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How to Maximize the Value of Penetration Tests

eSecurity Planet

All organizations should perform penetration tests, yet many worry about not receiving the full value of their investment. Organizations have two choices: perform penetration tests with their internal teams, or hire an external vendor and find ways to lower costs.

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The Business Value of the Social-Engineer Phishing Service

Security Boulevard

Phishing attacks continue to plague organizations across the globe with great success, but why? The post The Business Value of the Social-Engineer Phishing Service appeared first on Security Boulevard. Cybercriminals are targeting the human element of organizations. Additionally, they are developing techniques to use an.

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How to Stop Phishing Attacks with Protective DNS

Security Boulevard

Phishing Threats Are Increasing in Scale and Sophistication Phishing remains one of the most dangerous and widespread cybersecurity threats. Phishing is now the most common initial attack vector, overtaking stolen or compromised credentials. Phishing attacks are becoming more difficult to detect. billion USD globally.

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Top 50 Cybersecurity Statistics, Figures and Facts

CompTIA on Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity issues, such as data breaches, hacking, and phishing, are posing an ever-increasing threat to organizations of all sizes. Read along to know the top cybersecurity statistics and facts including the top network vulnerabilities, social engineering, penetration testing, compliance and more.

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ROUNDTABLE: Why T-Mobile’s latest huge data breach could fuel attacks directed at mobile devices

The Last Watchdog

This is the type of incident that could have been identified as a risk by a properly scoped penetration test and detected with the use of internal network monitoring tools. Could be phished credentials. It’s too early to assess compliance to data loss regulations. Could be weak application security practices.

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FBI warns of ransomware gang – What you need to know about the OnePercent group

CyberSecurity Insiders

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. Ransomware is then downloaded and the breach is underway. How do hackers use social engineering? OnePercent Group attacks.

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UNRAVELING EternalBlue: inside the WannaCry’s enabler

Security Affairs

Targeted Phishing and Social Engineering: In some cases, attackers may employ targeted phishing emails or social engineering techniques to gain initial access to a system within the target network. Similar tools or databases listing vulnerable systems can also aid in identifying targets.