SecureWorld News

APRIL 15, 2021

On a recent SecureWorld Sessions podcast episode, Social Engineering: Hacking Humans , host Bruce Sussman spoke with Christopher Hadnagy, an entrepreneur and author of five books about social engineering and hacking the human. 1 How do you define social engineering?

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Security Through Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

At Social-Engineer, we define impersonation as “the practice of pretexting as another person with the goal of obtaining information or access to a person, company, or computer system.” Impersonation scams are deceptive tactics used by cybercriminals to pose as trusted entities or individuals to exploit victims.

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Security Through Education

OCTOBER 27, 2021

This immersive form of education allows us to develop and maintain a secure environment outside of the workplace, as well as in it. Expert Chris Hadnagy advises us, “Unless you’re in the security business or law enforcement, you won’t be familiar with every new scam that pops up. Cybersecurity First at Work.

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The Last Watchdog

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 to the many user-friendly digital tools scammers, sextortionists, and hackers can leverage in order to manipulate their victims.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 16, 2023

Following basic cybersecurity hygiene by students and staff while sharing the data is also important, as it avoids being targeted by phishing scams or other type of social engineering attacks. This also implies while abiding by the FERPA rules when implementing online education programs via the Internet or mobile apps.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 22, 2023

More than 450 workers at the United States Postal Service (USPS) lost more than $1 million in a direct deposit scam that left postal workers without pay, angry at the USPS for not heeding warnings of the scheme, and the agency scrambling to figure out exactly what happened. This was a not an incredibly technical attack.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

With 85% of campaigns targeting victims with phishing emails containing malicious links, another form of a social engineering attack, education and cyber vigiliance remain a high priority. Why should employers educate employees about cyber security? This method was identified as vishing – a voice-based phishing attack.

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Security Through Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Since the beginning of COVID-19, cybersecurity firm “DomainTools” has flagged more than 100,000 sites with COVID-19-related domains as “high risk” for fraud. An Fbi.gov article states that, “while these scams can happen at any time, they are especially prevalent after high-profile disasters. What made this scam successful?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Another pressing issue that retailers of all sizes need to address before the peak of the holiday season is the risk of facing a cybersecurity crisis. Because many retailers focus their energy on creating positive customer experiences and selling products or services, cybersecurity issues may not get the attention they should.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

The attacks were facilitated by scams targeting employees at GoDaddy , the world’s largest domain name registrar, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. In March, a voice phishing scam targeting GoDaddy support employees allowed attackers to assume control over at least a half-dozen domain names, including transaction brokering site escrow.com.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

PhishMe’s online forum provides a series of scenarios, landing pages, attachments and educational pages. This is a platform for security awareness training and simulated phishing tests focusing on the problem of social-engineering. Wide varieties of scenarios are offered to make the employees more aware of such attacks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Many organizations train employees to spot phishing emails, but few raise awareness of vishing phone scams. Vishers use voice-altering software, text messages, social engineering, and fraudulent phone numbers to trick users into revealing sensitive information. Happy Cybersecurity Awareness Month!

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Cytelligence

OCTOBER 5, 2023

As we passed the halfway point of 2023, businesses must stay ahead of emerging trends in cybersecurity and adopt effective strategies to combat these threats. Below, we explore the evolving landscape of cyber extortion attacks and highlight the role of CYPFER, a leading cybersecurity company, in helping businesses protect themselves.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Frank Abagnale, one of the world's most respected authorities on forgery, embezzlement, secure documents, cybercrime, and scams—and subject of the 2002 movie Catch Me If You Can — kicked off Vision 2023: Looking Ahead at Cyber Threats , a half-day educational event held live and recorded on December 13th.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2024

Adaptive phishing campaigns are emerging as an increasingly sophisticated threat in the cybersecurity landscape. In an adaptive phishing campaign, attackers gather specific information about victims through various sources, such as social media, public websites, and previous data breaches. Education improves awareness” is his slogan.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 14, 2021

This gang of cybercriminals targets individuals within an organization with social engineering tactics designed to fool them into opening a document from a ZIP file attached to an email. How do hackers use social engineering? How to spot their scam and protect yourself. OnePercent Group attacks.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2023

Education was the most targeted industry in 2022, with attacks increasing by 576%, while the retail and wholesale sector dropped by 67% from 2021. It highlights the importance of educating employees on the risks of phishing and the need for strong password policies and MFA.

