Category: Phishing

Automatic Phishing Defense Stops Threats Fast

November 30, 2020

Automatic Phishing Defense with Graphus is Simple and Effective Today’s biggest threat is phishing. From ransomware to data loss, it all starts with a phishing email. As you look at ways to strengthen your 2021 cybersecurity strategy, it’s time to look at new ways to defend your business with effective solutions that increase your security against digital threats without increasing […]

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5 Costly phishing attacks in recent history

September 23, 2020
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Phishing scams have been around for quite a while now, but they continue to be among the most successful cyberattack methods. Verizon’s 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report reveals that phishing is the “threat action variety” most likely to cause a breach. In fact, 22% of all successful data breaches in 2019 involved phishing. Over time, […]

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10 Common phishing emails to watch out for

September 02, 2020

Previously, we talked about phishing and its four common types: spear phishing, whaling, clone/deceptive phishing, and CEO fraud. In this blog, we’ll tackle 10 phishing emails that cybercriminals commonly use to trick users. While SMS, voice calls, and websites can also be used for phishing, we’ll focus on email since 96% of phishing attacks arrive […]

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Tips for dealing with COVID-19-themed phishing attacks

July 15, 2020
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Even before coronavirus infections spiked again across Virginia in early July and threatened to overwhelm healthcare institutions, another menace — COVID-19-themed phishing — was attacking the industry, albeit from another angle: their trustworthiness. Cybercriminals are exploiting the popularity of coronavirus-related news and people’s trust in their healthcare providers. These bad actors use attention-grabbing email subject […]

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How to identify and mitigate phishing attacks

January 21, 2020

Business owners consider various cyberthreats when it comes to security planning. One of the older but most effective weapons in a cybercriminal’s arsenal is phishing. Phishing can be the first stage in a sophisticated information-stealing attack and remains pervasive for one simple reason: it works. It has been around for years, but today’s cybercriminals are […]

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Sophisticated phishing attacks that leverage Google Drive

Detecting zero-day attacks is what Graphus® specializes in but what happens when the attack starts from a ‘trusted’ domain/URL? These can be nearly impossible to detect for most security solutions which means it is most likely making it into the inbox of your employees. But you may be thinking to yourself, “We provide phishing training […]

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Why HTTPS can no longer be trusted – 50% of phishing sites have SSL

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HTTPS is an authentication protocol designed for accessing a website with an encrypted connection to make it more secure and trusted. It was created to protect page authenticity and keep user communications, identity, and web browsing information private. HTTPS levages Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) which is a standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link […]

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Don’t be fooled by digital voicemail phishing attacks

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We see a variety of advanced phishing attacks on a daily basis. More recently, we’ve seen an uptick in the number of phishing attacks designed to look like a voicemail notification email. The hacker’s goal is to get the recipient to click on the button and login to their account to hear the message. Except […]

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Sophisticated Voicemail Phishing Attack Detected by Graphus

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Recently we detected a voicemail phishing attack where the hacker made adjustments to their attack methods to try slip by detection technologies. These adjustments were smart enough to get past existing security tools such as Microsoft’s ATP, but not Graphus®! The recipients received an email saying they had a voicemail and to login to their […]

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Graphus strongly aligned with Gartner’s New Fighting Phishing Report

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In a recently published report from Gartner, titled Fighting Phishing – 2020 Foresight, the authors, Peter Firstbrook and Neil Wynne, detail the challenges organizations face and also the required solutions needed to fight phishing and social engineering attacks. The authors discuss how the more recent influx of phishing attacks have caught many anti-spam and secure […]

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