Three more firms hit by targeted Phishing attacks seeking W2 data

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CSO Security Awareness Weekly Mar 07, 2016 Three more firms hit by targeted Phishing attacks seeking W2 data It's happened again. Scammers have leveraged Phishing to gain access to W2 information at several firms, including technology powerhouse Seagate. No company is immune to these types of social attacks, and organizations both large and small have become victims to a finance-based scheme that has a long reach. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • This is how much spear phishing costs companies • Threat intelligence programs lack context experts say • CISOs should take security training seriously White Paper: Brocade Communications Systems Inc Forrester: Conquer Business-Critical Workloads with Dedicated Storage Networks While business-critical workloads are very difficult to predict -- the one certainty is that they are increasing. This study shows how improving app workload performance reduces downtime, and makes for happier customers and more efficient staff. Read More ▶ This is how much spear phishing costs companies New research from messaging security provider Cloudmark and technology research company Vanson Bourne finds that despite spending an average of $319,327 on spear phishing prevention in the past 12 months, an estimated 28 percent of attacks are getting through and are costing companies dearly. (Infographic included.) Read More ▶ Threat intelligence programs lack context experts say This week during the annual RSA conference in San Francisco. For most attendees, threat intelligence will be this year's topic of interest. Unfortunately, most of what's being sold as threat intelligence isn't very smart, and organizations are paying hand over fist for data they can find in their own logs. Read More ▶ CISOs should take security training seriously Security awareness training is pivotal to your organization's information security posture, and, now, it's more important than ever before. Read More ▶ Video/Webcast: Ixia ThreatARMOR - Your New Front Line of Defense Reduce your attack surface with a security solution that sits in front of other security devices to provide dual-function protections: 1) Blocks traffic from known IP addresses; and 2) Blocks outbound bot communication from pre-existing infections. Read More ▶ Top 5 Stories 1. Latest attack against TLS shows the pitfalls of intentionally weakening encryption 2. The FBI should try to unlock a shooter's iPhone without Apple's help, a lawmaker says 3. Cisco issues critical patch for Nexus switches to remove hardcoded credentials 4. RSA: Geolocation shows just how dead privacy is 5. Next-generation endpoint security tools ready to replace antivirus Editor's Picks 1. 15 hot, new security and privacy apps for Android and iOS 2. How to get creative with your penetration testing 3. 5 security bolstering strategies that won't break the bank 4. What's wrong with this picture? The NEW clean desk test 5. Inside an attack by the Syrian Electronic Army

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