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How to Stop Phishing Attacks with Protective DNS

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Phishing attackers are increasingly using social engineering techniques to personalize their attacks and target specific individuals or organizations. For example, attackers may research their victims on social media or other online sources to gather personal information that can be used to make their phishing emails more believable.

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2022: The threat landscape is paved with faster and more complex attacks with no signs of stopping

Webroot

Malicious actors will continue to improve their social engineering tactics, making it more difficult to recognize deception and make it increasingly easier to become a victim, predicts Milbourne. Ransomware. Earlier in 2021, we detailed the hidden costs of ransomware in our eBook.

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Hacker Personas Explained: Know Your Enemy and Protect Your Business

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As we mentioned in a previous blog , hackers come in many forms, but their methods can generally be classified into three distinct types of cybercriminals: The Impersonator – Hackers that pretend to be others, often using social engineering and human psychology to trick users.

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