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

SC Magazine

The attack reached 5,000 to 10,000 mailboxes, targeting Office365 users with the goal of stealing their credentials, according to a new blog post today from Abnormal Security. But since these types of socially engineered attacks do not make use of these tactics, it evades traditional defenses,” Tobe explained.

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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. social engineering tactics and strange sender behaviors), they also use artificial intelligence algorithms.

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Top 12 Firewall Best Practices to Optimize Network Security

eSecurity Planet

Throughout the change management process, keep security and compliance in mind. To ensure accountability, conduct thorough audits of adjustments. Why It Matters Preventing social engineering attacks requires user awareness. Automate the process to ensure a quick and well-documented implementation.

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5 Major Cybersecurity Trends to Know for 2024

eSecurity Planet

“The use of deepfake techniques in fraudulent activities… will elevate the sophistication of phishing fraud, making it increasingly challenging for users to distinguish between legitimate services and scams.” It’s no secret that the SEC is now holding CISOs accountable for the risks organizations take on.

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How Do You Get Ransomware? 5 Main Sources in 2019

Spinone

It quietly makes its way past your security defenses into the heart of your data and keeps it hostage until you pay a ransom. Many of these attacks prey upon human nature by using social engineering tactics to trick a user into inadvertently allowing ransomware onto their system, under the guise of something legitimate.

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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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