An increasing amount of wire-wire activity uses business email compromise to steal money from victims, but there are ways to mitigate the threat.

Wire Wire: A West African Cyber Threat

SecureWorks researchers have created a solution known as DCEPT (Domain Controller Enticing Password Tripwire) to detect network intrusions.

DCEPT: An Open-Source Honeytoken Tripwire

James

Secureworks Emergency Incident Response team can provide you immediate assistance responding to and remediating a possible cyber incident or data breach. Call now for 24/7 Incident Response:

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