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What is Quishing? Ultimate QR Code Phishing Prevention Guide

How quishing is being used in attacks, what these threats look like in the wild and best practices for avoiding them.

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Hackers can use password protected attachments for phishing attacks

Password protected attachments can evade spam filters and raise users' curiosity and trust

Spoofed 2022 US Department of Transportation Site Is the Most Effective Credential Harvesting Phish

Updated from its 2021 version, the 2022 spoofed US Department of Transportation credential harvesting site is extremely effective

How Hackers Hide Behind Trusted Services

Phishing campaigns can hijack legitimate services like Microsoft or Adobe to bypass spam filters and earn user trust

What is a pretext phishing attack?

Pretexting a form of phishing that hooks victims with a simple but convincing message without malicious links.

Infographic: Make-or-Break Phishing Metrics

How to measure and drive behavior change that shields your organization from cyber-attacks.

The Three Steps and Five Effects of the Phishing Attack Kill Chain

Breaking the phishing attack kill chain requires understanding the three steps that drive its process, and the five most common effects of a successful attack.

The Essential Guide to Security Engagement

Security engagement training is changing the way employees learn to recognize and report phishing emails. Learn how it is replacing security awareness.

10 Cybersecurity Trends to Focus On in 2020

We listed 10 cybersecurity trends that will drive cybersecurity strategies in 2020. Read our predictions to learn what most CISOs will implement.

Employee Shopping Online & Exposing Company To Cyber Threats

Employees shopping online from work devices or network could have serious consequences for your company. Learn how you can mitigate the risks.

The Roadmap to Cybersecurity Awareness in Your Organization

Create cybersecurity awareness in your organization. Get our best tips for transforming your organization’s cybersecurity culture.

A webcam cover in place keeps the bad guys from peeping away

Hackers can stalk and record you through your webcam – All it needs is a malicious program snuck into your computer.

Security Awareness Training Doesn't Work - Here's How to Fix it

Security awareness training is often half-hearted and inefficient – but it doesn’t have to be. Here's our key points on making it work

Are smartphones a cyber threat for your company?

Smartphones could be a cyber threat for your company for several reasons. Learn what you should teach them about safe smartphone habits to prevent a breach.

Why Finance and IT should work together to mitigate security risk

Traditionally, finance has been responsible for reducing business risk. CFOs need to cooperate with IT leadership to mitigate risk from cyber attacks.

Get Leadership Support To Invest in a Phishing Training Program

Build a winning business case to gain leadership support so that you can invest in people-first phishing training. Learn now.

How human error impacts human risk in cybersecurity?

Understanding how and why people make errors is the first step to planning on how to address and eliminate human risk. Learn more about human risk.

The CISO’s Russian Roulette: Not Training Remote Employees

Failing to provide security training to remote employees can leave your company vunerable to cyberattacks that have been increasing recently.

What is a Human Firewall? Examples, Strategies + Training Tips

Empower your team to be a human firewall. Discover how training, vigilance, and smart habits protect against cyber threats.

How Yu-kai Chou's Gamification Framework Revolutionized Security Awareness Training

Here's how integrating Yu-kai Chou's Octalysis Gamification and Behavioral Design Framework into cybersecurity training can dramatically improve user engagement and resilience.

Attack Simulation Training: Hoxhunt vs Microsoft Defender

Wondering which attack simulation training is best for your team? Get a full breakdown of Hoxhunt vs. Microsoft Defender to make an informed decision.

How to Influence Security Behaviors: Insights from "The Human Element" Webinar Series

Maxime Cartier recaps the webinar series, "The Human Element: The Science Behind Influencing Security Behaviors" and key learnings of the intricacies of human behavior in reducing cybersecurity risk.

Measuring True Risk is the key to unlocking human risk management and cybersecurity behavior change

The differences between old school awareness training and modern security behavior change are revealed in measuring true risk managing human risk

Infographic: Gamification in the workplace

Gamification helps the end user understand that their actions matter, and that every click they make can have an effect.

TikTok Phishing Link in Emails: What Security Teams Need to Know

TikTok's open redirection vulnerability is being used in phishing emails. Here's what we know and how to prevent successful attacks.

Deepfake Attacks: How to Keep Your Business Safe (+ Examples)

Your ultimate guide to deepfake attacks to keep your organization safe. Includes video examples and case studies.

10 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Ideas Proven to Engage Employees (+ Why it Actually Matters)

Looking for genuinely engaging Cybersecurity Awareness Month ideas? Here are some of the best ones we've collected over the years here at Hoxhunt.

What is Quishing? Ultimate QR Code Phishing Prevention Guide

How quishing is being used in attacks, what these threats look like in the wild and best practices for avoiding them.

Invoice Fraud: How to Identify Fake Invoices (9 Simple Steps)

Your guide to the kinds of threats out there, what to look out for and the measures you can take to prevent invoice fraud.

The 10 Phishing Red Flags Your Employees Need to Know (2024)

Here are the 10 major phishing red flags that your employees should already be aware of.

Report: SaaS permissions leave huge amounts of data exposed

Your SaaS suite is leaving your backdoor open. Here's how to fix it.

Log4J Log4Shell vulnerability explained

Log4J Log4Shell vulnerability explained to help you understand what it is and how to stay protected

Default Guest settings Azure AD

A security vulnerability was recently reported in the default guest permissions of Microsoft Azure Active Directory. Here’s how to fix it and stay safe from attackers.

External email warning banner phish

This phishing email was sent from outside the organization but is replacing the Caution! External Sender banner with a safe sender banner.

Update regarding the Apple iOS Mail App Vulnerability

Apple just recently confirmed the most significant vulnerability in iOS history after ZecOps made a public announcement about their discovery of a security flaw.

iOS Mail App Security Flaw

According to security researchers, the iOS mail app, which is the email client that can be found on most Apple iPhones and iPads, has a severe security flaw making it vulnerable to attacks.

Social Engineering Training Explained (Essential Guide)

Your ultimate guide to the process behind social engineering training and all of the tips and know-how you need to ensure your training successfully changes behavior.

Advertisers Beware—How Scammers Are Getting Into Your Ad Accounts

From Spear-Phishing, to Credential Harvesting, To Possible Ad Fraud. Keep Reading To Find Out How This Story Unfolded and How You Can Avoid Getting Caught.

Social engineers are targeting social media accounts

We're seeing an uptick in social engineers targeting social media accounts

The good, the bad, and the ugly about browser fingerprinting

Now that cookies are on their way out, a much sneakier way of identifying you is on its way in.

This '90s internet throwback is the latest hacking trend

Years later, pop-ups are back, this time serving a different purpose... stealing your info.

How to prevent crypto wallet phishing

The more digital money you make, the more digital problems you get. Here's some tips to keep your crypto wallet safe.

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