Paul WalshCisco Under Scrutiny: Why Isn’t the Tech Giant Offering Network-Based Solutions Against Rising SMS…As expected, the SMS phishing messages that have troubled other countries for the past 4 years are now escalating in the US. I received the…Apr 24Apr 24
Paul WalshHow a Simple SMS Message Can Test the Safety of 5 billion peopleThe safety of over 5 billion can now be measured by criminals using just a single SMS text message sent to a regular SIM card inside a…Feb 16Feb 16
Paul Walsh3 Simple Myths and Misunderstandings About Social Engineering: Why Most Anti-Phishing Advice Is…Phishing was first identified on the AOL network in 1996, where I was among the first individuals to have my account/screen name…Oct 31, 2023Oct 31, 2023
Paul WalshThe Inadequacy of Sophistication in Phishing Campaigns: Unpacking Akamai’s Latest Insight and the…Akamai’s recent article spotlighting a “sophisticated” phishing campaign against hotel guests may serve as an alarm bell, but it misses the…Oct 26, 2023Oct 26, 2023
Paul WalshRethinking Cybersecurity: The Critical Role of Entry Points and Why the Industry Must Do BetterIn today’s cybersecurity landscape, the stakes have never been higher. The complex machinery of malware keeps evolving, while the entry…Oct 19, 2023Oct 19, 2023
Paul WalshThe Missing Pillar in Zero Trust: Why URI & Web Access Authentication is the Unsung Hero in…Cybersecurity heavyweights like Microsoft, Google, and Cisco have touted the virtues of the Zero Trust model for a while now. But as I was…Oct 18, 2023Oct 18, 2023
Paul WalshGlobe Telecom Dedicates Website Space to SMS Phishing Crisis: And They Made a Dramatic Move to…Incredible. Globe Telecom in the Philippines has even devoted website space to the perils of SMS communication. You land on a page titled…Oct 18, 2023Oct 18, 2023
Paul WalshA New Urgency: An Open Letter to Mobile Operators on Why Zero Trust is Imperative for SMS Phishing…Dear Esteemed Mobile Operators,Oct 17, 2023Oct 17, 2023
Paul WalshExposing the Truth: Why Sender ID Checking Fails to Stop SMS Phishing AttacksSome people believe that it’s possible to stop SMS phishing campaigns and targeted SMS phishing attacks on companies and government…Jun 29, 2023Jun 29, 2023
Paul WalshinMETACERTPerhaps security controls are stupid and not the victims they fail to protectI gave my email address to a security company so I could download their security report recently — mostly because a few of their tweets…Aug 16, 2022Aug 16, 2022