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The Impact of AI on Social Engineering Cyber Attacks

SecureWorld News

Social engineering attacks have long been a threat to businesses worldwide, statistically comprising roughly 98% of cyberattacks worldwide. Given the much more psychologically focused and methodical ways that social engineering attacks can be conducted, it makes spotting them hard to do.

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Zix tricks: Phishing campaign creates false illusion that emails are safe

SC Magazine

Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons). Researchers last week spotted a phishing campaign that leveraged an online email authentication solution from Zix, in hopes that potential victims would be lulled into a false sense of security. An Office 365 retail pack.

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Spear Phishing Prevention: 10 Ways to Protect Your Organization

eSecurity Planet

This method involves using emails, social media, instant messaging, and other platforms to manipulate users into revealing personal information or performing actions that can lead to network compromise, data loss, or financial harm. The likelihood that the target will respond to a message is increased by this personalization.

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Zero Trust Can’t Protect Everything. Here’s What You Need to Watch.

eSecurity Planet

” Zero trust is a critical tool in the security defense arsenal, especially as more companies shift to a fully remote or hybrid work environment. However, this doesn’t address a glaring issue staring everyone in the face: social engineering. These kinds of insider threats cost businesses an average of $2.79

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Cybersecurity Management Lessons from Healthcare Woes

eSecurity Planet

Known Disruption & Damages Ransomware attackers used stolen credentials to access a Change Healthcare Citrix portal setup without any multi-factor authentication (MFA) protection. If you don’t have the resources to act, explore outsourcing as an option for improved security and read about managed security service providers (MSSPs).

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Top Cloud Security Issues: Threats, Risks, Challenges & Solutions

eSecurity Planet

Conduct user awareness training: Incorporate a focused training program into onboarding and workflow process so employees can learn about social engineering strategies, phishing risks, and cloud security best practices. Ensure that security settings are consistent across cloud environments.

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For better security, online retailers must up tighten up defenses and improve threat intel

SC Magazine

Today’s columnist, Yonatan Israel Garzon of Cyberint, says that the online boom during the pandemic has caused serious security issues for online retailers. He says they must tighten up security defenses and improve threat intelligence. Credit: Instatcart. Many threats are far from subtle. This happened to LinkedIn in 2016.

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