Spinone

MARCH 20, 2019

The best technology cannot account for the actions and specifically the mistakes that humans can make which may totally undermine the solution that technology provides. This is especially true in the world of security. In this article, we will take a look at cyber security awareness across an SMB organization.

Security Awareness 70

Security Awareness Wireless Ransomware Passwords 70

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 10, 2019

In the not-so-distant past, banks dealt with online and account takeover fraud, where hackers stole passwords and used phishing scams to target specific individuals. A solution will recognize that the user is always using the same device and allows for a more seamless authentication path. Key takeaways: Shifting risks.

Banking 147

Banking Mobile Accountability Artificial Intelligence 147

SecureWorld News

JULY 13, 2023

Data Level: Encrypting sensitive data at rest and in transit is crucial to securing information. A prime example is the healthcare sector, where the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mandates encryption to protect patient health information.

Cybersecurity 86

Cybersecurity Data breaches Social Engineering Encryption 86

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

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.

Phishing 98

Phishing Social Engineering Authentication Security Awareness 98

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 10, 2023

“In the current digital landscape, identity security has gained paramount importance due to the growing cyber risks posed by phishing and social engineering attacks utilizing AI. For instance, popular social media platforms such as YouTube and Twitter have seen a surge in account takeovers and impersonation incidents.

Identity Theft 105

Identity Theft Education Authentication Data breaches 105

Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Phishing attackers are increasingly using social engineering techniques to personalize their attacks and target specific individuals or organizations. For example, attackers may research their victims on social media or other online sources to gather personal information that can be used to make their phishing emails more believable.

DNS 64

DNS Phishing Social Engineering Engineering 64

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2021

The emails pose as company updates and are often socially engineered to look like they have been personally tailored to the recipient. The kind that could throw off even your most security-aware employees. Carefully crafted emails like these containing a malicious link can fool even the most security-aware of employees.

Phishing 113

Phishing Security Awareness Social Engineering Scams 113

SecureWorld News

JULY 31, 2020

Twitter released more details about its security incident that targeted 130 famous Twitter accounts. Since the attack occurred in early July, speculation about how hackers compromised Twitter's security have run rampant, especially on.Twitter. To run our business, we have teams around the world that help with account support.

Phishing 98

Phishing Cyber Attacks Social Engineering Accountability 98

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The attackers thus gained remote access to the CRM systems running on the store computers – and a foothold to access customers’ wireless phone numbers and associated account information. Having long passwords and a password manager can also add additional layers of security and protect you as a customer.

Phishing 252

Phishing Hacking Accountability Social Engineering 252

SecureWorld News

JUNE 16, 2021

If someone is in your organization's Slack channel, then they are authenticated and the environment is secure. The group was able to steal the source code for FIFA 21 and the source code for the Frostbite engine that powers other popular games, such as Battlefield. You want to believe it is true. One of those risk factors?

Social Engineering 73

Social Engineering Engineering Accountability Hacking 73

SecureWorld News

JUNE 16, 2021

If someone is in your organization's Slack channel, then they are authenticated and the environment is secure. The group was able to steal the source code for FIFA 21 and the source code for the Frostbite engine that powers other popular games, such as Battlefield. You want to believe it is true. One of those risk factors?

Social Engineering 70

Social Engineering Engineering Accountability Hacking 70

SecureList

MAY 6, 2024

With trillions of dollars of digital payments made every year, it is no wonder that attackers target electronic wallets, online shopping accounts and other financial assets, inventing new techniques and reusing good old ones. Online shopping brands were the most popular lure, accounting for 41.65% of financial phishing attempts.

Phishing 101

Phishing Banking Mobile Scams 101

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 25, 2022

We repeatedly say that companies need to invest significantly in advanced protection tools and security awareness, including a Zero Trust approach. On 14th August 2019, the auto parts supplier was tricked into making a large fund transfer into the hackers’ bank account. Social engineering. Domain spoofing.

Cybersecurity 137

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Phishing Engineering 137

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

Original post at [link] While organizations must still account for flashy vulnerability exploitations, denial-of-service campaigns, or movie-themed cyber-heists, phishing-based social engineering attacks remain a perennial choice of cybercriminals when it comes to hacking their victims.

Phishing 79

Phishing Social Engineering Security Awareness Passwords 79

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Google started auto-enrolling users in two-factor authentication (2FA) nine months ago. And now it’s releasing the results: Account breaches halved. appeared first on Security Boulevard. The post Google Lauds 2FA Results—So Why do People HATE It?

Authentication 98

Authentication Accountability Social Engineering Security Awareness 98

SecureWorld News

MAY 22, 2023

It was an old-school use of mirrored websites and social engineering to get USPS employees to enter their information into a fraudulent website. Randy Watkins, CTO at Critical Start, said: "This attack is an unfortunate example of exploitation of lacking foundational security controls.

Scams 85

Scams Password Management Passwords Authentication 85

SC Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

A new blog post report has shone a light on the malicious practice known as voice phishing or vishing – a social engineering tactic that some cyber experts say has only grown in prominence since COVID-19 forced employees to work from home. (Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons).

