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Explore key takeaways from Season 4 of Convergence, covering how malicious AI is reshaping cybercrime, why human behavior remains a core vulnerability, and what evolving AI policy means for defenders.

AI, People, and Policy: What We Learned from Convergence Season 4

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Join this virtual event series to get the insights you need to make security decisions in the age of AI.

The Convergence of AI + Cybersecurity: Announcing Season 4

Business Email Compromise

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Business email compromise (BEC) has seen growth due to criminals adopting AI tools. See the trends and discover how to protect your business from cybercriminals.

BEC in the Age of AI: The Growing Threat

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Uncover the future of AI-driven cybercrime in 2025. Our expert insights reveal how cybercriminals are leveraging AI to enhance their tactics and impact security.

Innovate Insights: 5 Predictions for AI-Driven Cybercrime in 2025

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Did you miss Innovate 2025? Check out our major key takeaways from the conference, where we dive into how AI is transforming cyber threats, and cybersecurity, today.

How AI is Changing Cybersecurity: 4 Key Takeaways from Innovate 2025

Company & Culture

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Don’t miss your chance to hear from leading AI experts, Fortune 500 CISOs, threat intelligence leaders, and other exciting speakers at Abnormal Innovate.

Top 5 Reasons to Attend Innovate 2025

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Learn how AI is used in cybersecurity, what defensive AI vs. offensive AI means, and how to use defensive AI to combat offensive AI.

Understanding Offensive AI vs. Defensive AI in Cybersecurity

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Join Abnormal Security for a one-day virtual conference featuring the best insights from cybersecurity experts and AI leaders.

Announcing Innovate 2025: The Virtual Conference Shaping the Future of AI and Cybersecurity

Thought Leadership

B Human Risk

Humans are the biggest concern in cybersecurity, and AI is needed to protect them. Discover how Abnormal takes an AI-native approach to protecting human behavior.

Protecting the Weakest Link: Why Human Risk Mitigation is at the Core of Email Security

B Convergence S3 Recap Blog

That’s a wrap on Season 3! Explore a few of the biggest takeaways from chapters 7-9 and learn how to watch all three sessions on demand.

Innovative Protection Against a New Era of Threats: Highlights from The Convergence of AI + Cybersecurity, Season 3

Threat Intel

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Discover how cybercriminals are using Evilginx to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) in attacks targeting Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, and more.

Cybercriminals Use Evilginx to Bypass MFA: Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo Among Top Targets

B Malicious AI

Discover how AI is being used for bad as hackers leverage it to carry out their cybercrimes, in this recap of a white paper from hacker FC.

The Rise of Malicious AI: 5 Key Insights from an Ethical Hacker

B Protecting Microsoft Accounts Blog

Microsoft, with its vast user base, is a prime target for cybercriminals. Discover the top 5 attack strategies used to compromise its users and systems.

Protecting Your Microsoft Accounts: Understanding the Top 5 Cyberattack Tactics

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Join us for Season 3 of The Convergence of AI + Cybersecurity as we explore deepfakes, the evolving role of the SOC, and the intricacies of AI-native security.

The Convergence of AI + Cybersecurity: Announcing Season 3

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Cyberattacks on schools have surged, exposing 650K+ records in the last 60 days. As the school year begins, phishing is a key threat to students, teachers, and staff.

Education Sector Hit Hard: 650,000 Emails Exposed in Recent Cyberattacks

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Explore the ways in which corporate network access is valued by initial access brokers (IABs) according to access type, company revenue, and country tier.

The Price of Secrets: How Initial Access Brokers Value Corporate Access Credentials

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Threat actors are targeting French businesses ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Learn how they're capitalizing on the event and how to protect your organization.

French Companies Face Olympic-Sized Cyber Threats

Account Takeover

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Cross-platform account takeover is an attack where one compromised account is used to access other accounts. Learn about four real-world examples: compromised email passwords, hijacked GitHub accounts, stolen AWS credentials, and leaked Slack logins.

Cross-Platform Account Takeover: 4 Real-World Scenarios

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Discover the top five ways hackers compromise accounts, from exploiting leaked API credentials to  SIM swapping partnerships, and more. Learn how these techniques enable account takeover (ATO) and pose risks to enterprises.

5 Unique Ways Hackers Compromise Accounts That Aren’t Phishing

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Cybercriminals exploit stolen financial data to offer consumers heavily discounted travel deals. Learn how these email scams work and tips to avoid falling victim to them this summer travel season.

Cybercriminals Pose as Unofficial Travel Agents to Scam Consumers

B Earn Your CPE Credits with Abnormal

Earn your continuing education credits with ISC2 by viewing cybersecurity content from Abnormal Security.

