Phishing scams are coming to town

The Christmas holiday period is a peak time for phisherfolk. Research from Check Point shows 17 percent of all malicious files distributed by email in November were related to orders and shipping around the Black Friday period. This is expected to be worse still this month as attackers seek to take advantage of shipping and package notifications and more. Researchers at email security specialist Avanan are seeing an increase in phishing campaigns surrounding direct deposits. The idea being that a scammer will pose as an employee asking HR or a manager to change their direct deposit information. Another favorite are… [Continue Reading]