Phishing

• PayThink A 'culture of security' can harden a company's defenses

  As risk rises and budgets tighten post-pandemic, training all employees about security risks and conducting quarterly penetration tests helps to offset threats and potential losses.

  December 24

  

  Bill Santos

  President and COO

  Cerberus Sentinel.
• PayThink Coronavirus fears give web crooks a dangerous edge

  Netwalker attacks are known to target victims using phishing emails disguised as COVID-19 updates from their organization, taking advantage of the heightened fears and anxieties that come with the current pandemic, says Stealthbits Technologies' Dan Piazza.

  September 21

  

  Dan Piazza

  Technical product manager

  Stealthbits Technologies
• Coronavirus

  Remote workplaces become coronavirus cybercrime havens

  Fraudsters are licking their chops at the prospect of businesses and financial services extending remote working because of the coronavirus pandemic.

  By David Heun

  May 22

  
• PayThink PINs can beat tax payment fraud

  As phishing and other attacks mount, a personal ID number can act as a second authentication factor, says LogRhythm Labs' James Carder.

  April 16

  

  James Carder

  Chief security officer and vice president

  LogRhythm Labs
• Coronavirus

  Fraudsters exploit coronavirus fears as spending habits shift

  Card fraud risks — already soaring prior to the coronavirus outbreak — are changing rapidly as the pandemic deepens, forcing issuers and merchants to rethink protective measures.

  By Kate Fitzgerald

  March 30

  
• Cyber security

  Coronavirus scams to watch out for

  Financial institutions need to alert customers about emails or websites that pretend to offer important COVID-19 information but instead could end up stealing their account numbers or logins.

  By Penny Crosman

  March 11

  
• PayThink Social messaging is the new frontier for phishing

  Traditional phishing attacks on email are easier for most users to spot, causing crooks to migrate to new venues, argues The ai Corporation's James Crawshaw.

  January 6

  

  James Crawshaw

  Fraud analyst

  The ai Corporation
• PayThink For payment crooks, bots are the master key

  Detecting virtual bad actors means paying more careful attention to the digital interactions and touch points within your business, and how users interact with you through apps, websites or customer service centers, writes Accertify's Andrew Mortland.

  October 16

  

  Andrew Mortland

  Vice president of product

  Accertify
• PayThink Phishing attacks no longer 'look silly'

  Cybercriminals have become extremely adept at crafting emails that are indistinguishable from legitimate emails, says Valimail's Peter Goldstein.

  October 10

  
• PayThink Email B2B fraud protection can't be left to employees

  Some companies believe that their employees will know the difference between legitimate versus spoofed emails. While this might be true some of the time, even one mistake can be costly, writes David Barnhardt, executive vice president of product at Giact.

  April 16

  

  David Barnhardt

  Chief Experience Officer

  GIACT Systems

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