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ABC11 EyewitnessNews: FBI Warns of Teens Being Targeted in Sextortion Scams

By John Wilson on Tue, 08/01/2023

The FBI has issued a warning about teenagers being targeted in sextortion scams. John Wilson spoke to ABC11 EyewitnessNews about the techniques the scammers use.

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Cybersecurity Insiders: The Looming Threat of Business Email Compromise

By John Wilson on Thu, 07/20/2023

How can organizations protect themselves from business email compromise (BEC)? John Wilson spoke to Cybersecurity Insiders about the complexities of these threats and shared important insights from Fortra's latest report on BEC.

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The Last Watchdog: Fortra Researchers Find Email Impersonation Attacks Climbing to an All-Time High

By John Wilson on Mon, 07/17/2023

John Wilson spoke to The Last Watchdog and discussed the key findings of Fortra’s recent research on business email compromise (BEC).

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CFO Dive: AI Linked to New Crop of Business Email Scams

John Wilson spoke to CFO Dive about Fortra’s recent report on business email compromise. He discussed the recent surge in the number of malicious or untrustworthy emails detected in corporate inboxes.

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Digital Journal: FBI’s Warning Around Sextortion Schemes

The FBI has issued a warning about the use of "deepfakes" in a new wave of sextortion schemes. In his interview with Digital Journal, John Wilson examines the techniques used and provides valuable tips to help protect children from such scams.

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Forbes Advisor: Beware Of These Vacation Rental Scams That Con Guests And Hosts

In his May contribution to Forbes Advisor, John Wilson sheds light on vacation rental scams targeting guests and hosts.

Case Study

RPA at PhishLabs: How Automation Benefits a Busy Cybersecurity Team

Discover how the cybersecurity professionals at PhishLabs turned to robotic process automation (RPA) to boost productivity without increasing labor costs.

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Forbes Advisor: Pig-Butchering Scams

In his April contribution to Forbes Advisor, John Wilson discusses the anatomy of “pig butchering” scams and shares insights on how to stay safe in the crypto world.

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Industry-first Integration from Fortra Allows Organizations to Supercharge Their Automation Footprint

Newly released Automate Execution Method leads to improved process efficiency, increased productivity, and faster turnaround times.

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Bloomberg Tax: Tax Pros and Their Clients Can Be Targets of ‘Vishing’ Scams

As vishing campaigns are on the rise during tax season, John Wilson writes in Bloomberg Tax about the dangers and how tax professionals can protect themselves and their clients from cybercrime.

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Forbes Advisor: Beware Of Loan Scams

In his latest Forbes Advisor article, John Wilson discusses loan scams and shares 7 red flags to help identify and avoid fraudulent loan offers.

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ConsumerAffairs: Phishing Attempts are Growing Like Wildfire and Becoming Harder to Detect

John Wilson spoke to ConsumerAffairs about today’s phishing scam scene and provided tips to recognize legitimate emails from phishing attempts.

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Forbes Advisor: Your Payment Cards Face A Growing Threat From Hackers

Safeguarding our credit and debit cards is something we all need to prioritize. In his latest Forbes Advisor article, John Wilson provides tips to keep your payment card details safe from fraud.

Case Study

ORBE Advisors automates the generation of its clients' financial reports with Automate RPA

ORBE Company uses Automate, Fortra's RPA tool, to automate the generation of financial reports for its customers, reducing manual processes and saving time for its team. Read the full case study.

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Forbes: 8 Ways To Keep Your Social Security Number Safe From Identity Theft

It’s difficult to control your Social Security number in the wild. In his September contribution to Forbes Advisor, John Wilson discusses the most common scams involving Social Security numbers and provides 8 steps individuals can take to prevent identity fraud.

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IT Pro Case Study: Fortra Automate and Summit Credit Union

In this ITPro Today case study, find out why Summit Credit Union adopted robotic process automation (RPA) technology to streamline and improve an outdated online loan application process.

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Crucial Tech Podcast with John Wilson: Hybridized Vishing Attacks

In Cyber Protection Magazine’s Crucial Tech podcast, John Wilson, Senior Fellow, Threat Research, delves into the latest research from Agari and PhishLabs by Fortra.

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Forbes: What is Vishing, and Why is it a Threat to Your Financial Health?

In his August contribution to Forbes Advisor, John Wilson explains what vishing is, the most common vishing scams and how individuals and organizations can protect themselves from vishing scammers.

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Fortra's Automate: Build-A-Bot Workshop

The Build-A-Bot Workshop is designed to fast track your company's automation initiatives. This workshop is delivered in three segments to maximize the knowledge transfer of what RPA can do, how to prioritize process candidates, and get started with bots. The implementation activities are delivered on a pre-paid basis. Key Deliverables Quick, in-depth assessment of Automate Kickstart...

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ZDNet: Scammers Are Using This Sneaky Trick to Bypass Spam Filters

Hybrid vishing (email-initiated voice phishing) attacks are on the rise. In this ZDNet article, John Wilson discusses the findings from the latest Agari and PhishLabs research and explains what organizations can do to help prevent hybrid vishing attacks.

ABC11 EyewitnessNews: FBI Warns of Teens Being Targeted in Sextortion Scams

Cybersecurity Insiders: The Looming Threat of Business Email Compromise

The Last Watchdog: Fortra Researchers Find Email Impersonation Attacks Climbing to an All-Time High

CFO Dive: AI Linked to New Crop of Business Email Scams

Digital Journal: FBI’s Warning Around Sextortion Schemes

Forbes Advisor: Beware Of These Vacation Rental Scams That Con Guests And Hosts

RPA at PhishLabs: How Automation Benefits a Busy Cybersecurity Team

Forbes Advisor: Pig-Butchering Scams

Industry-first Integration from Fortra Allows Organizations to Supercharge Their Automation Footprint

Bloomberg Tax: Tax Pros and Their Clients Can Be Targets of ‘Vishing’ Scams

Forbes Advisor: Beware Of Loan Scams

ConsumerAffairs: Phishing Attempts are Growing Like Wildfire and Becoming Harder to Detect

Forbes Advisor: Your Payment Cards Face A Growing Threat From Hackers

ORBE Advisors automates the generation of its clients' financial reports with Automate RPA

Forbes: 8 Ways To Keep Your Social Security Number Safe From Identity Theft

IT Pro Case Study: Fortra Automate and Summit Credit Union

Crucial Tech Podcast with John Wilson: Hybridized Vishing Attacks

Forbes: What is Vishing, and Why is it a Threat to Your Financial Health?

Fortra's Automate: Build-A-Bot Workshop

ZDNet: Scammers Are Using This Sneaky Trick to Bypass Spam Filters

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