Cyber Security Articles & News

How homebuyers can avoid being scammed

Homebuyers, beware: It takes the average single person 11 years to save for a down payment on a home, and in an instant it can be taken from you by hackers during your closing.

WATCH THIS: Phishing for political secrets: Hackers take aim at midterm campaigns

Campaign 2018: Election Hacking is a weekly series from CBS News about the cyber-threats and vulnerabilities of the 2018 midterm election.

The best hacks are always the simplest.

Hackers Phish for Political Secrets in Midterm Campaigns

The best hacks are always the simplest.

KnowBe4 Appears on the Inc. 500 for the Third Time, Rocketing to Number 96

Exceptional growth of 3,725 percent helps secure no. 96 spot; CEO Stu Sjouwerman makes Inc. 500 list for the fifth time

Inc. magazine today revealed that KnowBe4 is No. 96 on its 37th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses. Microsoft, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, Pandora, Timberland, LinkedIn, Yelp, Zillow, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.

SEE LIVE (Poland): Transport of the future. Soon we will get into flying cars

Inside Trends Conference: October 18-19, 2018

In 2017, the Slovak company built another prototype - version 4.0. A year later in May it announced the creation of a slightly different vehicle, though also flying. I am talking about the electric AeroMobil 5.0 VTOL, which is a machine that will start vertically, but it can also move on the road.

WATCH THIS: New USB Attack Vector

KnowBe4

Watch as Kevin Mitnick shows how a malicious USB charging cable can be used by hackers, you need to be aware of this threat!

WATCH: USBHarpoon Is a BadUSB Attack with A Twist

Several security experts have built a malicious version of a USB charging cable, one that can compromise a computer in just a few seconds. Once plugged in, it turns into a peripheral device capable of typing and launching commands.

Combating Social Engineering: Tips From Black Hat 2018

Social engineering is the use of deception to manipulate individuals into disclosing sensitive information that may be used to compromise a network, infiltrate an organization, gain access to trade secrets, as part of a cyberstalking campaign, or in furtherance of an espionage operation.

SEE LIVE (Atlanta):How Hackers Attack and How to Fight Back

Cyber Security Atlanta

Where: The Keynote Theatre, Georgia World Congress Center

When: October 17-18, 2018

Keynote Speaker: Kevin Mitnick

It takes one to know one.