Ransomware is most commonly delivered via a phishing email, although cybercriminals are expanding their use of phishing through messaging and SMS text.
Cyber criminals steal over 2,000 personal identification information from Cooke County Sherriff’s Office
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Protection from ransomware starts with protection from phishing – including adding automated phishing protection and phishing resistance training to your security stack.
Out of sight, out of mind (so clear your desktop now)
It’s simple, really: if your desktop is messy, then it’s more difficult to use. Don’t waste time and energy struggling to function — literally clean up your act by heeding our tips on decluttering your desktop.
1. Arrange, sort, and prioritize
Before you go about deleting everything from your desktop, think about what you really want to keep.
Distributed spam distraction hides illegal activities
As annoying as spam email is, it’s usually pretty harmless. But hackers have been using a method called distributed spam distraction (DSD) where spam email is used to carry out illegal activities. Learn more about DSD and how you can safeguard your systems against it.
Forwarding mistake exposes 28,000 SANS Institute PII records
The most common delivery system for ransomware is a phishing email – and 90% of incidents that end in a data breach start with a phishing email. Boosting phishing resistance is essential to lower the chance of a successful ransomware attack.