The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

28, 2023 – AppDirect , the world’s leading B2B subscription commerce platform, today released key findings from its IT Business Leaders 2024 Outlook Report. 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.

Cyber Risk 113

Cyber Risk Risk B2B Social Engineering 113

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. In 2022, email phishing attacks made up 24% of all spam emails — up from 11% in 2021.

Phishing 84

Phishing Social Engineering Small Business B2B 84

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. One of the methods often utilized to hack into employees’ smartphones is so-called “ smishing ” (a combination of SMS and phishing).

Cybercrime 89

Cybercrime Phishing Banking Malware 89

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Phishing techniques use social engineering to trick victims into taking an action that helps an attacker compromise your network or access your sensitive information assets. Fraudulent emails purporting to be from authoritative company sources are the main phishing attacks that employees fall victim to.

IoT 113

IoT Phishing Passwords Scams 113

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Ransomware, phishing and social engineering attacks will all continue to increase. In response, we’ll see a renewed focus on preventing ransomware – and since over 90 percent of malware is delivered via email, organizations will ramp up their anti-phishing defense. Chris Olson , CEO, The Media Trust.

Cybersecurity 235

Cybersecurity Ransomware Insurance B2B 235

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Editor’s note: I recently had the chance to participate in a discussion about the overall state of privacy and cybersecurity with Erin Kapczynski, OneRep’s senior vice president of B2B marketing. Erin: What are some of the most common social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use?

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Cyber threats Cyber Insurance Cybersecurity Threat Detection 203

Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2024

No longer confined to isolated malware or phishing attacks, threats now encompass a wide range of sophisticated tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by cybercriminals and nation-state actors alike. Her experience spans B2B tech, with a lot of focus on cybersecurity, cloud, enterprise, digital transformation, and data centre.

Cybersecurity 101

Cybersecurity Digital transformation Threat Detection Cyber threats 101