The Optery Dispatch

Bringing you insights on threat intelligence and proactive cybersecurity strategy.

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Record breach levels, social engineering dominating, and an active campaign targeting 100+ organizations.

Welcome to The Optery Dispatch — a newsletter delivering the latest insights on threat intelligence and proactive cybersecurity strategy. In Issue #10, published February 17, 2026, we cover: Breach Activity Hits Record High as Social Engineering Remains the Leading Root Cause The ITRC’s 2025 report shows phishing, smishing, and BEC dominating across public and private sectors TheContinue reading "Record breach levels, social engineering dominating, and an active campaign targeting 100+ organizations."

February 17, 2026

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Data Privacy Week Essentials, The Rising Abuse of Google Tasks SaaS Workflows, & Fake Calendar Invites Increasing the Attack Surface.

Welcome to The Optery Dispatch — a newsletter delivering the latest insights on threat intelligence and proactive cybersecurity strategy. In Issue #9, published January 26, 2026, we cover: Data Privacy Week 2026: Reducing Personal Data Exposure and Preventing Exploitation Privacy should be treated as a core security control to limit attacker intelligence and prevent targetingContinue reading "Data Privacy Week Essentials, The Rising Abuse of Google Tasks SaaS Workflows, & Fake Calendar Invites Increasing the Attack Surface."

January 27, 2026

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AI-Driven Social Engineering, Evasive Phishing Techniques, and a Glimpse into Modern Infostealer Operation

Welcome to The Optery Dispatch — a newsletter delivering the latest insights on threat intelligence and proactive cybersecurity strategy. In Issue #8, published December 16, 2025, we cover: The AI-fication of Cyberthreats: Trend Micro 2026 Predictions The cyber threat landscape is evolving into a contest of speed, adaptability, and automation, requiring a shift beyondContinue reading "AI-Driven Social Engineering, Evasive Phishing Techniques, and a Glimpse into Modern Infostealer Operation"

December 16, 2025

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New Phishing Methods Evade Email Defenses as Social Engineering Dominates Initial Access

Welcome to The Optery Dispatch — a newsletter delivering the latest insights on threat intelligence and proactive cybersecurity strategy. In Issue #7, published November 25, 2025, we cover: Microsoft’s Digital Defense Report 2025 shows social engineering techniques dominating initial access methods, accounting for 89% of observed attacks ClickFix has become a go-to initial access method which traditionalContinue reading "New Phishing Methods Evade Email Defenses as Social Engineering Dominates Initial Access"

November 25, 2025

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Threat Reports from Comcast and Red Canary Highlight Recurring and Emerging Phishing Tradecraft

Welcome to The Optery Dispatch — a newsletter delivering the latest insights on threat intelligence and proactive cybersecurity strategy. In Issue #6, published October 31, 2025, we cover: Comcast Business 2025 Cybersecurity Threat Report Strained defenders face AI-driven phishing, drive-by compromise, and residential proxy abuse, among other threats. Comcast Business’s newly released Cybersecurity Threat Report offers oneContinue reading "Threat Reports from Comcast and Red Canary Highlight Recurring and Emerging Phishing Tradecraft"

October 31, 2025

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Salesforce Breaches, Social Engineering & Agentic AI Threats

Welcome to The Optery Dispatch — a newsletter delivering the latest insights on threat intelligence and proactive cybersecurity strategy. In Issue #5, published September 30, 2025, we cover: Salesforce Attacks: FBI FLASH Alert UNC6040 and UNC6395 are breaking into Salesforce environments to steal data and extort victims. The FBI, in an alert from September 12, hasContinue reading "Salesforce Breaches, Social Engineering & Agentic AI Threats"

September 30, 2025

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Data Brokers Used to Target Orgs, Social Engineering is #1 Attack Vector

Welcome to The Optery Dispatch — a newsletter delivering the latest insights on threat intelligence and proactive cybersecurity strategy. In Issue #4, published August 26, 2025, we cover: New Joint CISA/FBI/CNMF Advisory Is Latest Confirmation that Attackers Use Commercial Data Brokers to Target Organizations Advisory follows a string of evidence showing attackers leveraging data brokers forContinue reading "Data Brokers Used to Target Orgs, Social Engineering is #1 Attack Vector"

August 26, 2025

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Scattered Spider, Social Engineering, and Ransomware

Welcome to The Optery Dispatch — a newsletter delivering the latest insights on threat intelligence and proactive cybersecurity strategy. In Issue #3, published July 24, 2025, we cover: Scattered Spider’s Use of Data Brokers Reconnaissance, Targeting, Threats One of today’s most dangerous threat groups is using data brokers to build detailed victim profiles, impersonate employees, andContinue reading "Scattered Spider, Social Engineering, and Ransomware"

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Phishing, OSINT Defense, and Physical Data Broker Risks

Welcome to The Optery Dispatch — a newsletter delivering the latest insights on threat intelligence and proactive cybersecurity strategy. In Issue #2, published June 26, 2025, we cover: Phishing’s Role in Breaches: Behind the Numbers of Verizon’s 2025 DBIR When the extent of phishing’s hidden impact is factored in, it is likely the initial source of compromiseContinue reading "Phishing, OSINT Defense, and Physical Data Broker Risks"

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Agentic AI, phishing, and proactive defense

Welcome to The Optery Dispatch — a newsletter delivering the latest insights on threat intelligence and proactive cybersecurity strategy. In Issue #1, published May 27, 2025, we cover: Cybersecurity in the Age of Agentic AI Insights from Industry Leaders Agentic AI was everywhere at RSAC 2025—and it’s quickly emerging as a major force reshaping cybersecurity. In aContinue reading "Agentic AI, phishing, and proactive defense"

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