SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

OSINT threats should be considered alongside network and social engineering threats when evaluating your overall security posture." "The lesson here is just how easy it is for the bad guys and gals to look for targets of opportunity," Smothers explained.

Social Engineering

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 21, 2023

Privacy and Data Protection: Explore techniques and frameworks for protecting personal information and ensuring compliance with privacy regulations. Investigate topics such as privacy-preserving data mining, secure data sharing, and the impact of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and big data analytics on individual privacy.

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Tech Republic Security

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

A November report from Google Cloud details possible nation-state malware tactics in 2024 and new angles of cyberattacks.

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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. These technologies are built to manage big data usage to ensure compliance with government standards. Article by Beau Peters.

Cybersecurity

Tech Republic Security

MAY 10, 2024

TechRepublic consolidated expert advice on how businesses can defend themselves against the most common cyberthreats, including zero-days, ransomware and deepfakes.

Ransomware

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

To date these incidents have not had a material impact on our or our clients’ operations; however, there is no assurance that such impacts will not be material in the future, and such incidents have in the past and may in the future have the impacts discussed below.

Cyber Risk

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Some of these include: Advanced persistent threats (APTs); Insider threats; Social engineering; and, Human error. If we focus primarily on perimeter defense, we will continue to see data breaches and exposure to our critical infrastructure.

Technology

Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. Today, c yber security incidents lead to significant damage, alarming organizations of all types and sizes in different geographic locations.

Security Awareness

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In 2023, 74% of all breaches include the human element, meaning people were involved through mistakes, misuse of privileges, use of stolen credentials, or social engineering tactics. Reduce risk, complexity, and cost : Simplify compliance and minimize reputational and operational risk with centralized data security governance.

Retail

ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Here are some air travel tips from The Art of Invisibility: The World's Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data by Kevin Mitnick and Robert Vamosi. Kevin did time, and afterward has devoted his life to teaching others about social engineering attacks.

Computers and Electronics

Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In 2023, 74% of all breaches include the human element, meaning people were involved through mistakes, misuse of privileges, use of stolen credentials, or social engineering tactics. Reduce risk, complexity, and cost : Simplify compliance and minimize reputational and operational risk with centralized data security governance.

Retail

Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

Data breaches

Centraleyes

JULY 16, 2024

In the era of big data , companies generate and store vast amounts of information. This data takes many forms, ranging from highly confidential data to less sensitive analytics. Cloud services offer many advantages for data management, including scalability, cost efficiency, and enhanced collaboration.

Data breaches

Lenny Zeltser

JULY 25, 2018

Scammers use a variety of social engineering tactics when persuading victims to follow the desired course of action. In reality, the sender probably obtained the data from one of the many breaches that provide swindlers with an almost unlimited supply of personal information.

Scams

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

“As organizations quickly adopt technologies like Okta Fastpass which uses biometrics for authentication instead of passwords, … we expect an increase in two areas: breaches caused by social engineering (already on the rise), and breaches caused by Insiders (already over 40% of all breaches).

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