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Social Engineering 2.0: The Rise of Deepfake Phishing

SecureWorld News

And one of the most successful and increasingly prevalent ways of attack has come from social engineering, which is when criminals manipulate humans directly to gain access to confidential information. Social engineering is more sophisticated than ever, and its most advanced iteration is the topic of today's discussion: deepfakes.

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The Rise of AI Social Engineering Scams

Identity IQ

The Rise of AI Social Engineering Scams IdentityIQ In today’s digital age, social engineering scams have become an increasingly prevalent threat. Social engineering scams leverage psychological manipulation to deceive individuals and exploit the victims’ trust. Phishing attacks.

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Europol warns of criminal use of ChatGPT

Security Affairs

Cybercriminal groups can use chatbot like ChatGPT in social engineering attacks, disinformation campaigns, and other cybercriminal activities, such as developing malicious code. Disinformation: ChatGPT excels at producing authentic sounding text at speed and scale. ” reads the alert published by the Europol.

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News alert: AppDirect poll reveals company leaders losing sleep over cyber risks, compliance

The Last Watchdog

In fact, all of their other concerns—malware, stolen data, phishing, ransomware and misconfiguration of cloud services—include an element of human error and/or malice. Best-in-class training, with testing and regular retraining and testing, will go a long way to mitigate the risks of social engineering security breaches.”

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Security Roundup August 2023

BH Consulting

This could include malware that antivirus and security solutions can’t detect; a secure internet connection to prevent tracing; initial access to victim companies’ networks or mailboxes (which is also key to many ransomware infections); effective social engineering content; fraudulent content hosting, and more.

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Enhancing Network Security: Best Practices for Effective Protection

Hackology

User access controls, such as strong authentication mechanisms and regular access reviews, help prevent unauthorized access. Hence, implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA) is advised. They play a pivotal role in phishing prevention and incident reporting, as employees are often the first line of defense against such attacks.

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Charting a Course to Zero Trust Maturity: 5 Steps to Securing User Access to Apps

Duo's Security Blog

Threat actors have dramatically escalated their attacks – targeting security controls like multi-factor authentication (MFA), conducting wily social engineering attacks and extorting businesses large and small with ransomware. For strategic guidance and access to hands-on labs, register for one of our free Zero Trust Workshops.