To prevent exploitative cybercriminals from causing further damage to our personal privacy and our enterprise security during this vulnerable time, we must understand how these threat actors operate. A good place to start is to examine recent trends …

Claire Umeda, Vice President of Marketing at 4iQ spotlights how to improve employees’ cybersecurity awareness with best practices. Working from home full-time is the new normal for millions of Americans. While this certainly prevents the spread of …

4iQ VP of Intelligence Luke Wilson recently spoke with Cointelegraph to discuss 4iQ’s work, as part of the anti-human trafficking cryptocurrency consortium (ATCC), to help unmask and demystify bad actors in the human trafficking realm. The …

Preventing identity-based attacks such as account takeover (ATO) fraud and Business Email Compromise (BEC) begins with securing your personally identifiable information (PII), but this seems to be increasingly difficult as cybercriminals continue to …

4iQ’s latest report offers a unique perspective on how the underground Breach Economy reflects the severity of targeted public/private sector cyber intrusions and provides exclusive insight into what is reported (and not reported) in the news …

Read the interview of Mike Fleck, VP of Identity Protection, at 4iQ on what drew him to cybersecurity and about changing cybersecurity trends, what are the biggest cybersecurity threat today and how will the cyberthreat landscape change over the …

In the midst of this public health crisis, cyber-attacks in the healthcare sector increased by 150% during the last two months alone. Looking ahead, there are simple steps that individuals and businesses can take to mitigate cybercrime.…

C5 Alliance is a response to a 150% increase in healthcare cyberattacks in the last two months, such as phishing emails pretending to be from the World Health Organization (WHO), and ransomware. The alliance will help ensure hospitals and clinics …

Our critical healthcare infrastructure is vulnerable at this time, no doubt, but it truly has been inspiring to see doctors, scientists, and other industry professionals from around the world come together to stop the spread of COVID-19. To fend off …

Cybercriminals are exploiting the vulnerable public during this time of crisis by launching massive phishing campaigns.  As individuals, we must continue to make smart cyber hygiene decisions to keep ourselves, and our networks, safe.…

Small businesses are just as attractive to cyber-attackers as larger enterprises, so cybersecurity should be a top priority for any organization, big or small. Learn what steps small businesses can take right away to address this problem.…

Cyber hygiene best practices for organizations to reduce the cybercrime risk and make smarter security decisions amid the chaos.…

The importance of knowing your attacker –  Is it a sophisticated lock picker on your network or a script kiddie looking for an unlocked door? Equip yourself with identity intelligence for better mitigation and response methods.…

A modern approach to crime-fighting with Adversary Intelligence and uncovering the real identity of threat actors.…

4iQ is proud to have assisted Brian Krebs in his investigation explaining how a large number of French critical infrastructure firms were hacked as part of an extended malware campaign that appears to have been orchestrated by at least one attacker …

Cybercriminals are weaponizing some quite rudimentary tools and techniques with criminal persistence at volume to harm individuals and businesses financially and reputationally. Learn how threat actors continue to use publicly available information …

The role of data science in security operations centers; reducing manual workloads, helping identify attack patterns and increasing the chances of detecting threats before it’s too late.…

The cons of frequent resets and best practices for password management in an era of continuous evolving cyber threats.…

The new era battlefield of obfuscated identities and anonymous adversaries that have weaponized data breaches and publicly available information – putting democracy at risk.…

Luke Wilson, VP of Intelligence, discussing challenges with cybersecurity, digital privacy, identity theft and keeping kids safe online.…

CEO Monica Pal on how data breaches affect companies, consumers, and government, the misaligned expectations of what should happen when they occur, and what can be done to prevent them in the future.…

Credentials were used to manage everything from firewalls to administrator accounts. This is another example of the impact of unexpected third-party exposures and how fast they are detected.…

Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons podcast: How are our identities stolen? What happens to our identity information after it’s been stolen? Once we realize we’ve been hacked, what can we do to mitigate the damage and recover from the consequences? …

RIMCAST Podcast: The good, bad, and downright scary aspects of virtual currencies and blockchain technology. Luke Wilson explains ways that businesses use blockchain technology, challenges that companies face when implementing blockchain, and how …

Security operation leaders need to understand that there is always a real person behind an attack, so shifting to catch the culprit and their cohorts rather than playing the repetitive game of defensive whack-a-mole will be essential moving forward. …

Businesses today can’t afford to just be on the defense in fighting cybercrime. There’s always a real person behind an attack, and security operation leaders need to shift their focus to proactively catching the anonymous culprits behind a computer. …

How to be proactive defenders? Currently, companies sit connected to the internet as unknowing defenders. Let’s banish this reactionary outlook to the past. In this dangerous environment, we now inhabit, we must stay ahead of digital wrongdoing by …

A poorly configured Amazon cloud database resulted in the Capital One breach exposing the information of 106 million U.S. and Canadian customers. What are the five steps that organizations can take to prevent such attacks?…

More than 25% of all malware attacks target the financial services industry – this is more than any other field, and to make matters worse, attacks are continuing to rise. As cybercriminals have more tools at their disposal than ever before, …

