Cybercriminals may use SID subject for phishing campaigns, says Qualys CISO

On the occasion of Safer Internet Day 2021, TECHx spoke with Giuseppe Brizio, CISO EMEA, Qualys to discuss current cyber threats for businesses, cybersecurity in remote working – and risks on social media.

Oil & gas companies’ customers are at risk of email fraud: Proofpoint

Perhaps more worryingly, only 5 out of 50 (10%) oil and gas companies have ‘reject’ in place, which means a whopping 90% are not proactively blocking fraudulent emails from reaching customers. Reject is the strictest and recommended level of DMARC protection, a setting and policy that actually blocks fraudulent emails from reaching their intended target.

McAfee reveals surge in COVID-19-themed attacks and PowerShell malware

McAfee assesses the state of the cyber threat landscape based on in-depth research, investigative analysis, and threat data gathered by the McAfee Global Threat Intelligence cloud.