Phishing 81

Phishing Social Engineering Scams Engineering 81

Pen Test Partners

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

October 2023’s Cyber Security Awareness Month led to a flurry of blog posts about a new attack called Quishing (QR Code phishing) and how new AI powered email gateways can potentially block these attacks. Currently, most initial access attempts are carried out with social engineering, commonly phishing. Why is that?

Phishing 65

Phishing Mobile Social Engineering Data breaches 65

Hacker's King

JUNE 27, 2023

You may also like: Top Methods Used By Hackers To Bypass 2F-Authentication What is OSINT? It involves gathering and analyzing data from publicly accessible sources such as websites, social media platforms, news articles, and public records. Detection of throwaway accounts that may be used for illicit purposes.

Media 52

Media Data breaches Social Engineering Risk 52

SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Indeed, 55% of respondents said they have public Facebook profiles only 33% said they set their Instagram accounts set to private. Rather than abandon the benefit an OOO provides employees and customers, specific considerations for OOO use should be implemented in security awareness training,” said Carruthers.

Media 110

Media Social Engineering Passwords Accountability 110

Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated its #StopRansomware guide to account for the fact that ransomware actors have accelerated their tactics and techniques since the original guide was released in September of 2020. Make access control enforcement as granular as possible. Drive-by-downloads.

Ransomware 62

Ransomware Backups Social Engineering Accountability 62

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 21, 2021

It is always a good time for zero-trust authentication and a zero trust posture throughout the organization. Spin up more security awareness training to help minimize social engineering, phishing and other user-focused attacks. Silence is not golden, it’s a false sign of security. All is Not Quiet.

Social Engineering 244

Social Engineering Mobile Phishing Cybersecurity 244

SC Magazine

JUNE 21, 2021

From direct assaults on passwords via brute force attacks and password spraying to email phishing, ransomware and social engineering campaigns that act as precursors to credential stuffing attacks, adversaries are well aware that the path of least resistance almost always involves the compromising of a password.

Passwords 79

Passwords Data breaches Social Engineering Security Awareness 79

eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2024

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.

Risk 67

Risk Cloud Migration DDOS Encryption 67

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2022

He has over 20 years experience in identity and security. There are many issues like API security, authentication, data residency, privacy and compliance. Lee says that developers are implementing security much earlier in the process. This helps to explain the rise of social engineering attacks , especially with phishing.

Cybersecurity 145

Cybersecurity Risk Technology Ransomware 145

SC Magazine

MAY 5, 2021

The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) in March released its 2020 Internet Crime Report with updated statistics on Business Email Compromise (BEC), Email Account Compromise (EAC), and COVID-19 scams. Tips for security leaders. There’s no single security solution that will stop all email attacks. Credit: FBI.

Internet 53

Internet Internet Scams Cybercrime 53

NopSec

AUGUST 16, 2022

Critical Security Control 2: Inventory and Control of Software Assets SANS encourages companies to include authorized and unauthorized software in their IT asset inventory database. Critical Security Control 5: Account Management This control talks about the need to protect privileged user and administrative accounts.

Penetration Testing 52

Penetration Testing Social Engineering Firewall Software 52

Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

Street, a self-described “hacker-helper-human,” contemplates bad password advice, investing in human behavior, and why social engineering continues to work. What are some of the reasons that social engineering continues to work? The second thing, though, is pen and paper.

Passwords 73

Passwords Social Engineering Phishing Technology 73

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

Data Security & Threat Detection Framework The data security and threat detection framework serves as the foundation for data protection plans, protecting intellectual property, customer data, and employee information. Social engineering, for example, is a threat that makes use of human vulnerabilities for illegal access.

Risk 105

Risk Threat Detection Data breaches Encryption 105

NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Ransomware, a definition Ransomware is a set of malware technologies, hacking techniques, and social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use to cause harm, breach data, and render data unusable. Ransomware attackers get into a network in many ways: Social engineering. Logins without multi-factor authentication.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Cyber Insurance Backups Insurance 52

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 2, 2024

The post Google Whistles While OAuth Burns — ‘MultiLogin’ 0-Day is 70+ Days Old appeared first on Security Boulevard. What a Mickey Mouse operation: Infostealer scrotes having a field day with unpatched vulnerability.

Social Engineering 137

Social Engineering Accountability Account Security Data privacy 137

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

2 – It demonstrates the importance of security awareness training for your employees! They hack into their teacher’s account and leave messages making fun of him. Air Force research facility, discover a password “sniffer” has been installed onto their network, compromising more than 100 user accounts.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

Spinone

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Imagine for a moment that your employee uses one password to access their social media profiles and to sign in to their Office 365 corporate account. How to secure information privacy: To avoid data breaches, you can limit or forbid the external linking to some or all documents. This approach puts your data at a huge risk.

Passwords 40

Passwords Data breaches Backups Authentication 40