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Cybercrime has its forums, legal frameworks, and work code. For disgruntled former high-tech employees, it’s maybe a welcome safehaven. For cybersec pros, it defines the enemy. For the rest of us, it’s a riveting story to track.

Phishing is so common nowadays, it’s become a sea of different creatures—each with its particular name & characteristics, its specific remedies & precautions—you’d need to be the equivalent of a marine ecologist to distinguish between them all. Here’s a short compendium.

The government has finally realized that the world is at war. And—as in war—the response must be bold. The White House’s new cybersec strategy involves both politicos and business interests, and it threatens those who scorn their duty with retribution.

When Hackers began accessing the personal information of pro-Ukrainian supporters around the world in order to silence them, we all thought we were watching a spy film. Now, a year…

Social platforms are prime real estate for phishing. Most don’t really care—customer dissatisfaction isn’t a threat. Reddit, on the other hand, SEEMS to. Here’s how they reacted to a breach in early February.

ChatGPT is a leap forward in everyday AI but also a tool for scammers.To be careful, you need to understand the tech. Click on for a short primer on AI, deep learning, algorithms & more.

Congratulations! You’ve completed yet another year of gainful employment, evidenced by the fact that you have taxes to pay. Tax scams can target your W2, your 1099, and some NEW forms. Avoid them!

The global battle against state-sponsored cybercrime chalked up the closure of the HIVE ransomware group. In this battlefield, there ARE no innocent bystanders.

After a teenager brought UBER to its knees in September, now they’re on the ransomware radar. Then, the company’s shares lost 5%. Who knows what’s on the road ahead.

81% of phishing attacks target SMBs, 60% will result in company closure. And yet, most of them refuse to train staff, much less to invest in protection or insurance.

It’s amazing how much The Net got right—it came out the same year as the first phishing scam: with so much information out there, how can we NOT want to use it?

As tax season approaches, companies will be wondering who of their partners is safe and who isn’t. One way is testing their compliance. The tools are there. Use them.

What’s the difference between an antivirus and a VPN, and why won’t either one protect you against phishing? Find out how to plug the leak.

Following our princeton.edu domain, novoShield has just found a phishing site hosted on the purdue.edu domain, this time targeting users of Thailand’s SCB online banking platform.

2022 started off with a bang of over a million phishing attacks in Q1 alone! Here’s this year’s highlights…

Small businesses and online retail are a prime target for phishing snakes—the pickings are easy, there’s very little protection victims can afford, and the authorities are slow on the uptake. Find out what you can do.

novShield has detected and reported a phishing site hosted on the Princeton.edu domain that attacks Navy Federal Credit Union users. novoShield users – protected!

Buying a cheap ticket at SPINIT? A hotel room from EXMEDIA or AIRDMD? Chances are your Christmas vacation is off to a bad start—even if the prices are unbelievably low. Forget the pickpockets in spunny Spain, the extortionists in Mexico. If the spelling’s punny, you’ll probably never get there.

While we’re enjoying the holiday season, we should keep in mind those who guard us ceaselessly & untiringly, 24/7 – security forces, health services, firefighters, & others – but also those who make that all necessary – terrorists, viruses, thieves, & cyberthugs, though perhaps in a less hospitable region of our hearts.

Companies large & small are relying on social media more than ever for marketing, recruitment, & more. Social platforms are becoming too big to fail… and the cyberthugs lurk! (Social Cyber Threats series, Part 3 of 3)

The holiday season spells more work for Amazon—not just shopping & deliveries but phishing, as company IT workers struggle to phight attacks against the world’s second largest retailer.

Social media enables individuals and SMBs to compete with big corporations. Unfortunately, it also exposes them to dangers that could close down their enterprise (Social Cyber Threats, Part 2 of 3)

Cybercrime Awareness Month has just celebrated its 19th year. So far in 2022 we’ve seen a 7% increase in complaints resulting in nearly $6.9b losses. Time to pay attention! (Social Cyber Threats: Part 1 of 3)

The blockchain was meant to be impregnable, but the scammers can’t keep away. NFTs raked in about 22 mil in 2021— It’s a market too big to ignore.

Cybercrime is big business, and phishing is its strongest tool. They’re selling malware kits at $10 a pop and offering online services for scammers. You’re merely the target.