Stakes are high for organizations that ignore simple, but detrimental cyber tactics. Here are steps to guard against common threats.

How to Combat Extortion in the Digital World

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

Director of Malware Research, Joe Stewart discusses how YouTube channels are being attacked.

Negative Feedback - Attack on a YouTube Channel

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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