Deborah Watson

Deborah Watson

The FBI has reported that business email compromises (BECs) accounted for $2.4 billion in losses in 2021. Today’s columnist, Adam Bar Zeev of Cynet Security, says that cybercrimes like BECs rely on social engineering. Bar Zeev offers insight into how security teams can identity the five stages of social engineering. (Credit: Getty Images)

Email security

How DMARC can help prevent malicious email attacks

Deborah WatsonJanuary 18, 2022

The DMARC standard was published some 10 years ago, and nearly 80% of domains still don’t use it.

Threat Management

How MITRE’s ATT&CK framework helps security teams map adversary behavior

Deborah WatsonOctober 6, 2021

MITRE ATT&CK doesn’t replace the NIST framework and others like it, but it does give security teams insight into how the bad guys operate.

Threat Management

Build an insider threat management program that involves everyone

Deborah WatsonJuly 13, 2021

The International Monetary Fund holds a Zoom call last fall about forging closer ties with Africa. Today’s columnist, Deborah Watson of Proofpoint, says with so much work conducted via virtual meetings, risk has increased and businesses have to pay more attention to an insider threat management program.