Remove Cybersecurity Remove Information Security Remove Social Engineering
article thumbnail

Disability Access Within the Field of Social Engineering

Security Through Education

I’ve seen people with disabilities in online discussions and on the Social Engineer Slack channel exploring suitable career paths. Many factors contribute to this issue, but in this newsletter , I will share my own experiences and perspectives on inclusivity in cybersecurity. Of that population, only 44.5%

article thumbnail

Zero Trust: What These Overused Cybersecurity Buzz Words Actually Mean – And Do Not Mean

Joseph Steinberg

A seemingly simple term that appears in pitches sent to me several times a day by cybersecurity product and services vendors that are seeking media exposure. Zero Trust is a concept, an approach to information security that dramatically deviates from the approach commonly taken at businesses worldwide by security professionals for many years.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

DeepSeek and AI-Generated Malware Pose New Danger for Cybersecurity

SecureWorld News

The rapid advancement of generative AI has brought both innovation and concern to the cybersecurity landscape. While the AI-generated malware required manual debugging to function properly, its mere existence signals an urgent need for security teams to adapt their defenses.

Malware 112
article thumbnail

Cybersecurity Training Agency Breached After Phishing Attack

Adam Levin

The SANS Institute, a company that provides cybersecurity training and certification, announced that a data breach compromised the personally identifiable data of roughly 28,000 records. The post Cybersecurity Training Agency Breached After Phishing Attack appeared first on Adam Levin.

Phishing 196
article thumbnail

Teenager Hacks Uber by Social Engineering an Employee

SecureWorld News

Uber announced on Thursday evening that it was responding to a cybersecurity incident , which led to the ride-sharing giant taking internal communications and engineering systems offline. Sam Curry, a security engineer at Yuga Labs who corresponded with the individual, said "they pretty much have full access to Uber.

article thumbnail

Tim Hortons Privacy Investigation, Social Engineering Kill-Chain, Hospitals Sending Facebook Your Data

Security Boulevard

The Tim Hortons mobile app created a “a mass invasion of Canadians’ privacy” by conducting continuous location tracking without user consent even when the app was closed, what is a social engineering kill-chain and how can this help understand and prevent attacks, and new research shows 33 out of the top 100 hospitals in America […].

article thumbnail

Will iPhone’s New “Lockdown Mode” Create Dangerous Overconfidence In Apple’s CyberSecurity Capabilities?

Joseph Steinberg

Additionally, keep in mind that while Lockdown Mode may make it more difficult for attackers to exploit social engineering in order to compromise devices, until Apple more strictly controls what apps it allows in its app store , potential government spying remains a major problem.