A phishing email is dangerous when it looks real. Business email compromise can be even more dangerous because sometimes the email is real. The criminal may be communicating from the actual account of your employee, vendor, executive, or business partner. That changes the problem completely. There may be no misspelled domain to spot. No suspicious-lookingContinue reading “Business Email Compromise: When the Email Is Real but the Person Behind It Isn’t”
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Why Browser-Saved Passwords Put Your Business at Risk
If your employees click “Save password” when a browser offers to remember a login, it may seem like a harmless convenience. For personal accounts, browser password storage can be useful. For a business, however, relying on browser-saved passwords as the primary credential-management system can create serious gaps in visibility, control, sharing, and employee offboarding. TheContinue reading “Why Browser-Saved Passwords Put Your Business at Risk”
Social Engineering: The Attack That Starts With a Person, Not a Firewall
Cybersecurity is often pictured as a battle between hackers and technology. Firewalls block malicious traffic. Antivirus software detects threats. Password managers protect credentials. Monitoring systems watch for unusual activity. All of those defenses matter. But there is another target sitting in the middle of your security system every day: Your employees. Cybercriminals know that sometimesContinue reading “Social Engineering: The Attack That Starts With a Person, Not a Firewall”