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Phishing
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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Privacy Tip #18 – Beware of phishing expeditions
So I have been in the data privacy and security world for the past 16 years, and I am still amazed at how savvy hacksters are, and how vulnerable we…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
2016 year of peak phishing attacks?
Early studies on the causes of data breaches found many occurred after laptops, flash drives or other mobile devices were lost or stolen. But in recent years, data breaches have…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Educating Employees about Phishing is #1 on IBM’s List to Mitigate Damage
By Peter Vogel
IBM emphasizes that ““this could happen to us” so employers should provide training on “how to avoid becoming a victim, use a variety of approaches—video, webinars, in-person instruction—and require training…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Phishing is in the Top Ten Cyberthreats
By Peter Vogel
Neustar Engineering reported that there are millions of phishing emails every day since most “email servers don’t actually block email that may be spoofed and may even fail authentication at…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Cyber Theft of Millions Caused by Phishing Malware!
By Peter Vogel
Criminal charges have been filed against the botnet administrator of “Bugat,” “Cridex” or “Dridex” which is a “sophisticated malware package designed to steal banking and other credentials from infected computers”…
The Law for Lawyers Today
Verizon says legal departments among most likely to fall for phishing scam
By Karen Rubin, Thomas F. Zych
As Willie Sutton supposedly said, he robbed banks "because that's where the money is." That also explains why law firms and lawyers are increasingly the targets of cyber-intrusion, particularly phishing…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Legal Departments Cause Lots of Cyberintrusions by Opening Too Much Phish!
By Peter Vogel
Verizon’s 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report identified that the legal, communications, and customer service departments “were far more likely to actually open an e-mail than all other departments.” My blog…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Avoid Malware by Regular Employee Training About Suspicious Emails
By Peter Vogel
Here is some basic advice for all employees – “Don’t open email attachments from strangers or seem strange, and don’t open links in emails that seems suspicious” …which should be…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Phishing and Malware Cyberattacks are Directed at Law Firms (and Clients) – So it’s Time to Train Employees
By Peter Vogel
No surprises about where cyberattacks are focused as reported recently that about 45% of IT security decision makers are worried about “phishing attacks, and employees clicking on links within email…
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
Phishing for PHI
[caption id="attachment_1923" align="alignright" width="300"] Copyright: / 123RF Stock Photo[/caption] Two recently reported breaches of hospital data affecting thousands of patients highlight the prevalence, and apparent success, of phishing attacks. Boston-based…