From start to finish, inside a PayPal Phishing scam

Police arrest 15-year-old in TalkTalk hack. Senate to battle Tuesday on controversial CISA cybersecurity bill. CSO Update October 27, 2015 From start to finish, inside a PayPal Phishing scam Phishing remains one of the fastest and easiest methods of personal compromise. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Police arrest 15-year-old in TalkTalk hack 2. Senate to battle Tuesday on controversial CISA cybersecurity bill 3. How long does it take for employees to be security conscious? Resource compliments of: AllClear ID The New Priority for Risk Mitigation: Brand Resilience According to a new Forrester Research report, most risk professionals ignore opportunities to protect corporate reputation. In an age where customer perception matters more than ever, your business may be at risk of a reputational catastrophe. Download a free copy of the report to understand why and how risk pros neglect corporate reputation and what your business can do to ensure it strategically and systemically prioritizes one of your greatest assets and liabilities: your reputation. Police arrest 15-year-old in TalkTalk hack The Metropolitan Police have announced an arrest in connection to the recent TalkTalk data breach. Law enforcement from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have arrested a 15-year-old boy on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offenses. READ MORE Resource compliments of: House ads Accepting Nominations: Computerworld Digital Edge 25 Awards CIO magazine, The CIO Executive Council and Computerworld will honor The Digital Edge 25 award winners at the 2016 AGENDA Conference, March 21-23, 2016 in Florida. All finalists and winners will receive a free pass to attend the full conference program. Submit your entry for this prestigious award and showcase your innovation. Senate to battle Tuesday on controversial CISA cybersecurity bill The U.S. Senate is scheduled to consider early Tuesday the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, a controversial bill that is intended to encourage businesses to share information about cyberthreats with the government by providing them immunity from customer lawsuits. READ MORE Resource compliments of: Akamai New case study of attacks analysis Utilizing new social tactics and DDoS methodology, the activities of extortionist group DD4BC increased dramatically and targeted larger organizations over one calendar year. Over 140 DDoS attacks attacks confirmed as DD4BC were observed by Akamai with the financial services sector amongst the most often targeted. Akamai's newly released Case Study: Summary of Operation DD4BC provides attack analysis, examples of extortion letters and security suggestion organizations can take to avoid becoming a target can be downloaded at:http://bit.ly/1gre3KY How long does it take for employees to be security conscious? How much security awareness training is enough? READ MORE White Paper: Open Text Transactional Data: Are You Ready for Customer Demands? An IDG Research survey reveals that customers want access to their transactional data from any device, any time. Letting customers access and interact with their transactional data from any device is complex. Here are some insights for IT leaders who are ready to create a strategy. Learn More Top 5 Stories DDoS scammers collect $20,000 with Ashley Madison extortion Chinese, Russian hackers to receive roundhouse kicks from a cybersecurity incubator Did Microsoft shove Windows 10 down people's throats? CSO salaries expected to sky rocket 8 penetration testing tools that will do the job   Editor's Picks 15 hot, new security and privacy apps for Android and iOS How to get creative with your penetration testing 5 security bolstering strategies that won't break the bank What's wrong with this picture?The NEW clean desk test Inside an attack by the Syrian Electronic Army   Follow CSO Online You are currently subscribed to cso_update as jonsan98@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Learn about INSIDER When accessing content promoted in this email, you are providing consent for your information to be shared with the sponsors of the content. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information. If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: online@cxo.com Copyright (C) 2015 CSO Online Media Group, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@csoonline.com. **