CISA Issues Warning for Russian ‘Star Blizzard’ APT Spear-Phishing Operation

The US cybersecurity agency calls attention to a Russian APT targeting academia, defense, governmental organizations, NGOs and think-tanks.
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Google’s RETVec Open Source Text Vectorizer Bolsters Malicious Email Detection

Google shows how RETVec, a new and open source text vectorizer, can improve the detection of phishing attacks, spam and other harmful content.
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Google Will Start Deleting ‘Inactive’ Accounts in December. Here’s What You Need to Know

The easiest way to keep your Google account active (and thus prevent it from being deleted) is to sign in at least once every two years.
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How cybercriminals adapt and thrive amidst changing consumer trends

The email threat landscape is experiencing a profound transformation, adapting to new challenges and exploiting emerging vulnerabilities with speed and sophistication. In this Help Net Security video, Usman Choudhary, CPTO at VIPRE Security Group, disc… Continue reading How cybercriminals adapt and thrive amidst changing consumer trends

Proofpoint to Acquire Tessian for AI-Powered Email Security Tech

Proofpoint removes a formidable competitor from the crowded email security market and adds technology to address risk from misdirected emails.
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Security leaders have good reasons to fear AI-generated attacks

Generative AI is likely behind the increases in both the volume and sophistication of email attacks that organizations have experienced in the past few months, and it’s still early days, according to Abnormal Security. Their leading worry is the … Continue reading Security leaders have good reasons to fear AI-generated attacks

Critical zero-days in Exim revealed, only 3 have been fixed

Six zero-days in Exim, the most widely used mail transfer agent (MTA), have been revealed by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) last Wednesday. Due to what seems to be insufficient information and poor communication, fixes for only three of … Continue reading Critical zero-days in Exim revealed, only 3 have been fixed