Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2023

What started as notes from Nigerian princes that needed large sums of money to help them get home has evolved into bad actors that use refined social engineering tactics to convince the receiver to unknowingly share important information. During that time, email-based threats have become increasingly sophisticated.

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Phishing Social Engineering Small Business B2B 89

SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

According to a report by the Barracuda cybersecurity company, in 2021, businesses with fewer than 100 employees experienced far more social engineering attacks than larger ones. On the phishing page that claims to offer personal banking services, they ask users to log in with their corporate banking account credentials.

Cybercrime 91

Cybercrime Phishing Banking Malware 91

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Ransomware, phishing and social engineering attacks will all continue to increase. Business Email Compromise (BEC) as accounted for over $500 billion in losses. Most B2B partners assume API machine calls are authenticated and safe. They can no longer put their head in the sand. Tokazowski.

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Cybersecurity Ransomware Insurance B2B 235

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The hitch, of course, is that password-enabled account logins are too deeply engrained in legacy network infrastructure. Just ask Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, whose Twitter account was hijacked this summer in what’s known as a “SIM-swap” hack. So what’s stopping us from getting rid of passwords altogether?

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Passwords Authentication Data breaches Internet 164

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In fact, 62 percent of professionals admitted to sharing passwords over text messages or email and 46 percent said their company shares passwords for accounts used by multiple people. And social engineering can crack even more considering how many people include the names of their families and birthdays. Passwordless access.

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Authentication Passwords Mobile Accountability 103

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

These checklists include security standards and best practices for SaaS and cloud applications, and B2B SaaS providers use them to guarantee that their solutions match customer security standards. Social engineering, for example, is a threat that makes use of human vulnerabilities for illegal access.

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Risk Threat Detection Data breaches Encryption 105