An in-depth look at how stolen card data is exploited on the dark web and beyond.…

Is ‘Cyber Vigor’ the Right Path Forward? A muscular undertaking demands a paradigm shift in approach. Mr. de Urioste advocates cyber vigor, a commitment by companies to stay a step ahead of bad actors. This means worse-case scenario planning on the …

Over 25% of all malware attacks target banking and financial services, more than any other industry. And according to Monica Pal, CEO of identity intelligence company 4iQ, the number of compromised credit cards, credential leaks, and instances of …

The increasing digitization of financial services, via cashless payments with cards (card not present) and mobile apps, has led to greater overall digital capital flow. As more capital circulates on the digital marketplace, companies become …

4iQ is proud to have assisted in Brian Krebs’ research finding the crooks behind an affiliate program that paid cybercriminals to install the destructive and wildly successful GandCrab ransomware strain announced on May 31, 2019 they were …

Earlier this month, Google disclosed that a supply chain attack by one of its vendors resulted in malicious software being pre-installed on millions of new budget Android devices. Google didn’t exactly name those responsible but said it believes the …

Here is a list of some of the small business cybersecurity statistics you SHOULD know in one convenient resource and understand why SMBs make such attractive targets and what you can do to protect your business.…

Organizations worked to optimize security in preparation for GDPR. However, security optimization has been a continuous effort for most organizations long before this regulation was introduced. Yet we continue to see studies indicating increases in …

Ignoring the Darknet is No Longer an Option. The darknet is a treasure trove of cybersecurity data. Applying automation to the collection of meaningful data means we can ‘listen in’ on cybercriminals and their plans.…

Data breaches are up 400% in 2018 according to a report by 4iQ, with almost 15 billion records exposed. The top 10 biggest breaches of 2018 were Anti-Public Combo Collections, Aadhaar, India, Marriott Starwood Hotels, Exactis…

While cybercrime and data breaches have become increasingly common, there has been a disturbing trend taking place in which cyber criminals have been shifting focus to the “long tail.” Part of the trend has involved increasingly recirculating bigger …

Small to medium sized organisations were the prime target of cyber criminals in 2018 according to a recent report by cyber security firm 4iQ. The report highlights that cyber criminals are correct to target SMEs as 32% have failed to take any action …

An interesting study by identity intelligence company 4iQ attempts to shed some light in this area. According to the study, there were 12,499 new breaches in 2018, an increase of more than 400 percent from the preceding year. A total of 14.9 billion …

Exploring the implications of adversaries or competitors using compromised networks to gain a business advantage under the guise of a data breach. At 4iQ, we’ve continued to observe the flourishing trade of PII in underground communities and the …

According to a new report from 4IQ, there were 12,449 confirmed data breaches in 2018, a 424% increase when compared with 2017. Also, 47% of all compromised identity records were exposed in breaches from the United States and China.…

According to 4iQ, large organizations continued to focus on improving their security posture in 2018. On the flip side, however, small businesses and suppliers to those companies present “weak links in the value chain”.…

Small and midsize businesses can’t afford to take the same measures, as they have little to no security budgets and lack skills they need to defend against cybercrime. Large companies have historically been prime breach targets, but hackers …

4iQ’s annual report confirmed 12,440 new breaches, a 424 percent increase compared to 2017, and of the 14.9 billion records compromised, 3.6 billion were confirmed real and exposed for the first time and were not part of an earlier breach. …

Cyber-criminals are also getting smarter about how they organize, aggregate and package data sets. Stolen personally identifiable information (PII) is combined with publicly available data to enable more successful account takeover, identity theft, …

While mega data breaches gain the most attention, the long tail of smaller breaches is largely ignored. Monica Pal of 4iQ shares findings on recent breach trends. In a video interview with Information Security Media Group at RSA Conference 2019 in …

4iQ’s analysis showed that forums and referral websites were most vulnerable, accounting for more than 3,400, or 27.5% of the hacks detected by the company. Gaming and gambling websites and ecommerce platforms were also particularly vulnerable, with …

The number of confirmed data breaches during 2018 reached 12,449, a 424% increase when compared with 2017, 47% of all compromised identity records having been exposed in breaches experienced by organizations from the United States and China.…

Done right, companies that suffer a data breach generally take an approach that’s proactive, honest and transparent. After learning that a company has suffered a breach, the common advice is to swiftly investigate the situation, identify and mend …

Attacking cybercrime from multiple angles, while not new, is also important and something that must continue. “I think it’s important to collaborate. To send out a joint message that there will be consequences and perhaps make them [cybercriminals] …

Phishing attempts have spiked in recent years, and with the IRS unable to offer as much protection due to the shutdown, taxpayers are especially vulnerable. According to the IRS, over the last year, there was a 60 per cent increase in illegal email …

Like the Cold War, the Code War is not what we think of as war; it is a complicated, multidimensional, international period of tension that requires resources across government and the private sector. It is being fought online in an environment of …

Unlike the government, our nation’s enemies don’t “shut down.” When our nation’s cyber centers are not actively monitoring and protecting our most valuable assets and critical infrastructure, threats magnify and vulnerabilities become further …