Earn Your CPE Credits with Abnormal

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Discover how cybercriminals obtain corporate data from brokers like ZoomInfo and Apollo to enable targeted business email compromise (BEC) attacks.

Cybercriminals Exploit B2B Lead Generation Tools for Business Email Compromise Attacks

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Learn how cybercriminals use superficial disclaimers to deceive others while facilitating illegal activity on cybercrime forums.

How Cybercriminals Attempt To Dodge Prosecution With Legal Disclaimers

B Cybersecurity Influencers Blog 2024

Stay up to date on the latest cybersecurity trends, industry news, and best practices by following these 15 innovative and influential thought leaders on social media.

15 Cybersecurity Influencers to Follow This Year

B Docusign Phishing Blog Update

Cybercriminals are abusing Docusign by selling customizable phishing templates on cybercrime forums, allowing attackers to steal credentials for phishing and business email compromise (BEC) scams.

Cybercriminals Exploit Docusign with Customizable Phishing Templates

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SendGrid and Mailtrap credentials are being sold on cybercrime forums for as little as $15, and they are used to send phishing emails and bypass spam filters. Learn how infostealers and checkers enable this underground market.

SendGrid And Mailtrap Credentials Sold On Cybercrime Forums For Just $15

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Season 2 of our web series has come to a close. Explore a few of the biggest takeaways and learn how to watch all three chapters on demand.

From Theory to Practice: Insights from the Convergence of AI + Cybersecurity, Season 2

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Learn about the techniques cybercriminals use to steal Zoom accounts, including phishing, information stealers, and credential stuffing.

Zooming In: 6 Ways Cybercriminals Use the  Black Market to Steal Zoom User Data

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This article examines the top five ChatGPT jailbreak prompts that cybercriminals use to generate illicit content, including  DAN, Development Mode, Translator Bot, AIM, and BISH.

5 ChatGPT Jailbreak Prompts Being Used by Cybercriminals

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In honor of Women's History Month, we're spotlighting 10 women leaders who are making invaluable contributions to cybersecurity.

Top Women in Cybersecurity: 10 Trailblazers to Follow This Year

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Generative AI attacks and AI-powered security tools are changing the security landscape. Get the insights you need to know in our upcoming web series.

The Convergence of AI + Cybersecurity: Season 2 Is Coming!

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Explore the future of AI and cybersecurity and learn why prioritizing security investments is crucial with Kevin O’Leary of Shark Tank fame.

Investing in Tomorrow: 5 Key Insights from Mr. Wonderful on AI and Cybersecurity

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Discover what you missed at Vision 2024 with insights from our investors, partners, and email security experts and learn how to watch the entire conference on demand.

A Vision for a New Era of Cybersecurity: 5 Lessons Learned from Vision 2024

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Register for Abnormal's cybersecurity conference to hear from Kevin O’Leary, Keren Elazari, and the Secret Service, and get a head start on your ISC2 CPE credits.

New Year, New Threats: 5 Reasons to Attend Vision 2024

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Join industry leaders and innovators for insights, cutting-edge technologies, and a keynote by Kevin O'Leary at this cybersecurity conference.

Securing Tomorrow, Today: Kevin O'Leary Headlines Vision 2024

Data & Trends

B 2023 Cybersecurity Stats

Learn the biggest cybersecurity statistics of 2023—from the rise of gen AI to the staggering losses caused by BEC. Stay informed and protect your organization.

2023 Cybersecurity Spotlight: 10 of the Year's Must-Know Stats

B 2024 Cybersecurity Predictions

As AI becomes more prevalent in the new year, discover how our experts believe the world will change—for both good and bad.

Defensive AI, Deepfakes, and the Rise of AGI: Cybersecurity Predictions and What to Expect in 2024

B Security Leaders Reacting to AI

To understand how organizations are responding to the evolving threat of AI, we surveyed 300 cybersecurity leaders. Here are a few key takeaways.

How Security Leaders Are Reacting to Generative AI: 98% Worried About the Risk

B Two Decades of Email Attacks

See how cyber threats have evolved over the past two decades as we celebrate 20 years of Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

Two Decades of Email Attacks: A Look Back at How Threats Have Evolved

B Must Know Email Attack Stats Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Stay secure by staying informed during the 20th anniversary of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Explore 10 eye-opening statistics about advanced email attacks.

10 Must-Know Email Attack Stats for Cybersecurity Awareness Month

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Explore this glossary of need-to-know artificial intelligence terms to better understand AI and its uses.

AI Speak: A Glossary of Terms You Need to Know

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Third-party apps present increased cyberattack risks to email environments via app permissions. Traditional email can't handle the challenge, but Abnormal can.

