CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

What is social engineering? Social engineering is the art of exploiting human psychology, rather than technical hacking techniques, to gain access to buildings, systems, or data. Learn what makes these 6 social engineering techniques so effective. | To read this article in full, please click here

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Social Engineering Engineering CSO Passwords 98

CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Social engineering definition. Social engineering is the art of exploiting human psychology, rather than technical hacking techniques, to gain access to buildings, systems or data. To read this article in full, please click here

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Social Engineering Engineering Scams Passwords 145

CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Whether it’s advanced phishing techniques, credential stuffing, or even credentials compromised through social engineering or breaches of a third-party service, credentials are easily the most vulnerable point in defending corporate systems. Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ]

Authentication 130

Authentication CSO Social Engineering Engineering 130

Security Through Education

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Don’t make passwords easy to guess. Watch what you post on social media; cybercriminals often use them to gather Personal Identifying Information (PII) and corporate information. Social-Engineer, LLC saw an almost 350% increase in recognition of phishing emails when using a similar training platform in 2020.

Cybersecurity 137

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Firewall Engineering 137

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

They had super weak, easily guessable passwords, which was visible to anyone who looked. The “people problem” is a phrase I heard in many different occasions when I met with IT managers (CISO, CSO, CIOs), many in leading research labs, national security establishments, and such. Did SolarWinds leave the proverbial door open?

Cybersecurity 136

Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Social Engineering Phishing 136

Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

“It took nearly 11 months (328 days) to identity and contain data breaches resulting from stolen or compromised credentials.” – IBM’s Cost of Data Breach Report 2023 I recently came across a 2012 article from CSO Online , and realized that it has been more than 11 years since the phrase “Identity is the new perimeter” was coined!

Threat Detection 128

Threat Detection Authentication Accountability Data breaches 128

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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