Spinone

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

What is social engineering? Social engineering is a manipulative technique used by criminals to elicit specific actions in their victims. Social engineering is seldom a stand-alone operation. money from a bank account) or use it for other social engineering types.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 14, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Phishing exercises are an important tool towards promoting security awareness in an organization. However, any social engineer can devise a marvelously deceptive message with an irresistible link that only the most tech-savvy person would spot as a phishing test.

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LRQA Nettitude Labs

MARCH 22, 2023

This article provides an introduction to covert entry assessments, and will address the many factors to consider when deciding on a pretext for physical social engineering. It also includes a story from a real engagement focusing on both the human side of physical security and how a common vulnerability can be exploited and remediated.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Earlier this year, the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) published updated recommendations for phishing simulations in security awareness training programs. For security awareness training to be successful, it has to be collaborative. Ready to establish your own successful security awareness training?

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

This is a platform for security awareness training and simulated phishing tests focusing on the problem of social-engineering. This is an online solution for conducting phishing simulations and making employees more cyber aware. A free test is provided for up-to 100 employees.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 18, 2025

In the webinar, Brian talked about moving ‘beyond fear’ to develop new awareness models that empower users, as this leads to more sustainable and effective cybersecurity behaviour. Brian referred to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report that’s considered a leading source of information for the security community.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 26, 2023

According to the Netenrich blog post: " The threat actor claimed to be a verified vendor on various Underground Dark Web marketplaces, such as EMPIRE, WHM, TORREZ, WORLD, ALPHABAY, and VERSUS. The results of our experiment indicated human social engineers still significantly outperformed AI in terms of inducing clicks on malicious links.

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BH Consulting

MAY 28, 2025

Common ways of infiltrating victim organisations include social engineering against employees and stolen credentials. The last point delivers the biggest bang for your buck in security, Brian argued. Ransomware and business email compromise are constant threats against many businesses.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The fraudster commences the social engineering by irritating the targeted victim, and then follows up with an an offer to … (more…). The post GUEST ESSAY: ‘Nag attacks’ — this new phishing variant takes full advantage of notification fatigue appeared first on Security Boulevard. One must admire the ingenuity of cybercriminals.

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Jane Frankland

MAY 3, 2025

While details remain sparse, reports suggest social engineering tactics like phishing, SIM swapping, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) fatigue attacks may have been used to infiltrate systems. Once inside, they’ll likely have used other methods to successfully bypass enterprise security tools.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

That’s why it’s essential to promote security awareness and training on AI-specific threats, said Craig Balding. Widely considered one of the industry’s leading sources of security research, the 2024 edition found that ransomware and extortion made up 32% of incidents. Seeing is not believing,” Moore warned.

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

The scheme highlights the role and responsibility upper management plays in ensuring the security of their own company’s assets. are obviously the main targets of the threat actors that use the Office 365 V4 phishing kit,” the blog post concluded. “As Based on the data distribution, CEOs in the U.S.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

A new blog post report has shone a light on the malicious practice known as voice phishing or vishing – a social engineering tactic that some cyber experts say has only grown in prominence since COVID-19 forced employees to work from home. A recently reported phishing and vishing campaign was designed to impersonate Geek Squad.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

Original post at [link] While organizations must still account for flashy vulnerability exploitations, denial-of-service campaigns, or movie-themed cyber-heists, phishing-based social engineering attacks remain a perennial choice of cybercriminals when it comes to hacking their victims.

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Webroot

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Hackers, never at a loss for creative deception, have engineered new tactics for exploiting the weakest links in the cybersecurity chain: ourselves! Social engineering and business email compromise (BEC) are two related cyberattack vectors that rely on human error to bypass the technology defenses businesses deploy to deter malware.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2022

It could be via virus malware, phishing, social engineering, fileless malware, etc. Did you know every 39 seconds, at least one system gets compromised worldwide? So, we’re here to talk about one such common tactic: Spyware. What is spyware and how does it work? You’ll find the answers below as well as the various types, […].