Connected Third-Party Applications Widen Attack Surface Area

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Generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Bard are already being used by cybercriminals for BEC attacks, phishing, and malware. Here's how to combat email-based attacks.

3 Cybersecurity Threats Caused by Generative AI

Industry Research

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The FBI IC3 identified $51 billion in exposed losses due to business email compromise from 2013 to 2022—an increase from previous estimations.

New FBI Data Shows Business Email Compromise as Your $51 Billion Threat

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ChatGPT and other generative AI tools can be used to craft highly convincing phishing emails and social engineering scams. Here's how to spot them and fight back.

Stopping Phishing Attacks and Socially-Engineered Threats from ChatGPT

Third-Party App Attacks

Discover key security risks present across collaborative cloud applications and how cybersecurity experts are responding based on ESG survey results.

5 Essential Insights from ESG’s Report on Protecting Communications

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World-renowned cybersecurity expert Dr. Eric Cole explores some of the common mistakes companies make when building security programs.

Mitigating the Risk of Cyberattacks: 5 Key Insights from Dr. Eric Cole

Product

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Learn why Abnormal customers love our comprehensive email security for Microsoft Office 365.

Abnormal + Microsoft 365: The Perfect Match for Email Security

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From Frank Abagnale to Rachel Tobac, our virtual conference was full of key insights about social engineering and more. Check them out here.

Looking Back, Moving Forward: 5 Key Takeaways from Vision 2023

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Cybersecurity expert Ira Winkler discusses risks to cloud email and how to block both inbound email attacks and emerging threats.

Ira Winkler on Recognizing and Stopping Emerging Email Threats

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Discover the latest trends in cybersecurity as we look toward the email threats of the future in partnership with SecureWorld.

Introducing the Vision 2023 Virtual Conference

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Introducing Abnormal Intelligence—your go-to resource for expert insights into emerging cyber threats and email attack trends.

Launching Abnormal Intelligence to Provide Insight into Emerging Attacks

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Our new survey explores the current email threat landscape and what security leaders are doing to stay ahead of increasingly sophisticated attacks.

2022 Email Security Survey: A Look at Emerging Attacks, Tools, and Trends

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Attending RSA Conference 2022? So is Abnormal! We’d love to see you at the event.

Join Us for an Abnormal Experience at RSA Conference

B 04 08 22 Supply Chain

The risk of supply chain compromise (also known as vendor email compromise or VEC) continues to increase. Our latest research uncovered some startling statistics about these attacks.

New Research Shows 67% Chance of Supply Chain Compromise Attack

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Business email compromise (BEC) attacks have increased considerably over the past 6 months. Here’s how cybercriminals are changing their targets and tactics.

BEC Attacks Increase by Astounding 84%, New Research Shows

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Today, Abnormal released our H1 2022 Email Threat Report, focused on data from July to December 2021. Over the course of those six months, we tracked a relatively new form of cyber attack—phone fraud that starts via email.

New Research Shows Phone Fraud Targets 89% of Companies

Credential Phishing

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Phishing attacks are on the rise; the FBI reports that such attacks cost $52 million in 2022, and phishing has been the most common cybercrime reported to the IC3 since 2019. If you're one of the many people targeted by a phishing email, you're not alone.

What to Do With Phishing Emails and How to Report Them

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The phishing email is one of the oldest and most successful types of cyberattacks. Attackers have long used phishing as a common attack vector to steal sensitive information or credentials from their victims. While most phishing emails are relatively simple to spot, the number of successful attacks has grown in recent years.

How to Spot A Phishing Email

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Before we jump into modern threats, I think it’s important to set the stage ​​since email has been around. Since email existed, threat actors targeted email users with malicious messages, general spam, and different ways to take advantage of the platform. Then of course, more dangerous attacks started to come up… things like malware and other viruses.

Defense in Depth: Using Microsoft and Abnormal for Email Security

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There is little doubt that business email compromise and other advanced email threats are causing significant damage–both financial and reputational—to organizations worldwide. Because these never-before-seen attacks contain few indicators of compromise, they evade secure email gateways and other traditional email infrastructure...

New Abnormal Research Shows Brute Force Attacks Rise 671%

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Security is now a $10 billion business for Microsoft, and the company is a leader in five Gartner Magic Quadrants—access management, endpoint management tools, cloud access security brokers, enterprise information archiving, and endpoint protection platforms. This validation proves that their customers...

Security is a Team Sport: Abnormal Joins Microsoft as a MISA Partner

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Business email compromise (BEC) is the most significant cybersecurity threat to enterprise organizations, with $1.8 billion in reported losses in 2020 alone. This type of email attack occurs when a cybercriminal uses social engineering to impersonate a trusted contact...

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