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Before the presidential term ended, the Biden-Harris Administration introduced an Interim Final Rule on Artificial Intelligence Diffusion aimed at enhancing #nationalsecurity and preventing the misuse of advanced technology like #AI by countries that pose concern to the US. Alessandro Mascellino at Infosecurity Magazine highlighted J Stephen Kowski, MSEE, JD’s insight about the necessity for these strict regulations, emphasizing that the control should be carefully targeted. Read the full article here: https://hubs.li/Q033NsLS0

We’re very proud of the volunteer work of our Field CTO, J Stephen Kowski, MSEE, JD in his community. Stephen serves as Chairman of the Board of the Tampa Bay Technology Alliance, which engages K-12 kids in #STEM, and works tirelessly with a team of volunteers to host robotics competitions. Way to go, Stephen!

Today, SlashNext Researchers published information about a #credentialharvesting tactic targeting #ProtonMail. This development emphasizes that cybercriminals are continuing to expand their reach, going beyond #DocuSign and #Microsoft to exploit a variety of #cloud #applications like #Gravatar. Read the full findings here: https://hubs.li/Q033x4yD0

A new #phishing attack utilizing a legitimate PayPal feature highlights how these types of #scams are becoming more clever and sophisticated. Davey Winder highlighted J Stephen Kowski, MSEE, JD’s insight in a Forbes article published here: https://hubs.li/Q033nC3m0

Attackers are using increasingly evasive techniques in #phishing, as evident in the recent account takeover campaign aimed at PayPal users. AI-based security tools can help detect unusual user behaviors and patterns in these messages that other tools miss. https://hubs.li/Q032x2GQ0

Think before you click! Davey Winder reports in Forbes how users are increasingly clicking on malicious links in emails and reminds us of several specific and immediate threats, including the WordPress plugin our researchers identified, PhishWP: https://hubs.li/Q032wXrT0

Unfortunately, incidents of malicious insiders are on the rise and organizations must be extremely diligent in the hiring process and beyond to thwart #InsiderThreats. J Stephen Kowski, MSEE, JD shares his recommendations with Security Week: https://hubs.li/Q032w_XY0

Beware – Rockstar 2FA is a new #phishing-as-a-service tool that leverages adversary-in-the-middle techniques to bypass multi-factor authentication (#MFA). Security Buzz breaks down what you need to know and the best approaches to protect your users: https://hubs.li/Q032w9yF0

Last week, within 90 minutes #BlackBasta attackers flooded select targets with 1,165 malicious emails in an attempt to overwhelm victims. Our new Integrated Cloud Email Security platform and patented SEER technology both leverage an AI-based approach that kept customers safe where more traditional security controls failed. Read the full story: https://hubs.li/Q032nkpp0

Thanks to Help Net Security for sharing key learnings from our Phishing Intelligence Report. Credential theft attacks surged by 703% in the second half of 2024 and new, advanced #phishing kits continue to fuel growth in phishing attacks into 2025. https://hubs.li/Q032j8bj0