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 9, 2025

Threat actors used AI tools to orchestrate highly convincing and scalable social engineering campaigns, making it easier to deceive users and infiltrate systems. This trend, among other AI-powered social engineering attacks, will amplify identity compromise, ransomware, and data exfiltration in 2025.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

This report provides intelligence and indicators of compromise (IOCs) that organizations can use to fight current attacks, anticipate emerging threats, and manage security awareness in a better way. He is also a founding member and Pentester at CSIRT.UBI and founder of the security computer blog seguranca–informatica.pt.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 10, 2023

This day serves as an annual reminder to increase awareness and education for leaders, IT decision-makers and the general public on the importance of identity management. Why is identity management and security important in 2023? Why is identity management and security important in 2023? “In

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Herjavec Group

MAY 19, 2022

Conduct regular social engineering tests on your employees to actively demonstrate where improvements need to be made. Hackers are routinely attempting novel ways to infiltrate corporate networks so it’s important to ensure that your employees are aware of how their online behavior can make them – and you – more vulnerable.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Stronger controls reduce the likelihood of future breaches and improve the organization's security posture. Educate and Train Employees: Conduct security awareness training for employees to recognize phishing attempts and other common attack vectors.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In a blog released by Armorblox, the researchers said one attack impersonates a FedEx online document share and the other pretends to share shipping details from DHL. The phishing pages were hosted on free services such as Quip and Google Firebase to trick security technologies and users into thinking the links were legitimate.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In this blog, we will summarize the key findings of the report and offer actionable recommendations to mitigate these threats. Attackers exploit the geopolitical environment and use AI-powered tools to create convincing deepfakes, disinformation campaigns, and social engineering attacks.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 28, 2022

In this blog, we'll focus on some common phishing campaigns that our threat intelligence has seen in the wild, and the lessons your users can take away from these and other materials in our latest Phishing Awareness Kit. Use the Proofpoint Phishing Awareness Kit to raise phishing awareness and educate your users.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This blog examines the escalating phishing landscape, shortcomings of common anti-phishing approaches, and why implementing a Protective DNS service as part of a layered defense provides the most effective solution. These statistics highlight the immense threat posed by phishing, especially BEC attacks, to organizations across industries.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

This report provides intelligence and indicators of compromise (IOCs) that organizations can use to fight current attacks, anticipate emerging threats, and manage security awareness in a better way. He is also a founding member and Pentester at CSIRT.UBI and founder of the security computer blog seguranca–informatica.pt.

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Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2022

This report provides intelligence and indicators of compromise (IOCs) that organizations can use to fight current attacks, anticipate emerging threats, and manage security awareness in a better way. He is also a founding member and Pentester at CSIRT.UBI and founder of the security computer blog seguranca–informatica.pt.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As we mentioned in a previous blog , hackers come in many forms, but their methods can generally be classified into three distinct types of cybercriminals: The Impersonator – Hackers that pretend to be others, often using social engineering and human psychology to trick users.

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BH Consulting

MARCH 8, 2024

Jenny Radcliffe Jenny’s work serves as a useful reminder that cybersecurity might be a technical discipline, but helping people to become more security aware is among the best investments an organisation can make.

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Responsible Cyber

JULY 13, 2024

You will learn how to: Prevent hacking and phishing attacks by using secure wallets and enabling Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Recognize and avoid social engineering scams by educating yourself on common tactics. Enable MFA on all exchange accounts and wallets to add an extra layer of security.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Phishing scams are prevalent in the SMS threat landscape, and now BEC attacks are also going mobile,” according to a Trustwave blog post that pointed to. The post Mobile BEC Attacks on the Rise appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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BH Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2023

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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Security Boulevard

MARCH 20, 2023

Related: How Google, Facebook enable snooping In fact, a majority of scams occur through social engineering. The rise of social media has added … (more…) The post GUEST ESSAY: Scammers leverage social media, clever con games to carry out digital exploitation appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 19, 2021

appeared first on Kratikal Blog. appeared first on Security Boulevard. It is common knowledge that any system is as strong as its weakest link. Unsurprisingly, threat actors constantly probe enterprise networks for such. The post Phishers and Spoofers are Getting Smarter! The post Phishers and Spoofers are Getting Smarter!

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Pen Test Partners

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

October 2023’s Cyber Security Awareness Month led to a flurry of blog posts about a new attack called Quishing (QR Code phishing) and how new AI powered email gateways can potentially block these attacks. Currently, most initial access attempts are carried out with social engineering, commonly phishing.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Phishing attacks often rely on social engineering techniques to trick users into revealing sensitive data. Social media sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Google+ are commonly exploited to access user accounts. Whaling, spear, barrel, reverse social engineering, malware, ransomware, account compromise.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 23, 2022

To get to their targets, the attackers used social engineering via LinkedIn “hiding behind the ruse of attractive, but bogus, job offers,” ESET said, adding that it was likely part of the Lazarus campaign for Mac and is similar to research done by ESET in May. Get Fast, Easy, and Secure Enterprise-Grade Code Signing With Venafi!

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