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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. The post IDENTITY MANAGEMENT DAY 2023: Advice from Cyber Pros appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. Tomorrow, April 11 is Identity Management Day.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

How to protect your organization from a social engineering attack. This tactic is called social engineering and is one of the key methods used in attacks that result in data breaches. Continuously educating your workforce. Cyberhacks are commonplace in today's world, and they can happen to any company.

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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. Now, cybersecurity may just be the most important aspect of financial technology (fintech) in the modern world. Regulatory technologies (Regtech). .

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BH Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. It’s a scrollable online guide, written in plain English with graphics aimed at educating an audience that’s not necessarily familiar with the finer points of privacy law.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

million (roughly $750 million) through authorized and unauthorized fraud and scams in the UK alone. ” Another report, called the ‘ State of cyber security in the UK ’, surveyed 500 UK-based cybersecurity strategy decision makers. Delivering customer education campaigns. Blocking scam text messages.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 21, 2021

The ultimate goal of any effective cybersecurity platform is to make digital safety and awareness second nature to employees. The vast majority of cyberattacks rely on social engineering – the deception and manipulation of victims to coerce them into either opening malware or voluntarily providing sensitive information.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Totaling up to billions of Australian Dollars at risk each year from hackers and various online scams, it's crucial that organisations (and individuals!) Accounting for nearly a quarter of reported incidents in Australia, phishing is a broad category of social engineering with several variations. What is phishing?

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

As a result, attackers are trying to broaden how these scams operate to give them the best chance of flying under the radar. A splash of fraudulent domain management and social engineering may be all that it takes to get the job done. The criminal is likely to insist the money is moved quickly, and that nobody else is involved.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 13, 2023

Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Almost three-quarters of breaches (74 per cent) involve the human element through error, social engineering, stolen credentials or misusing privileges. When is a cybersecurity incident a GDPR data breach?

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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Banks and insurance companies are telling customers to be wary of scam messages. Social engineering techniques, such as phishing, target not the systems but the people using them. Social engineering techniques, such as phishing, target not the systems but the people using them. Fortunately, the trick didn’t work.).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Newbies get a taste of what phishing tools can do, pull off their first scam and wish for more, which is when they will be offered paid content. “To attract larger audiences, scam operators advertise their services, promising to teach others how to phish for serious cash.” ” reads the post published by Kaspersky. .

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Security Through Education

APRIL 7, 2021

The same can happen with how we view cybersecurity. The pandemic is providing the perfect cover for cybercrime, as can be seen in the alarming statistic from First Orion that criminals were able to get 270% more personal information in 2020 than in 2019 via vishing or phone scams. COVID-19 Scams. Tech Support Scams.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Safer Internet Day is a reminder for organizations to train and regularly refresh employee awareness around cybersecurity. With regular headlines of the latest cyber-attack occurring, organizations must focus on cybersecurity and using the internet safely. So why is it vital to train employees on cybersecurity and internet risks?

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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. Build security awareness training modules to educate your employees on how to spot phishing emails or business-related scams. There is no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to cybersecurity.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2022

Twenty years ago, Saturday Night Live nailed a tendency in IT to be overly absorbed in tech-speak and to do a poor job of educating users. I’ve been writing about phishing scams , advising users not to click on suspicious attachments or links, and covering cybersecurity in general for years. I wanted to get to the bottom of it.

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Security Through Education

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In October, Cybersecurity Awareness Month taught us the importance of safe practices such as the use of multifactor authentication, strong passwords, and VPNs. This time of year also brings a surge of promotional scams. Beware of Delivery Scams! We should not expect things to be any different at the end of this year either.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 1, 2021

It is an online scam attack quite similar to Phishing. It is a type of social engineering cyberattack in which the website’s traffic is manipulated to steal confidential credentials from the users. About the essayist: Peter Baltazar is a cybersecurity consultant for Malwarefox.com.

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Herjavec Group

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Needless to say, in 2021 cybersecurity was front and center for individuals, enterprises, and governments alike. Data breaches and cybersecurity threats were at an all-time high this past year. So let’s take a look at the big challenges, priorities, and trends we saw in cybersecurity over the past year.

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SC Magazine

JULY 9, 2021

While voice fraud isn’t new, this is the first reported example of an audio deepfake scam, and although some doubt the veracity of this story , it highlights the potentially massive threat that deepfakes pose to businesses. Faced with more advanced scams, employees will find it even more difficult to tell what’s real from what’s fake.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

In today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, the battle for privacy and security is relentless. While cybersecurity advice is often focused on technology like endpoint protection, firewalls and anti-virus, it’s important to remember that behind every breach is a human. Let’s look at a few primary examples.

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