eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Blue team members might be led by a chief information security officer (CISO) or director of security operations, making this team the largest among the three. Blue teams tend to be larger because they must prevent all attacks, while red teams may simply select a few specific attacks to pursue.

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Social Engineering Penetration Testing Engineering Risk 109

eSecurity Planet

MAY 3, 2022

The semi-annual report’s findings quantify the gap between respondents’ readiness for attacks and their probability of being breached. The CRI report surveyed over 3,500 chief information security officers (CISOs), IT professionals and managers from Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe, and South America in the latter part of 2021.

Social Engineering 128

Social Engineering Internet Internet Risk 128

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

By Dannie Combs , Senior Vice President and CISO, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) As security threats to data continue to ebb and flow (mostly flow!), I am keeping a close eye on regulations, identity and access management (IAM), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) — and I suggest that business leaders do the same.

Risk 118

Risk Artificial Intelligence Technology Digital transformation 118

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

This breach, like every major ransomware attack, was likely because of spear phishing, where someone either received the malware via an emailed attachment or clicked on a link that took them to a website that hosted it. This was how the Sony Pictures ransomware hack also took place in late 2014 and since.

Cybersecurity 136

Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Social Engineering Phishing 136

SecureWorld News

MARCH 17, 2022

That was the case for a broadcast SecureWorld recently hosted with Mike Britton, CISO of Abnormal Security , and legendary investigative journalist Brian Krebs. Key takeaway #3: Social engineering is the most powerful attack vector against InfoSec protocols.

InfoSec 74

InfoSec Social Engineering Phishing Cybercrime 74

Duo's Security Blog

MAY 23, 2023

The answer, like most other cybersecurity-adjacent answers, lies in a combination of factors including social engineering , weak passwords, and other risky security moves or attacks. But once the keys are compromised, what are attackers ultimately looking to achieve? From the OAIC Notifiable Data Breaches Report 2.

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Authentication Passwords Data breaches Phishing 112

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The headlines are disturbing: Breach of patient records ; Surgeries and appointments cancelled due to IT outage ; and even, Death attributed to ransomware attack on hospital. In addition, make it easy to report security concerns (phishing, data leaks, social engineering , password compromise, etc.).

Healthcare 214

Healthcare Cyber Attacks Education Social Engineering 214

Cisco Security

JULY 14, 2021

Ransomware is wreaking havoc. Ransomware is making its way outside the cybersecurity space. Most people probably know what ransomware is (if not, go here ). Ransomware is now everyone’s problem – from governments to corporations and even individuals. Why is ransomware so dangerous, especially now? What can we do?

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Ransomware Technology Government Phishing 139

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Government actions will increase: Expect more government regulations, state-sponsored cyberattacks, and increased documentation required to protect CISOs. 2023 cybersecurity issues will continue: Weak IT fundamentals, poor cybersecurity awareness, and ransomware will still cause problems and make headlines.

Cybersecurity 140

Cybersecurity CISO Government Technology 140

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. VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat.

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Security Awareness Risk Cyber threats Cyber Risk 40

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

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Digital transformation 145

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