Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Totaling up to billions of Australian Dollars at risk each year from hackers and various online scams, it's crucial that organisations (and individuals!) Accounting for nearly a quarter of reported incidents in Australia, phishing is a broad category of social engineering with several variations. What is phishing?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

The threat actors leverage perfectly orchestrated social engineering technique by “persuading” people holding significant corporate positions to open a non-malicious PDF email attachment coming from an authentic address in their contacts. “The Hence, it opens up a wide range of possibilities.

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Cytelligence

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In addition, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, Business Email Compromise (BEC), and phishing scams continue to pose significant threats. Embracing Zero Trust Architecture: The traditional perimeter-based security model is no longer sufficient in today’s threat landscape.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

When the pandemic struck, online bad actors took it as an opportunity to double-down on their attacks through ransomware, malware, and social engineering. Fraud and identity theft are on the rise, with online shopping hacks and COVID-related scams popular among cybercriminals. . Article by Beau Peters.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Why It Matters Network segmentation is a powerful approach for mitigating potential threats and ensuring a safe, well-organized network architecture. Why It Matters Preventing social engineering attacks requires user awareness. Examine the rationale behind present rules, considering previous security concerns and revisions.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 13, 2023

Latest email security trends Phishing and spear-phishing attacks: Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where cybercriminals use deceptive emails to trick recipients into divulging sensitive information or downloading malware. These attacks often rely on social engineering tactics and email spoofing.

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Herjavec Group

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Threat actors have developed social engineering approaches that leverage the uncertainty and chaos of the pandemic in order to deliver their malicious software. Cybersecurity programs that educate your entire team on general information security tactics – including recognizing and addressing phishing scams – are essential.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 18, 2021

With the move to remote work came an increase in malware and social engineering attacks that exploited general communications like emails. Social engineering and Denial of Service (DoS) attacks remain high. ZNet reports, “Email scams related to Covid-19 surged 667% in March (2020) alone.”

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

When openly available to the public, such information can be gathered and exploited in phishing, BEC and impersonation campaigns to craft more convincing scams. By no means does your social media presence have to be anonymous or vanilla. Meanwhile, 93% of survey participants said that they set an OOO message while on vacation.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Zero Trust Architecture Becomes the Norm: Organizations will fully embrace Zero Trust principles, leading to better segmentation and control over data, even in hybrid and remote work environments. Expect to see AI-enabled phishing campaigns, deepfake scams, and automated attacks grow in complexity.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

“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.” continues Ricardo Villadiego, founder & CEO of Lumu. “By

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