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An introduction to Kit Hunter, a phishing kit detector | Salted Hash Ep 40
Kit Hunter, a basic Python script written by host Steve Ragan, searches on common tag elements to find hidden phishing kits on a web server.
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Conversation hijacking attacks | Salted Hash Ep 38
Troy Gill, manager of security research at AppRiver, explains conversation hijacking attacks, or CHAs, with host Steve Ragan, including who is typically targeted and how to prevent them.
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Phishing problems: 3.2M emails blocked in a month | Salted Hash Ep 37
Asaf Cidon, vice president of email security at Barracuda Networks, talks with host Steve Ragan about a recent uptick in phishing attacks, including a spike in business email compromise (BEC) attacks.
History of computers, part 1 — The bulletin board system
Before we had always-available, fast connections to multiple servers, we had dial-up modems and bulletin board systems (BBS). And it wasn’t even that long ago.
Google adds smart reply to Gmail for iOS, Android
Google is making it easier for people to dash off a quick email reply from Gmail on their smartphones. The Smart Reply feature, which offers a handful of contextually-aware, computer-generated responses, is coming to Google’s flagship...
Digital signature service DocuSign hacked and email addresses stolen
Digital signature service DocuSign said Monday that an unnamed third-party had got access to email addresses of its users after hacking into its systems.
Google Docs phishing attack underscores OAuth security risks
Google has stopped Wednesday’s clever email phishing scheme, but the attack may very well make a comeback.
Sneaky Gmail phishing attack fools with fake Google Docs app
Google Docs was pulled into a sneaky email phishing attack on Tuesday that was designed to trick users into giving up access to their Gmail accounts.
Russian hackers use OAuth, fake Google apps to phish users
The Russian hacking group blamed for targeting U.S. and European elections has been tricking victims into handing over login credentials with fake Google security applications.
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How to minimize the risks of phishing scams
Employees are often the weakest link in your company's security chain. But with a little knowledge and foresight you can mitigate the risks. In this video, CIO.com senior writer Sharon Florentine explains the anatomy of a phishing...
Top 5 email security best practices to prevent malware distribution
With email representing an open, trusted channel that allows malware to piggyback on any document to infect a network, it’s often up to the organizations – their security teams and employees – to adopt appropriate security strategies...
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Zix wins 5-vendor email encryption shootout
In this review, we looked at five email encryption products, four of which employ encryption gateways and one that’s end-to-end. The gateways usually rely on plug-ins to Outlook and browsers so you can continue using your existing...
Google launches official Gmail Add-on program
Google is making it possible for developers to bring their services into Gmail using new integrations called Add-ons.
Astro is an AI-powered email client with big dreams
This startup wants to help people get a hold of their workplace communications with the power of AI.
Here’s how Microsoft has rethought its approach to email
The tech titan has made a concerted move to change its position in the email market over the past few years, driven by the overall move to mobile. Here's how it happened.
Why email is safer in Office 365 than on your Exchange server
Beyond blocking spam and virus-laden messages, cloud services can determine whether links are safe to visit and whether you’re protecting the right information.
Pence used private mail for state work as governor, account was hacked
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence reportedly used a private email account to transact state business when he was governor of Indiana, and his AOL account was hacked once, according to a news report.
Yahoo execs botched its response to 2014 breach, investigation finds
The internet pioneer, which reported a massive data breach involving 500 million user accounts in Sept., actually knew an intrusion had occurred back in 2014, but allegedly botched a proper response.
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