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4 Phishing Attack Trends of 2019

By: ID Agent on 11/26/19 10:29

Few cyber threats are as prevalent and costly as phishing attacks. In 2018, Microsoft documented a 250% increase in phishing campaigns, which masquerade as legitimate products or ...

The Unseen Consequences of Data Breaches

By: ID Agent on 11/11/19 14:32

It’s no secret that the costs associated with data breaches are trending upward at alarming rates. Just this year, IBM’s annual Cost of a Data Breach Study found that the average ...

How to Stop Credential Stuffing Attacks

By: ID Agent on 10/24/19 13:34

A quick glance at recent reports or news headlines paints a dismal picture of the data breach landscape in 2019. Both by the measure of the number of companies compromised and the ...

NCSAM 2019: Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility

By: ID Agent on 10/3/19 14:16

If we were to record a time-lapse of cybersecurity awareness over time, it would reveal an exponential curve driven by news headlines of privacy breaches and data misuse. In ...

Best Practices for GLBA and FINRA Compliance

By: ID Agent on 9/26/19 13:36

When it comes to security compliance and regulatory oversight across America, no verticals or functions are being spared. The financial services industry is one that has recently ...

HIPAA 101

By: ID Agent on 9/5/19 11:06

Maintaining compliance in today’s ever-changing environment is no easy task, particularly within the healthcare space. In the past, hackers opportunistically targeted providers ...

The link between GDPR and the Dark Web

By: ID Agent on 8/15/19 15:35

Over a year after its widely anticipated debut on May 25th, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is still a point of confusion for many SMBs. Although our European ...

Just Announced: ID Agent To Deliver Cyber Security Certification at GlueX

By: ID Agent on 8/13/19 12:55

ID Agent will be offering a Pre-Day MSP Security Certification at GlueX! Taught by our very own Senior Threat Analyst, Duncan Miller, those in attendance will learn the ...

Capital One Suffers Massive Data Breach

By: ID Agent on 7/31/19 9:53

There was a time when bank robbers resembled the stereotype of a bandit or a pirate. In reality, modern bank robberies are much less like an Ocean’s Eleven movie and more of a ...

How to Spot a Phishing Attempt

By: ID Agent on 6/27/19 13:22

Phishing is one of the most common, yet dangerous methods of cybercrime. It utilizes deceptive messages to trick victims into clicking untrustworthy links, downloading malicious ...

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