LACyber: Newsletters

Our Summer Has Been Perfect - July-2023

Cases in which AI technologies have been exploited are becoming increasingly rampant. One of the imposter scams involve the use of fake, AI-generated voice files, also referred to as deepfake audio, which can be generated using very small amounts of biometric information.

Hello Summer - June-2023

The 12 Most Common Phishing Email Subject Lines that Cyber Criminals use to Fool you. According to Barracuda's spear phishing report, by far the most common subject line is simply 'Request'. This accounts for over a third of all the phishing messages analyzed.

Why Cyber Resilience Matters - May-2023

Organizations live in a world of elevated threat levels, determined malicous actors, and expansive attack surfaces. In this context, it can be difficult especially for smaller businesses to optimize their use of digital technologies without exposing themselves to excessive cyber risk.

Information Security vs Cyber Security - April-2023

The 12 Most Common Phishing Email Subject Lines that Cyber Criminals use to Fool you. According to Barracuda's spear phishing report, by far the most common subject line is simply 'Request'. This accounts for over a third of all the phishing messages analyzed.

Top Social Engineering Attacks in 2023 - March-2023

When push notification via smartphone first appeared, it looked as if the industry had finally found a type of MFA that was both easy to use while being more secure than rivals such as SMS one-time passwords (OTPs).

Romance Scammers Favorite Lies Exposed - Feburary-2023

Romance scammers tell all sorts of lies to steal your heart and money, and reports to the FTC show those lies are working. Last year’s romance scam numbers looked a lot like 2021 all over again, and it’s not a pretty picture.

New Year. New Possibilities. Same Great Service - January-2023

Small and medium-sized businesses are facing immense security challenges and these are the same as those of mid-size or larger enterprises. Clearly, SMBs need to be alert for cyberattacks, but they also need to stay focused on their business and not sacrifice productivity.