by Gene Reich | Jul 22, 2025 | Cybersecurity for Banks, Financial Services Security Best Practices, Secure Communication
In the polished offices of banks and credit unions, where compliance is routine and audits are anticipated, a quieter threat has taken root. It does not breach firewalls or exploit zero-days. It knocks politely, cites regulations, and asks to be let in. This is the...
by Gene Reich | Jul 15, 2025 | Cybersecurity Threats, Ephemeral Messaging, Secure Communication, Trends
The Next Frontier in Cyber Defense Cybersecurity, for much of its history, has focused on systems. It has invested in firewalls, intrusion detection, endpoint protection, and increasingly sophisticated authentication methods. But as threat actors evolve, so too do...
by Gene Reich | Jul 8, 2025 | Cybersecurity Threats, Data Exfiltration, Ephemeral Messaging, Scattered Spider, Vishing
Emerging Threat Groups Targeting North American Enterprises The name Scattered Spider has become shorthand for a particular brand of chaos: high-profile ransomware, deep social engineering, and sprawling supply chain infiltration (if you haven’t read our report...
by Gene Reich | Jul 1, 2025 | Cybersecurity for Banks, Financial Services Security Best Practices, Quishing, Secure Communication, Trends
Rethinking Support Verification in Financial Services Support channels in financial institutions continue to serve as frequent targets for identity-based fraud. Despite advances in perimeter security and fraud analytics, the processes used to verify customers during...
by Gene Reich | Jun 26, 2025 | Cybersecurity Threats, Marks & Spencer, Scattered Spider, Secure Communication, Trends
The hacking collective known as Scattered Spider has shattered its previous benchmarks for financial harm, targeting major corporations across industries. What began as a series of high-profile ransom demands has escalated into a global disruption economy. The total...
