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This is why CISOs everywhere should be concerned. In a typical SNDL attack, the attacker gains access to encrypted data by intercepting network traffic, accessing data stores, or by using techniques such as socialengineering or malware to gain access to critical information.
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Making matters worse, the cameras employ facial recognition technology, which leads to questions as to whether an attacker could actually identify individuals caught on camera and then pursue them as targets for socialengineering schemes or something even more nefarious. When surveillance leads to spying.
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