containing personal information related to a limited number of individuals." Read the Full Article Here It just takes one vulnerable employee to open the email and you are hooked. Phishing ...

New Microsoft Graph Feature

By Thomas Chase Gullett on 05/02/2019 10:01 AM

We are pleased to announce a new and improved way to Import Groups and Targets using Microsoft. Below are instructions and on how to import using Microsoft Graph API. This new feat...

New Admin Features & Meet Our New Customer Success Manager

By Thomas Chase Gullett on 04/22/2019 10:01 AM

*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* We are pleased to announce that Amy Waller, ...

Reply-to Catchall & Phishing Reported Button

By Thomas Chase Gullett on 02/26/2019 10:01 AM

PhishingBox will now catch all replies sent to one of our system domains. We can now tell you if an email bounces, an autoresponder sends a response or the actual target replies to the email. As long as you are...

Updated User Guide - v4.2

By Thomas Chase Gullett on 02/20/2019 10:00 AM

As we announced last week, PhishingBox just launched a lot of new features and significantly improved the functionality in some of our core modules; namely our Template Library and Template Editor. The initial feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and we're excited for everyone to start exploring and utilizing this functionality. We also want to ensure that everyone completely und...

EY Global Information Security Survey - 2018

By Phisher on 01/24/2019 11:37 AM

EY is a global leader in in assurance and advisory services. For several decades EY has been conducting a Global Information Security Survey (GISS). The 2018 security survey from EY provides some valuable insight into the cybersecurity threat. Cybersecurity attacks continue to grow in size and sophistication. As the report reveals, social engineering or phishing remains a...

Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report - 2018

By Phisher on 09/24/2018 3:46 PM

In its eleven edition, the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) continues to be a wealth of information for security professionals. The report focuses on data breaches, defining such breaches as "An incident that results in the confirmed disclosure— not just potential exposure—of data to an unauthorized party." A few of the highlights o...

Check Point Research 2018 Security Report Summary

By Phisher on 09/24/2018 11:22 AM

Check Point Research had released the 2018 Report on Information Security. This information security report provides insight into today’s threat landscape. There are many security threats that companies must mitigate on a daily basis. Reports such as this security report from Check Point highlight just how important. Below are some key facts from the 2018 repo...

Symantec Internet Security Threat Report 2018

By Phisher on 09/24/2018 10:37 AM

The Symantec Internet Security Threat Report continues to be a valuable resource for companies to understand current threat vectors. The report highlights current threats and provides specific statistics related to these threats. Some of the key findings from the threat report include, but are not limited to, the following: 71.4% of targeted attacks involved the use of spea...

PhishingBox Launches ‘Phishing Reply Tracking’ Feature

By Ryan Hardesty on 07/23/2018 3:23 PM

CEO Fraud and Business Email Comprise (BEC) phishing scams are multi-billion-dollar threats that are increasing in both frequency and complexity. Unlike traditional phishing attacks, which blanket a large number of employees in an organization, BEC attacks are incredibly focused and rely heavily on social engineering tactics to fool unsuspecting employees and company executives. There are 5 t...

Phishing Alert - The Domain Name Renewal Scam

By Ryan Hardesty on 04/24/2018 4:30 PM

The PhishingBox team has recently noticed a surge in phishing scams related to renewing domain names, web/email hosting, etc., and we want to give some insights on ways to identify the scam and protect yourself from falling victim. The Domain Name Renewal Scam: What is it? If you own a website or group of domain names, then you need to be aware of a new phishing scam out there, the...

Phishing and the Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report

By Phisher Smith on 02/15/2018 11:40 AM

The Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR) provides useful information related to information security. The information was obtained from a collaboration of many security organizations and vendors. The findings from the report confirm that phishing is a significant threat vector in today's environment. Below are phishing related points from the DBIR. ...

New Position: Account Manager

By PhishingBox on 08/18/2017 2:24 PM

Account Manager Job Description We are accepting applications for a full-time Account Manager, to work alongside the existing sales team in Lexington, KY. Experience in sales is required. Technology or software sales experience is a plus, but not required. Position includes sales of PhishingBox's cloud-based cybersecurity platform. Position includes base, commission and bonus compe...

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