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Empty office desk with a closed laptop during the summer vacation period
Phishing & Social EngineeringSecurity Awareness Tips

Out-of-Office Replies Are a Gift to Attackers in August

Detailed out-of-office auto-replies hand attackers absence dates, deputy contacts, and reporting lines - exactly when SOC staffing is thinnest. How to write OOO messages that say less, and why August deserves its own simulation.

Lisa Brennan·8/9/2026·6 min read
Traveler checking a booking confirmation on a smartphone at an airport
Phishing & Social EngineeringSecurity Awareness Tips

Travel Phishing Up 122 Percent: BSI Issues Summer Alert

Germany's BSI warns travelers about fake booking confirmations as Check Point measures a 122 percent three-year surge in travel sector attacks. Vacation phishing hits personal devices that also carry corporate mail - making it a workplace problem.

Natalie Hoffmann·8/8/2026·6 min read
Employee searching for a software download on a laptop in an office
Phishing & Social EngineeringThreat Intelligence

Malvertising & SEO Poisoning: The Fake Download Trap

Attackers are buying ads and gaming search results so the top hit for popular software is a trojanized download. Here's how malvertising and SEO poisoning infect employees - and how to train against it.

David Kowalski·6/28/2026·7 min read
An employee reading an urgent text message on a smartphone at work
Phishing & Social Engineering

Gift Card Scams: The "Are You Available?" CEO Fraud

"Are you available? I need a quick favor." It's the opening line of a gift card scam impersonating your CEO - low-tech, high-volume, and aimed at new and junior staff. Here's the pattern and the one rule that stops it.

Thomas Eriksson·6/25/2026·7 min read
Employee looking at a concerning email on their phone in a calm office setting
Phishing & Social EngineeringSecurity Awareness Tips

Sextortion Emails: It Is Almost Always an Empty Bluff

A threatening email claims to have webcam footage and demands Bitcoin — and it even quotes one of your old passwords. Here is why these extortion scams are almost always empty bluffs, and how to help employees respond calmly.

Rachel Andersen·6/21/2026·7 min read
New employee being welcomed and onboarded on their first day in the office
Security Awareness Tips

Security Onboarding: Protect New Hires From Day One

New hires are eager to please, unfamiliar with the norms, and disproportionately targeted by BEC and impersonation scams. Their first 90 days are the riskiest. Here is how to build security into onboarding from day one.

Elena Vasquez·6/11/2026·7 min read
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